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THE HISTORY OF PROTESTANTISM

BY THE

REV. J. A. WYLIE, LL.D.,

Author of “The Papacy,” “Daybreak in Spain,” etc.

ILLUSTRATED

“Protestantism, The Sacred Cause Of God’s Light And Truth Against The Devil’s Falsity And Darkness.” — Carlyle.

VOLUME 3

Published 1874
Cassell & Co

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Copyright Statement:
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CONTENTS

BOOK 18

HISTORY OF PROTESTANTISM IN THE NETHERLANDS


CHAPTER 1 — The Netherlands And Their Inhabitants
CHAPTER 2 — Introduction Of Protestantism Into The Netherlands
CHAPTER 3 — Antwerp: Its Confessors And Martyrs
CHAPTER 4 — Abdication Of Charles V., And Accession Of Philip II
CHAPTER 5 — Philip Arranges The Government Of The Netherlands,And Departs For Spain
CHAPTER 6 — Storms In The Council, And Martyrs At The Stake
CHAPTER 7 — Retirement Of Granvelle — Belgic Confession Of Faith
CHAPTER 8 — The Rising Storm
CHAPTER 9 — The Confederates Or “Beggars”
CHAPTER 10 — The Field-Preachings
CHAPTER 11 — The Image-Breakings
CHAPTER 12 — Reaction — Submission Of The Southern Netherlands
CHAPTER 13 — The Council Of Blood
CHAPTER 14 — William Unfurls His Standard — Execution Of Egmont And Horn.
CHAPTER 15 — Failure Of William’s First Campaign
CHAPTER 16 — The “Beggars Of The Sea,” And Second Campaign Of The Prince Of Orange
CHAPTER 17 — William’s Second Campaign, And Submission Of Brarant And Flanders
CHAPTER 18 — The Siege Of Haarlem
CHAPTER 19 — Siege Of Alkmaar, And Recall Of Alva
CHAPTER 20 — Third Campaign Of William, And Death Of Count Louis Of Nassau
CHAPTER 21 — -The Siege Of Leyden
CHAPTER 22 — March Of The Spanish Army Through The Sea — Sack Of Antwerp
CHAPTER 23 — The “Pacification Of Ghent,” And Toleration
CHAPTER 24 — Administration Of Don John, And First Synod Of Dort
CHAPTER 25 — Abjuration Of Philip, And Rise Of The Seven United, Provinces
CHAPTER 26 — Assassination Of William The Silent
CHAPTER 27 — Order And Government Of The Netherland Church
CHAPTER 28 — Disorganisation Of The Provinces
CHAPTER 29 — The Synod Of Dort.
CHAPTER 30 — Grandeur Of The United Provinces

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BOOK 19

PROTESTANTISM IN POLAND AND BOHEMIA


CHAPTER 1 — Rise And Spread Of Protestantism In Poland
CHAPTER 2 — John Alasco, And Reformation Of East Friesland
CHAPTER 3 — Acme Or Protestantism In Poland
CHAPTER 4 — Organisation Of The Protestant Church Of Poland
CHAPTER 5 — Turning Of The Tide Of Protestantism In Poland
CHAPTER 6 — The Jesuits Enter Poland — Destruction Of Its Protestantism
CHAPTER 7 — Bohemia — Entrance Of Reformation
CHAPTER 8 — Overthrow Of Protestantism In Bohemia
CHAPTER 9 — An Army Of Martyrs
CHAPTER 10 — Suppression Of Protestantism In Bohemia

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BOOK 20

PROTESTANTISM IN HUNGARY AND TRANSYLVANIA


CHAPTER 1 — Planting Of Protestantism
CHAPTER 2 — Protestantism Flourishes In Hungary And Transylvania
CHAPTER 3 — Ferdinand Ii. And The Era Of Persecution
CHAPTER 4 — Leopold I. And The Jesuts
CHAPTER 5 — Banishment Of Pastors And Desolation Of The Church Of Hungary

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BOOK 21

THE THIRTY YEARS’ WAR


CHAPTER 1 — Great Periods Of The Thirty Years’ War
CHAPTER 2 — The Army And The Camp
CHAPTER 3 — The March And Its Devastations
CHAPTER 4 — Conquest Of North Germany By Ferdinand II. And The “Catholic League”
CHAPTER 5 — Edict Of Restitution
CHAPTER 6 — Arrival Of Gustavus Adolphus In Germany
CHAPTER 7 — Fall Of Magdeburg And Victory Of Leipsic
CHAPTER 8 — Conquest Of The Rhine And Bavaria — Battle Of Lutzen
CHAPTER 9 — Death Of Gustavus Adolphus
CHAPTER 10 — The Pacification Of Westphalia
CHAPTER 11 — The Fatherland After The War

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BOOK 22

PROTESTANTISM IN FRANCE FROM DEATH OF HENRY IV. (1610) TO THE REVOLUTION (1789)


CHAPTER 1 — Louis XIII. And The Wars Of Religion
CHAPTER 2 — Fall Of La Rochelle, And End Of The Wars Of Religion
CHAPTER 3 — Industrial And Literary Eminence Of The French Protestants
CHAPTER 4 — The Dragonnades
CHAPTER 5 — Revocation Of The Edict Of Nantes
CHAPTER 6 — The Prisons And The Galleys
CHAPTER 7 — The ““Church Of The Desert”

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BOOK 23

PROTESTANTISM IN ENGLAND FROM THE TIMES OF HENRY VIII


CHAPTER 1 — The King And The Scholars
CHAPTER 2 — Cardinal Wolsey And Tee New Testament Of Erasmus
CHAPTER 3 — William Tindale And The English New Testament
CHAPTER 4 — Tidale’s New Testament Arrives In England
CHAPTER 5 — The Bible And The Cellar At Oxford — Anne Boleyn
CHAPTER 6 — The Divorce — Thomas Bilney, The Martyr
CHAPTER 7 — The Divorce, And Wolsey’s Fall
CHAPTER 8 — Cranmer — Cromwell — The Papal Supremacy Abolished
CHAPTER 9 — The King Declared Head Of The Church Of England
CHAPTER 10 — Scaffolds — Death Of Henry VIII
CHAPTER 11 — The Church Of England As Reformed By Cranmer
CHAPTER 12 — Deaths Of Protector Somerset And Edward VI
CHAPTER 13 — Restoration Of The Pope’s Authority In England
CHAPTER 14 — The Burnings Under Mary
CHAPTER 15 — Elizabeth — Restoration Of The Protestant Church
CHAPTER 16 — Excommunication Of Elizabeth~ And Plots Of The Jesuits
CHAPTER 17 — The Armada — Its Building
CHAPTER 18 — The Armada Arrives Off England
CHAPTER 19 — Destruction Of The Armada
CHAPTER 20 — Greatness Of Protestant England

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BOOK 24

PROTESTANTISM IN SCOTLAND


CHAPTER 1 — The Darkness And The Daybreak
CHAPTER 2 — Scotland’s First Preacher And Martyr, Patrick Hamilton
CHAPTER 3 — Wishart Is Burned, And Knox Comes Forward
CHAPTER 4 — Knox’s Call To The Ministry And First Sermon
CHAPTER 5 — Knox’s Final Return To Scotland
CHAPTER 6 — Establishment Of The Reformation In Scotland
CHAPTER 7 — Constitution Of The “Kirk” — Arrival Of Mary Stuart
CHAPTER 8 — Knox’s Interview With Queen Mary
CHAPTER 9 — Trial Of Knox For Treason
CHAPTER 10 — The Last Days Of Queen Mary And John Knox
CHAPTER 11 — Andrew Melville — The Tulchan Bishops
CHAPTER 12 — Battles For Presbyterianism And Liberty
CHAPTER 13 — James VI. In England — The Gunpowder Plot
CHAPTER 14 — Death Of James VI., And Spiritual Awakening In Scotland
CHAPTER 15 — Charles I. And Archbishop Laud — Religious Innovations
CHAPTER 16 — The National Covenant And Assembly Of 1638
CHAPTER 17 — Civil War — Solemn League — Westminster Assembly
CHAPTER 18 — Parliament Triumphs, And The King Is Beheaded
CHAPTER 19 — Restoration Of Charles Ii., And St. Bartholomew Day,1662
CHAPTER 20 — Scotland — Middleton’s Tyranny — Act Recissory
CHAPTER 21 — Establishment Of Prelacy In Scotland
CHAPTER 22 — Four Hundred Ministers Ejected
CHAPTER 23 — Breach Of The “Triple League” And War With Holland
CHAPTER 24 — The Popish Plot, And Death Of Charles II
CHAPTER 25 — The First Rising Of The Scottish Presbyterians
CHAPTER 26 — The Field-Preaching Or “Conventicle”
CHAPTER 27 — Drumclog — Bothwell Bridge — The “Killing Times”
CHAPTER 28 — James II. — Projects To Restore Popery
CHAPTER 29 — A Great Crisis In England And Christendom
CHAPTER 30 — Protestantism Mounts The Throne Of Great Britain

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