HISTORY of the CHRISTIAN CHURCH*
CONTENTS.
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HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION
SECOND BOOK.
THE SWISS REFORMATION.
CHAPTER I.
introduction.
§ 1. Switzerland before the Reformation.
§ 2. The Swiss Reformation.
§ 3. The Genius of the Swiss Reformation compared with the German.
§ 4. Literature on the Swiss Reformation.
CHAPTER II.
zwingli's training. a.d. 1484-1519.
§ 5. The Zwingli Literature.
§ 6. Zwingli’s Birth and Education.
§ 7. Zwingli in Glarus.
§ 8. Zwingli in Einsiedeln.
§ 9. Zwingli and Luther.
CHAPTER III.
the reformation in zürich. 1519–1526.
§ 10. Zwingli called to Zurich.
§ 11. Zwingli’s Public Labors and Private Studies.
§ 12. Zwingli and the Sale of Indulgences.
§ 13. Zwingli during the Pestilence.
§ 14. The Open Breach. Controversy about Fasts. 1522.
§ 15. Petition for the Abolition of Clerical Celibacy. Zwingli’s Marriage.
§ 16. Zwingli and Lambert of Avignon.
§ 17. The Sixty-seven Conclusions.
§ 18. The Public Disputations. 1523.
§ 19. The Abolition of the Roman Worship. 1524.
§ 20. The Reformed Celebration of the Lord’s Supper.
§ 21. Other Changes. A Theological School. The Carolinum. A System of Theology.
§ 22. The Translation of the Bible. Leo Judae.
§ 23. Church and State.
§ 24. Zwingli’s Conflict with Radicalism.
§ 25. The Baptismal Controversy.
§ 26. Persecution of the Anabaptists.
§ 27. The Eucharistic Controversy. Zwingli and Luther.
§ 28. The Works of Zwingli.
§ 29. The Theology of Zwingli.
CHAPTER IV.
spread of the reformation in german switzerland and the grisons.
§ 30. The Swiss Diet and the Conference at Baden, 1526.
§ 31. The Reformation in Berne.
§ 32. The Reformation in Basel. Oecolampadius.
§ 33. The Reformation in Glarus. Tschudi. Glarean.
§ 34. The Reformation in St. Gall, Toggenburg, and Appenzell. Watt and Kessler.
§ 35. Reformation in Schaffhausen. Hofmeister.
§ 36. The Grisons (Graubuenden).
§ 37. The Reformation in the Grisons. Comander. Gallicius. Campell.
§ 38. The Reformation in the Italian Valleys of the Grisons. Vergerio.
§ 39. Protestantism in Chiavenna and the Valtellina, and its Suppression. The Valtellina Massacre. George Jenatsch.
§ 40. The Congregation of Locarno.
§ 41. Zwinglianism in Germany.
CHAPTER V.
the civil and religious war between the roman catholic and reformed cantons.
§ 42. The First War of Cappel. 1529.
§ 43. The First Peace of Cappel. June, 1529.
§ 44. Between the Wars. Political Plains of Zwingli.
§ 45. Zwingli’s Last Theological Labors. His Confessions of Faith.
§ 46. The Second War of Cappel. 1531.
§ 47. The Death of Zwingli.
§ 48. Reflections on the Disaster at Cappel.
§ 49. The Second Peace o of Cappel. November, 1531.
§ 50. The Roman Catholic Reaction.
§ 51. The Relative Strength of the Confessions in Switzerland.
§ 52. Zwingli. Redivivus.
CHAPTER VI.
the period of consolidation.
§ 53. Literature.
§ 54. Heinrich Bullinger. 1504–1575.
§ 55. Antistes Breitinger (1575–1645).
§ 56. Oswald Myconius, Antistes of Basel.
§ 57. The Helvetic Confessions of Faith.
THIRD BOOK.
THE REFORMATION IN FRENCH SWITZERLAND, OR
THE CALVINISTIC MOVEMENT.
CHAPTER VII.
the preparatory work. from 1526 to 1536.
§ 58. Literature on Calvin and the Reformation in French Switzerland.
§ 59. The Condition of French Switzerland before the Reformation.
§ 60. William, Farel (1489–1565).
§ 61. Farel at Geneva. First Act of the Reformation (1535).
§ 62. The Last Labors of Farel.
§ 63. Peter Viret and the Reformation in Lausanne.
§ 64. Antoine Froment.
CHAPTER VIII.
john calvin and his work.
§ 65. John Calvin compared with the Older Reformers.
§ 66. Calvin’s Place in History.
§ 67. Calvin’s Literary Labors.
§ 68. Tributes to the Memory of Calvin.
CHAPTER IX.
from france to switzerland. 1509-1536.
§ 69. Calvin’s Youth and Training.
§ 70. Calvin as a Student in the French Universities. A.D. 1528–1533.
§ 71. Calvin as a Humanist. Commentary on Seneca.
§ 72. Calvin’s Conversion. 1532.
§ 73. Calvin’s Call.
§ 74. The Open Rupture. An Academic Oration. 1533.
§ 75. Persecution of the Protestants in Paris. 1534.
§ 76. Calvin as a Wandering Evangelist. 1533–1536.
§ 77. The Sleep of the Soul. 1534.
§ 78. Calvin at Basel. 1535 to 1536.
§ 79. Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Religion.
§ 80. From Basel to Ferrara. The Duchess Renée.
CHAPTER X.
calvin's first sojourn and labors in geneva. 1536-1538.
§ 81. Calvin’s Arrival and Settlement at Geneva.
§ 82. First Labors and Trials.
§ 83. The Reformers introduce Order and Discipline.
§ 84. Expulsion of the Reformers. 1538.
CHAPTER XI.
calvin in germany. from 1538 to 1541.
§ 85. Calvin in Strassburg.
§ 86. The Church of the Strangers in Strassburg.
§ 87. The Liturgy of Calvin.
§ 88. Calvin as Theological Teacher and Author.
§ 89. Calvin at the Colloquies of Frankfurt, Worms, and Regensburg.
§ 90. Calvin and Melanchthon.
§ 91. Calvin and Sadolet. The Vindication of the Reformation.
§ 92. Calvin’s Marriage and Home Life.
CHAPTER XII.
calvin's second sojourn and labors in geneva. 1541-1564.
§ 93. The State of Geneva after the expulsion of the Reformers.
§ 94. Calvin’s Recall to Geneva.
§ 95. Calvin’s Return to Geneva. 1541.
§ 96. The First Years after the Return.
§ 97. Survey of Calvin’s Activity.
CHAPTER XIII.
constitution and discipline of the church of geneva.
§ 98. Literature.
§ 99. Calvin’s Idea of the Holy Catholic Church.
§ 100. The Visible and Invisible Church.
§ 101. The Civil Government.
§ 102. Distinctive Principles of Calvin’s Church Polity.
§ 103. Church and State.
§ 104. The Ecclesiastical Ordinances.
§ 105. The Venerable Company and the Consistory.
§ 106. Calvin’s Theory of Discipline.
§ 107. The Exercise of Discipline in Geneva.
§ 108. Calvin’s Struggle with the Patriots and Libertines.
§ 109. The Leaders of the Libertines and their punishment:—Gruet, Perrin, Ameaux, Vandel, Berthelier.
§ 110. Geneva Regenerated. Testimonies Old and New.
CHAPTER XIV.
the theology of calvin.
§ 111. Calvin’s Commentaries.
§ 112. The Calvinistic System.
§ 113. Predestination.
§ 114. Calvinism examined.
§ 115. Calvin’s Theory of the Sacraments.
§ 116. Baptism.
§ 117. The Lord’s Supper. The Consensus of Zuerich.
CHAPTER XV.
doctrinal controversies.
§ 118. Calvin as a Controversialist.
§ 119. Calvin and Pighius.
§ 120. The Anti-Papal Writings. Criticism of the Council of Trent. 1547.
§ 121. Against the German Interim. 1549.
§ 122. Against the Worship of Relics. 1543.
§ 123. The Articles of the Sorbonne with an Antidote. 1544.
§ 124. Calvin and the Nicodemites. 1544.
§ 125. Calvin and Bolsec.
§ 126. Calvin and Castellio.
§ 127. Calvinism and Unitarianism. The Italian Refugees.
§ 128. Calvin and Laelius Socinus.
§ 129. Bernardino Ochino. 1487–1565.
§ 130. Caelius Secundus Curio. 1503–1569.
§ 131. The Italian Antitrinitarians in Geneva. Gribaldo, Biandrata, Alciati, Gentile.
§ 132. The Eucharistic Controversies. Calvin and Westphal.
§ 133. Calvin and the Augsburg Confession. Melanchthon’s Position in the Second Eucharistic Controversy.
§ 134. Calvin and Heshusius.
§ 135. Calvin and the Astrologers.
CHAPTER XVI.
servetus: his life, trial, and execution.
§ 136 The Servetus Literature.
§ 137. Calvin and Servetus.
§ 138. Catholic Intolerance.
§ 139. Protestant Intolerance. Judgments of the Reformers on Servetus.
§ 140. The Early Life of Servetus.
§ 141. The Book against the Holy Trinity.
§ 142. Servetus as a Geographer.
§ 143. Servetus as a Physician, Scientist, and Astrologer.
§ 144. Servetus at Vienne. His Annotations to the Bible.
§ 145. Correspondence of Servetus with Calvin and Poupin.
§ 146. "The Restitution of Christianity."
§ 147. The Theological System of Servetus.
§ 148. The Trial and Condemnation of Servetus at Vienne.
§ 149. Servetus flees to Geneva and is arrested.
§ 150. State of Political Parties at Geneva in 1553.
§ 151. The First Act of the Trial at Geneva.
§ 152. The Second Act of the Trial at Geneva.
§ 153. Consultation of the Swiss Churches. The Defiant Attitude of Servetus.
§ 154. Condemnation of Servetus.
§ 155. Execution of Servetus. Oct. 27, 1553.
§ 156. The Character of Servetus.
§ 157. Calvin’s Defence of the Death Penalty for Heretics.
§ 158. A Plea for Religious Liberty. Castellio and Beza.
CHAPTER XVII.
calvin abroad.
§ 159. Calvin’s Catholicity of Spirit.
§ 160. Geneva an Asylum for Protestants from all Countries.
§ 161. The Academy of Geneva. The High School of Reformed Theology.
§ 162. Calvin’s Influence upon the Reformed Churches of the Continent.
§ 163. Calvin’s Influence upon Great Britain.
CHAPTER XVIII
closing scenes in the life of calvin.
§ 164. Calvin’s Last Days and Death.
§ 165. Calvin’s Last Will, and Farewells.
§ 166. Calvin’s Personal Character and Habits.
CHAPTER XIX.
theodore beza.
§ 167. Life of Beza to his Conversion.
§ 168. Beza at Lausanne and as a Delegate to the German Princes.
§ 169. Beza at Geneva.
§ 170. Beza at the Colloquy of Poissy.
§ 171. Beza as the Counsellor of the Huguenot Leaders,
§ 172. Beza as the Successor of Calvin, down to 1586.
§ 173. Beza’s Conferences with Lutherans.
§ 174. Beza and Henry IV.
§ 175. Beza’s Last Days.
§ 176. Beza’s Writings.
Appendix.
Literature on the Reformation in France. (With a Portrait of Jacques Le Fevre)
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* Schaff, Philip, History of the Christian Church, (Oak Harbor, WA: Logos Research Systems, Inc.) 1997. This material has been carefully compared, corrected¸ and emended (according to the 1910 edition of Charles Scribner's Sons) by The Electronic Bible Society, Dallas, TX, 1998.