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History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century.Volume 1.by J. H. Merle D'Aubigne.PREFACE TO THE LAST EDITION.My purpose is not to write the history of a party, but that of one of the greatest revolutions which has taken place among men--the hist
- 101 [906] O suavissima vitis, cujus vinitor, Pater, palmites vero nos sumus; stationem tuam ne deseras. (Ibid.) It was on the 22nd of August, 1522, that Ulrich Zuinglius, the Reformer of Switzerland, when he saw violent storms descending from the mountains on
- 102 History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century.Volume III.by J. H. Merle D'Aubigne.PREFACE TO VOLUME THIRD.A spirit of examination and inquiry is in our days continually urging the literary men of France, Switzerland, Germany, and England to search
- 103 [28] Cervicem esse objectandam publico furori. Ibid. 89.[29] Nihil magis opto, quam furoribus adversariorum occurrere, objecto jugulo. Ibid. 1.[Sidenote: HOPE--SICKNESS.]Gentler thoughts, however, brought a truce to such anxiety. Everything was not storm
- 104 [49] At mihi non obtrudent uxorem. L. Epp. ii. 40.[Sidenote: STRUGGLE WITH MONACHISM.]There was, indeed, a great difference between the two questions. The marriage of priests was not the destruction of the priesthood; on the contrary, this of itself might
- 105 "For this reason my humble prayer is, that your electoral highness would remember the beginning of this affair--how a tiny spark kindled a terrible conflagration. All the world was at that time in a state of security. This poor begging friar (thought the
- 106 A fresh storm had just burst upon him. At last the Sorbonne had spoken out. That celebrated school of Paris, the first authority in the Church after the pope, the ancient and venerable source whence theological teaching had proceeded, had given its verdic
- 107 "But here is the difference, namely, that the symbols invented by men simply remind us of what they signify; while the signs given us by G.o.d, not only remind us of the things themselves, but a.s.sure our hearts of the will of G.o.d.[87][87] Signa ab ho
- 108 [Sidenote: IN THE ROMISH SYSTEM.]Thus fell the ma.s.s--the princ.i.p.al bulwark of Rome; thus the Reformation pa.s.sed from simple teaching into public wors.h.i.+p. For three centuries the ma.s.s and transubstantiation had been peremptorily established.[9
- 109 But at the same time nothing appeared to him more urgent than to secure for others the liberty that he claimed for himself. He had not two weights and two measures. "Beware of throwing them into prison,"wrote he to Spalatin. "Let not the prince dip his
- 110 [Sidenote: NEW POSITION--LUTHER AND PRIMITIVE CATHOLICITY.]Accordingly, he rose on the 3d of March with the determination of leaving the Wartburg for ever. He bade adieu to its time-worn towers and gloomy forests. He pa.s.sed beyond those walls where the
- 111 [136] Non enim ad fidem et ad ea quae fidei sunt, ullus cogendus est......L. Epp. ii. 151.The next day was Sunday. On that day the doctor, whom for nearly a year the lofty ramparts of the Wartburg have concealed from every eye, will reappear before the pe
- 112 A whole population excited, deluded, and unrestrained, had at once become tranquil, calm, and submissive; and the most perfect quiet again reigned in that city which a few days before had been like the troubled sea.Perfect liberty was immediately establis
- 113 [166] Loci Communes Theologici, Basle, 1521, p. 35. This edition is very rare. For the subsequent revisions consult that of Erlangen, 1828, founded on that of Basle, 1561.The Wittemberg divine then proceeds to show how man is saved from this wretchedness.
- 114 [184] Knapp's Nachlese, ii. 458.This was not enough. Having been convinced that the progress of heresy was owing to the extreme ignorance of the German princes, Henry thought the moment had arrived for showing his learning. The victories of his battle-ax
- 115 [203] Sentinas, cloacas, latrinas,......stercora. Ibid. p. 63.[204] c.u.m suis......et stercoribus......relinquere. Ibid. p. 63.Cochlus is delighted at quoting these pa.s.sages, selecting what according to his taste are the finest parts in More's reply.
- 116 [222] Reputabantur catholici ab illis ignari Scripturarum.Cochlus, p. 54.[Sidenote: OLD AND NEW DOCTORS.]Men of the lowest station, and even the weaker s.e.x, with the aid of G.o.d's Word, persuaded and led away men's hearts. Extraordinary works are the
- 117 [Sidenote: THE MAINSPRING.]And vainly, indeed, would men endeavour to explain this great movement by mere human circ.u.mstances. Men of letters, it is true, sharpened their wits and discharged their keen-pointed arrows against the pope and the monks; the
- 118 [250] Non era condessa, ni duquessa, mas era su estado mas alto. Ibid.From this period his choice was made. As soon as his health was restored, he determined to bid adieu to the world. After having, like Luther, shared in one more repast with his old comp
- 119 "You gained your pontificate like a fox," said the Romans; "you held it like a lion, and left it like a dog."Such was the funeral oration with which Rome honoured the pope who excommunicated the Reformation, and whose name serves to designate one of t
- 120 The people, however, antic.i.p.ated them. While the diet was deliberating what should be done with these ministers, the town-council of Nuremberg were considering how they should proceed with regard to the decision of the diet. They resolved, without exce
- 121 CHAPTER IV.Persecution--Exertions of Duke George--The Convent at Antwerp--Miltenberg--The Three Monks of Antwerp--The Scaffold--The Martyrs of Brussels.[Sidenote: PERSECUTION.]The torrent of fire poured forth by the humble and meek Adrian kindled a confla
- 122 [315] Nondum triginta annorum. Ibid.THE MARTYRS.--"We believe in the Christian Church, but not in your Church."Half an hour elapsed: the inquisitors hesitated, and hoped that the prospect of so terrible a death would intimidate these youths. But alone t
- 123 What! dare they set up a secular tribunal to decide on religious questions in direct opposition to his authority![328] If this extraordinary resolution should be carried out, Germany would doubtless be saved, but Rome would be lost. A consistory was hasti
- 124 [Sidenote: PERSECUTIONS IN HUNGARY AND WURTEMBERG.]At Buda in Hungary, an evangelical bookseller, named John, had circulated Luther's New Testament and other of his writings throughout that country. He was bound to a stake; his persecutors then piled his
- 125 But new circ.u.mstances threw him into an opposition, at times not unmingled with violence, against those very opinions to which he had made so near an approach. The fanaticism of the enthusiasts of the day explains the direction Luther now took. They wer
- 126 [Sidenote: CARLSTADT'S BANISHMENT.]After the conference had lasted some time longer, Luther and his friends returned to their carriage, astonished at what they had seen, and without having succeeded in convincing the inhabitants, who claimed for themselv
- 127 said he, "that men's hearts have been strengthened by Divine grace, we must put an end to the scandals that pollute the kingdom of the Lord, and dare something in the name of Jesus." He required that men should communicate in both kinds (the bread and
- 128 One day, as certain of his friends were singing some beautiful chants at his house, he exclaimed with enthusiasm: "If our Lord G.o.d has scattered such admirable gifts on this earth, which is but a dark corner, what will it not be in the life eternal, in
- 129 Luther's opinion of the revolt was the same as Melancthon's; but he had a heart that beat for the miseries of the people. On this occasion he manifested a dignified impartiality, and spoke the truth frankly to both parties. He first addressed the prince
- 130 [404] Ihr sollt sehen da.s.s ich alle Buchsensteine im Ermel fa.s.sen will. L. Opp. xix. 297.[Sidenote: END OF THE INSURRECTION.]The landgrave, having a.s.sembled his hors.e.m.e.n, said to them: "I well know that we princes are often in fault, for we are
- 131 [420] O mors amara! L. Epp. ii. 659.Luther, who was then travelling through Thuringia to allay the excitement, had never seen the elector, except at a distance, at Worms at the side of Charles the Fifth. But these two men had met in spirit from the very m
- 132 On the 11th of June 1525, Luther went to the house of his friend and colleague Amsdorff. He desired Pomera.n.u.s, whom he styled emphatically _The Pastor_, to bless his union. The celebrated painter Lucas Cranach and Doctor John Apella witnessed the marri
- 133 While John of Saxony, Philip of Hesse, and Albert of Prussia were taking so prominent a part in the Reformation, and instead of the prudent Frederick three princes were found full of resolution and courage, the holy work was advancing in the Church and am
- 134 We are about to contemplate the diversities, or, as they have been called, the _variations_ of the Reformation. These diversities are one of its most essential characteristics.Unity in diversity and diversity in unity, is a law of nature as well as of the
- 135 At these words the spectators rose indignantly from their seats. Thus terminated the disputation.CHAPTER II.Papal Temptations--Progress of the Reformation--The Idol at Stadelhofen--Sacrilege--The Ornaments of the Saints.[Sidenote: PAPAL TEMPTATIONS.]The R
- 136 The pope with some sluggish and ignorant bishops who will do nothing but what suits their fancy. No! the Church is not there! Hong and Kussnacht (these were two Zurich villages) are certainly more of a church than all the bishops and popes put together!"
- 137 After they had eaten and drunk together, Schutz asked him: "What is this new faith that the Zurich pastors are preaching?" "They preach,"replied Hottinger, "that Christ was sacrificed _once_ for all Christians; that by this one sacrifice he has purif
- 138 [Sidenote: NEW OPPOSITION.]The Word of G.o.d could not thus invade extensive countries, without its triumphs exasperating the pope in his palace, the priest in his presbytery, and the Swiss magistrates in their councils. Their terror increased from day to
- 139 Thus, on the threshold of eternity, did father and son take leave of each other, hailing the new mansions in which they should be united by everlasting ties. The greater part of those around them shed floods of tears.[523] The bailiff Rutiman prayed in si
- 140 [Sidenote: THE ADVERSE PARTY AT BERNE.]His son Nicholas, then thirty-one years of age, had been for two years provost of the church of Berne, and as such, by virtue of the papal ordinances, enjoyed great privileges; accordingly Berthold Haller used to cal
- 141 CHAPTER VIII.Basle--colampadius--He visits Augsburg--Enters a Convent--Retires to Sickingen's Castle--Returns to Basle--Ulrich Hutten--His Plans--Last Effort of Chivalry--Hutten dies at Ufnau.Thus everything announced the triumphs that the Reformatio
- 142 At the same time he met the vacillations of Erasmus with absolute decision. "We Christians," said he, "ought to be sure of our doctrine, and able to say _yes_ or _no_ without hesitation. To presume to hinder us from affirming our belief wit
- 143 Luther saw that he must write an answer; but it was not until the end of the year 1525 that he prepared to do so; and Melancthon having informed Erasmus that Luther would be moderate, the philosopher was greatly alarmed. "If I have written with moder
- 144 [595] Wie die Apostel von dem Engel Gottes gelediget. Bull. Chr. p.261.[Sidenote: THE PROPHET BLAUROCK.]A monk, who had escaped from his convent, George Jacob of Coire, surnamed Blaurock, as it would seem, from the blue dress he constantly wore, joined th
- 145 Roman-catholicism, which possesses in the papacy a means of continually establis.h.i.+ng new doctrines, appears at first sight, indeed, to contain a principle eminently favourable to variations. It has in truth largely availed itself of it, and from age t
- 146 [Sidenote: THE SWABIAN SYNGRAMMA.]The mere fact that colampadius had joined the reformer of Zurich excited an immense sensation, not only in Basle but in all Germany.Luther was deeply affected by it. Brenz, Schnepff, and twelve other pastors of Swabia, to
- 147 [639] Vita, moribus et doctrina herbescenti Christo apud Rhaetos fons irrigans. Zw. Epp. p. 485.The Reform made still more rapid strides at Zurich. The Dominicans, the Augustines, the Capuchins, so long at enmity, were reduced to the necessity of living t
- 148 The disputation lasted eighteen days, and during the whole time the clergy walked daily in solemn procession, chanting litanies in order to ensure victory. Eck alone spoke in defence of the Romish doctrines.He was still the champion of the Leipsic disputa
- 149 p. 455.[Sidenote: DIET AT ZURICH--THE SMALLER CANTONS.]Zurich, still excluded from the diet by the Romish cantons, wis.h.i.+ng to take advantage of the more favourable disposition manifested by some of the confederates, convened, in the beginning of 1527,
- 150 [Sidenote: FAREL'S BIRTHPLACE AND FAMILY.]In these alpine districts, then disturbed by Romish fanaticism, three leagues from the ancient town of Gap,[683] in the direction of Gren.o.ble, not far from the flowery turf that clothes the table-land of Ba
- 151 Among all the doctors who then adorned the capital, was observed a man of very diminutive stature, of mean appearance, and humble origin,[701] whose intellect, learning, and powerful eloquence had an indefinable attraction for all who heard him. His name
- 152 [723] Sed radius desuper a sole vibratus, justificatio est. Ibid.[Sidenote: EFFECTS ON FAREL--THE CROSS--ELECTION.]Farel listened earnestly to this teaching. These words of salvation by grace had immediately an indescribable charm for him. Every objection
- 153 [745] Sic ex Stapulensis auditorio praestantissimi viri plurimi prodierint. Ibid.[Sidenote: SPONTANEOUS BIRTH OF REFORM.]The Reformation was not, therefore, in France a foreign importation.It was born on French soil; it germinated in Paris; it put forth i
- 154 Yet amidst the alarm caused by the state of her soul, she felt that a G.o.d of peace had appeared to her: My G.o.d, thou hast come down on earth to me,-- To me, although a naked worm I be.[757]And erelong a sense of the love of G.o.d in Christ was shed ab
- 155 [771] Talibus Atlantibus nit.i.tur Ecclesia Romana. Ibid. p. 1113.[Sidenote: LOUIS DE BERQUIN.]In effect, the very invectives that frightened weak minds, disgusted more generous spirits. At the court of Francis I. was a gentleman of Artois, named Louis de
- 156 [788] MS. of Meaux. I am indebted to the kindness of M. Ladeveze, pastor at Meaux, for a copy of this ma.n.u.script, which is preserved in that city.The majority of the parish priests spent their stipends at Paris."Alas!" exclaimed the pious bis
- 157 [806] MS. S. F. 337. Bibl. Roy.[Sidenote: FIRE AND ICE.]Thus wrote the Bishop of Meaux. At that period he was burning with zeal, and would gladly have seen all France regenerated by the Gospel.[807] Often would his mind dwell especially on those three gre
- 158 [825] Les Marguerites, i. 40.Then turning towards Meaux, Margaret would exclaim in her anguish: "I return to you, to M. Fabry (Lefevre) and all your gentlemen, beseeching you, by your prayers, to obtain of the unspeakable Mercy an alarum for the poor
- 159 [843] Vol. II. p. 381.CHAPTER VIII.Lefevre and Farel persecuted--Difference between the Lutheran and Reformed Churches--Leclerc posts up his Placards--Leclerc branded--Berquin's Zeal--Berquin before the Parliament--Rescued by Francis I.--Mazurier
- 160 [Sidenote: MAZURIER'S APOSTACY.]Such were not all who had embraced the evangelical doctrine. Martial Mazurier had been one of the most zealous preachers. He was accused of teaching very erroneous opinions,[862] and even of having committed certain ac
- 161 Ibid.[889] Oravit Dominum, ut hanc contradictionem sorte dirimeret. Ibid.[890] Et sors cecidit super vocatione secunda. Lambert de Fidelium vocatione, cap. 22.[891] Ut non clauderetur omnino os Deum laudare volentis. Ibid. I agree with Professor Baum in t
- 162 CHAPTER IX.Farel and his Brothers--Farel expelled from Gap--He preaches in the Fields--The Knight Anemond of Coct--The Minorite--Anemond quits France--Luther to the Duke of Savoy--Farel quits France.Thus violently did the gale of persecution blow at Meaux
- 163 "Gracious prince and lord," said Luther in conclusion, "may your highness, who has made so happy a beginning, help to propagate this doctrine; not with the power of the sword, which would injure the Gospel, but by inviting into your states
- 164 "To live according to any other precepts than those of Christ, leads directly to impiety."The real ministry of priests is to attend to the ministering of the Word; and for them there is no higher dignity."To deprive the glad-tidings of Chri
- 165 Behind him, Basle and Strasburg supported him with their advice and their printing-presses; before him lay the provinces of Franche Comte, Burgundy, Lorraine, the Lyonnais, and the rest of France, where men of G.o.d were beginning to struggle against erro
- 166 [Sidenote: THE FRENCH AT BASLE--ENCOURAGED BY THE SWISS.]The exertions of the friends of the Gospel in France were paralyzed.The men in power were beginning to show their hostility to Christianity; Margaret was growing alarmed; terrible news would soon be
- 167 He found the city in great commotion. Many of the n.o.bles were alarmed, and said as they looked contemptuously at Farel: "What does this sorry fellow want with us? Would to G.o.d he had never come! He cannot stay here, for he will ruin us all, as we
- 168 Let G.o.d but speak to the nations in the language of the people, and the empire of pride will crumble into dust."[1032][1032] Epist. ad Franc. R. Praef. Comment. in Cantic. Cantic.[Sidenote: SUCCESSIVE DEFEATS--PAVIA.]These antic.i.p.ations were not
- 169 [1044] In the library of the pastors at Neufchatel there is a letter from Sebville, in which the following pa.s.sage occurs: "Je te notifie que l'eveque de Meaux en Brie pres Paris, _c.u.m Jacobo Fabro Stapulensi_, depuis trois mois, en visitant
- 170 17.[Sidenote: A CITY OF REFUGE--LOUIS BERQUIN.]Lefevre, from excess of caution doubtless, wished to live unknown at Strasburg, and had taken the name of Anthony Pilgrim, while Roussel a.s.sumed that of Solnin. But the ill.u.s.trious doctor could not remai
- 171 All the court of Lorraine resounded with the obstinacy and impudence of the minister of St. Hippolyte, and the prince, curious to hear the heretic, desired to be present at his last interrogatory, but in secret however, and concealed from every eye. As th
- 172 Among his fellow-students were the young De Mommors, belonging to the first n.o.bility of Picardy. John Calvin was very intimate with them, especially with Claude, who afterwards became abbot of Saint Eloi, and to whom he dedicated his commentary on Senec
- 173 [1125] Etude litteraire sur Calvin, par M. A. Sayous, Geneve, 1839, art. iv. It has been followed by others on Farel, Viret, and Beza.[Sidenote: PERSECUTIONS AND TERROR.]While the future reformer of religion and language was thus growing to maturity in th
- 174 Yet very different sentiments filled the hearts of the n.o.bles and of the people, as they saw the d.u.c.h.ess of Alencon going into the midst of the enemy's councils, and among the fierce soldiery of the catholic king.All admired the courage and dev
- 175 History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century.Volume V.by J. H. Merle d'Aubigne.PREFACE TO VOLUME FIFTH.In the four previous volumes the author has described the origin and essential development of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century on th
- 176 Append.) Those are better who, though not fasting very particularly, keep diligently before G.o.d a heart pure within.[25] In Hibernia episcopi et presbyteri unum sunt. (Ekkehardi liber.Arx. Geschichte von S. Gall. i. 267.) In Ireland bishops and presbyte
- 177 [46] Bann-cor, the choir on the steep hill. Carlisle. Top. Dict.Wales.[47] Ars unicuique dabatur, ut ex opero manuum quotidiano se posset in victu necessario continere. (Preuves de l'hist de Bretagne, ii, 25.) An art was given to each, that by the da
- 178 The private chaplain of this bigoted princess was a priest named Roma.n.u.s, a man worthy of the name. He zealously maintained the rites of the Latin church, and accordingly the festival of Easter was celebrated at court twice in the year; for while the k
- 179 (Ibid. cap. ii.) He visited the whole island, and taught the right rule of life.[Sidenote: DISCORD IN THE CHURCH.]The grand defection now began: the best were sometimes the first to yield. When Theodore met Cedda, who had been consecrated by a bishop who
- 180 The independent Christians of Scotland, who subordinated the authority of man to that of G.o.d, were filled with sorrow as they beheld these back-slidings: and it was this no doubt which induced many to leave their homes and fight in the very heart of Eur
- 181 The Norman kings, desirous of strengthening their work, constructed Gothic cathedrals in the room of wooden churches, in which they installed their soldier-bishops, as if they were strong fortresses.Instead of the moral power and the humble crook of the s
- 182 [143] Ut trecentis Romanis in primis beneficiis vacantibus providerent. Matth. Paris, ann. 1240.[144] Absit et quod.....haec sedes et in ea praesidentes causa sint schismatis apparentis. Ortinnus Gratius, ed. Brown, fol. 251.[Sidenote: CONTEST WITH THE PO
- 183 John Wickliffe, born in 1324, in a little village in Yorks.h.i.+re, was one of the students who attended the lectures of the pious Bradwardine at Merton College. He was in the flower of his age, and produced a great sensation in the university. In 1348, a
- 184 [Sidenote: THE BIBLE.]Wickliffe's ministry had followed a progressive course. At first he had attacked the papacy; next he preached the gospel to the poor; he could take one more step and put the people in permanent possession of the word of G.o.d. T
- 185 Wickliffe, therefore, continued tranquilly to preach Jesus Christ; and on the 29th December 1384, as he was in his church at Lutterworth, in the midst of his flock, at the very moment that he stood before the altar, and was elevating the host with trembli
- 186 Encouraged by this act of faith--this _auto da fe_--the clergy drew up the articles known as the "Const.i.tutions of Arundel," which forbade the reading of the Bible, and styled the pope, "not a mere man, but a true G.o.d."[211] The Lo
- 187 A very different question, however, filled the mind of the covetous Henry VII. Must he restore to Spain the two hundred thousand ducats which formed Catherine's dowry? Shall this rich heiress be permitted to marry some rival of England? To prevent so
- 188 Among Mary's attendents was the youthful Anne Boleyn. Her father, Sir Thomas Boleyn, had been charged by Henry, conjointly with the bishop of Ely, with the diplomatic negotiations preliminary to this marriage.Anne had pa.s.sed her childhood at Hever
- 189 The courtiers hoped at first that Wolsey, like an inexperienced pilot, would run his vessel on some hidden rock; but never did helmsman manage his s.h.i.+p with more skill. Although twenty years older than Henry VIII the almoner danced, and sang, and laug
- 190 [Sidenote: MARTYRDOM.]On the following morning--it was Whitsunday--the brutal Chilton and his a.s.sistants led Brown to the place of execution, and fastened him to the stake. Elizabeth and Alice, with his other children and his friends, desirous of receiv
- 191 When Erasmus published this work, at the dawn, so to say, of modern times, he did not see all its scope. Had he foreseen it, he would perhaps have recoiled in alarm. He saw indeed that there was a great work to be done, but he believed that all good men w
- 192 Had they not the apostolical succession of the clergy? No hostile landing in England could, in their eyes, be more fatal than that of the New Testament. The whole nation must rise to repel this impudent invasion. There is, perhaps, no country in Europe, w
- 193 346.) A certain youth at Oxford of uncommon learning.[Sidenote: BILNEY TEACHES AT CAMBRIDGE.]The monks took the alarm. "_A barbarian_," continues Erasmus, "entered the pulpit and violently abused the Greek language."--"These folk,
- 194 Having thus spoken, the prelate, whose courage was worthy of a better cause, rose up and waited. Every one strove to guess at the king's thoughts. Sir Thomas More was present, and he could not forsake his friend Erasmus. "What are the heresies t
- 195 and when the storm bursts upon us, let us boldly cast the anchor into the sea; then you may be sure the s.h.i.+p will remain safe on the great waters." And, in fine, if his opponents rejected any doctrine of the truth, Tyndale (says the chronicler) o
- 196 [378] Ibid.[379] Cause a boy that driveth the plough to know more of the Scriptures than he did. Ibid.All his thoughts were now directed to the means of carrying out his plans; and desirous of avoiding conversations that might compromise them, he thencefo
- 197 [400] Qui tantum ideo lambit ut mordeat. a.s.sertio Sept. Sacram.[401] Sed animo Turcis omnibus Sarracenis omnibus usquam infidelibus nocentiorem fraterculum. Ibid. p. 147.[Sidenote: PRUDENCE OF MORE.]He had skilfully chosen the ground on which he gave ba
- 198 [419] Your grace shall have but a leyve wey to Parys. Ibid. 46.Wolsey was mistaken: things were going on badly. On the 20th of October 1522, Francis I whom so much perfidy had been unable to deceive,--Francis, ambitious and turbulent, but honest in this m
- 199 [Sidenote: CHARACTER OF TYNDALE.]While the cardinal was intriguing to attain his selfish ends, Tyndale was humbly carrying out the great idea of giving the Scriptures of G.o.d to England.[Sidenote: HE PREACHES SALVATION THROUGH CHRIST.]After bidding a sad
- 200 [461] But also that there was no place to do it in all England. Tynd.Doctr. Tr. 396.[Sidenote: HIS INDIGNATION AGAINST THE PRELATES.]He then made a great sacrifice. Since there is no place in his own country where he can translate the word of G.o.d, he wi