This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...an Italian, afterwards divinity professor at Oxford, and distinguished for his learning, and for the zeal which he manifested in the cause of the Reformation. 17. John Calvin, a Frenchman, who stood next to Luther as a reformer, and became the head of the Churches styled "Reformed." 18. Theodore Beta, a learned ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835 Excerpt: ...an Italian, afterwards divinity professor at Oxford, and distinguished for his learning, and for the zeal which he manifested in the cause of the Reformation. 17. John Calvin, a Frenchman, who stood next to Luther as a reformer, and became the head of the Churches styled "Reformed." 18. Theodore Beta, a learned professor in the school of Lausanne, and afterwards minister at Geneva; the particular friend and faithful assistant of Calvin. 1. Lso X. who was descended from an illustrious family, was born in the year 1475. At eleven years of age, he was created an archbishop by Lewis XI. of France, and at fourteen a cardiaal, by pope Innocent VIII. In 1513, he was raised to the pontificate, when he was but 37 years of age. Leo is entitled to great credit, for his munificent patronage of learning and learned i. n. He spared neither care nor expense in recovering the manuscripts of the an. cients, and in procuring good editions of them. But he sullied the lustre of his character, by his indulgence in unlawful pleasures. H'i was himself corrupt, and corrupted those about him. His ideas of religion appear to have been low, and he has been even charged with atheism. Possessing a high and magnificent spirit, and ambitious of distinguishing himself, he entered upon the plan of building the sumptuous church of St. Peter, which was begun by Julius II. and which required large sums to finish. The treasury of Leo, however, was now neai ly empty, having been exhausted by the payment of debts, contracted before his elevation to the pontificate, and by his subsequent extravagant manner of living. To accomplish his plan, he therefore had recourse to extraordina. ry methods to raise the necessary funds. One of these methods was the sale of indulgences throughout Europ...
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