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2501 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 157.7 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… by storming against Tetzel. The snare was laid by a skilful hand: how could it fail to catch the prey? “If, at the outset, the Archbishop of Mentz had spoken to me …

2502 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 170.5 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… the storms his soul had encountered, and the courage with which he was prepared to meet fresh tempests. These combatants, both sons of peasants, and the representatives …

2504 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 182.9 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… by storm. He refused, that he might avoid bloodshed. “But it will not cost five men,” was the reply.—“A single man would be too many,” answered the prince. It appeared …

2505 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 183.3 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… , the storm seemed to increase around him. Fanaticism was kindling in Germany. Hochstraten, indefatigable in his attempts at persecution, had extracted certain …

2506 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 183.5 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… the storm was gathering. Valentine Teutleben, a Thuringian nobleman, vicar to the Archbishop of Mentz, and a zealous partisan of the papacy, was the Elector …

2507 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 199.1 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… thunder-storm, already gathering over the reformer’s head, will soon burst forth; and then all will be over.”

2508 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 201.6 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… a storm. Charity urges me, and it is my duty to utter a cry of warning and of safety.

2509 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 209.6 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

But all men did not think thus. Luther was overwhelmed with reproaches: the storm burst upon him from every quarter of heaven. “He is quite alone,” said some; “he is a teacher of novelties,” said others.

2510 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 217.3 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… the storms that assail me,” wrote Luther to the elector, “I hoped to find peace at last. But now I see that this was the vain thought of a man. From day to day the waters …

2511 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 224.5 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… a storm burst upon the priests like that which has devastated Bohemia My hands are clear of this, for I have earnestly entreated the German nobility to oppose …

2512 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 243.5 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… a storm, and pressed the reformer with its waves. Two long hours elapsed, while the doctor stood in the multitude so eager to catch a glimpse of him. “I was not accustomed …

2513 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 264.5 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… those storms which impel the soul to run hastily to its harbor of refuge; he reached it by the peaceful influence of Scripture, whose power expands gradually …

2514 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 290.4 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… , but storms were necessary to strengthen its roots and extend its branches. The partisans of the papacy, seeing the fire already smoldering in Zurich, rushed …

2515 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 300.2 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… what storms the world is threatened! If wisdom does not interfere, the ruin of the priestly order is certain.”

2516 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 302.1 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… the storm burst on Oswald, saved the canon.

2517 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 303.1 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… furious storms, how can you shelter me? In my tribulation I cry to that God who is my chief hope. Ever rich, ever kind, He does not permit any who call upon him to turn …

2518 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 303.2 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… the storm, strengthening the tackling, handing the yards, spreading the sails; nay more, commanding the very winds Should I not be a coward and unworthy the …

2519 History of the Reformation, vol. 2, p. 304.3 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

It was on the 22nd of August 1522 that Ulrich Zwingle, the reformer of Switzerland, seeing the storms descending from the mountains on the frail bark of the faith, thus poured forth before God the troubles and desires of his soul.

2520 History of the Reformation, vol. 3, p. 313.2 (Jean-Henri Merle D'aubigné)

… not storm and tempest for Luther; from time to time his agitated mind found tranquillity and comfort. Next to the certainty of God’s help, one thing consoled …