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2241 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 159.4 (James Aitken Wylie)
… the “Church” to be public property, but left them untouched. This violence only threw back the movement; the majority of the inhabitants were still of the old …
2242 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 161.2 (James Aitken Wylie)
… the churches were mute.” Nothing but farewells, lamentations, and groans resounded through Cracow. The pilgrims assembled ill a suburban church, to hear a …
2243 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 165.2 (James Aitken Wylie)
… Roman Church. He was exceedingly favorable to a project much talked of in his reign-namely, that of convoking a National Synod for reforming the Church on …
2244 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 169.2 (James Aitken Wylie)
… the Church of England. The Polish Reformer accepted the invitation, and traversing Brabant and Flanders in disguise, he arrived in London in September, 1548 …
2245 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 174.3 (James Aitken Wylie)
… religious bodies in Poland would be represented, should be assembled. The Primate of Poland, Archbishop Uchanski, who was known to be secretly inclined toward …
2246 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 174.4 (James Aitken Wylie)
… the Church, might it not be possible, some influential persons now asked, for the three Protestant bodies in Poland to unite in one Church? Such a union would …
2247 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 176.3 (James Aitken Wylie)
… United Church agreed to declare that “the elements are not only elements or vain symbols, but are sufficient to believers, and impart by faith what they signify …
2248 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 176.4 (James Aitken Wylie)
… Saxon Churches relating to the Lord’s Supper, which was sent in 1551 to the Council of Trent, and which we acknowledge as pious, and do receive. Its expressions …
2249 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 179.3 (James Aitken Wylie)
… permanent body or “Board,” having its seat in the capital, through which the Church might take instant action when great difficulties called for united councils …
2250 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 184.4 (James Aitken Wylie)
… the Church of Rome had as yet employed in her battles with Protestantism. Hitherto she had filled her hand with the coarse weapons of material force-the armies …
2251 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 185.3 (James Aitken Wylie)
… Roman Church to that place of power and glory from which the Reformation had cast her down. He brought the concentrated forces of a vast knowledge, a gigantic …
2252 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 188.3 (James Aitken Wylie)
… , Protestant churches to be wrecked, and Protestant libraries to be given to the flames. The churches of Cracow, of Vilna, and other towns were pillaged. Protestant …
2253 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 190.3 (James Aitken Wylie)
… Greek Church of Poland, had acted as mediator between the rebellious Cossacks and the king, and mainly through the archbishop’s friendly offices had that …
2254 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 190.4 (James Aitken Wylie)
… his Church, and he descended on Poland with an immense army. At the same time, Charles Gustavus of Sweden, taking advantage of the discontent which prevailed …
2255 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 192.1 (James Aitken Wylie)
… Protestant Churches of Lithuania. That blight very soon overspread the whole land; and the green tree of Protestantism began to be touched with the sere …
2256 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 194.3 (James Aitken Wylie)
… the body of the Church by the unity of the faith;” and he went on to speak of Bohemia in a style that must have done credit, in the eyes of the legate, at once to his …
2257 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 196.5 (James Aitken Wylie)
… their Church at a subsequent period enjoyed in Poland.
2258 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 200.1 (James Aitken Wylie)
… Church of Bohemia, now in her most flourishing condition, deserves some attention. That Church was composed of the three following bodies: the Calixtines …
2259 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 200.2 (James Aitken Wylie)
… this body was to determine in all matters appertaining to the doctrine and worship of the Church-the dispensation of Sacraments, the ordination of ministers …
2260 History of Protestantism, vol. 3, p. 213.2 (James Aitken Wylie)
… deformed churches, was, they affirmed, to effect a real Reformation. They had a perfect right to the word. They appointed a Commission of Reformers, having at …