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Title: History of the great reformation in Europe in the times of Luther and Calvin..
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Merle d'Aubigné, Jean Henri. (from old catalog)
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Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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t another son, Louis, canon ofthe cathedral, was at home. Louis wel-comed with joy his fugitive friend, listenedto his spiritual conversations with delight,and installed him in the midst of one of themost valuable private libraries then exist-ing in France : it contained over four thou-sand volumes, printed or manuscript. Calvin, who needed retirement and re-pose, felt happy. A learned retreat likethat now given him, was the dream of hiswhole life. A new epoch, a new phase,was beginning for him : before rushinginto the storms of an agitated career, hewas to be tempered anew in the fire of theDivine Word and of prayer. The Churchwas waking up from the slumber of death,throwing back the winding-sheet ofpopery, and rising from the sepulchre.One universal cry was heard among allthe nations of the West. At Worms, amonk had demanded the Holy Scripturesof God in presence of the imperialdiet; a priest had demanded them atZurich ; students had demanded them atCambridge; at Spire an assembly of
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THE TORTURE CHAMBER. HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION. 911 princes had declared that they would hearnothing but the preaching of that heavenlyWord; and its life-bearing doctrines hadbeen solemnly confessed at Augsburg inthe presence of Charles V. Germany,Switzerland, England, the Low Countries,Italy—all Europe was stirred, and Francewas moved. A young man so modest andtimid, needed the baptism of the Spiritand of fire to battle for the faith. Aloneand forced to hide himself, he found aninward peace and joy which he had neverknown before. Accordingly, he dated hisletters Doxopolis, the city of glory. An-gouleme was to him what Wartburg wasto Luther. It is the hand of God thathas done this, he wrote. Only let ustrust in Him, and He will care for us. The young canon treated his friend withgreat kindness. Calvin repaid his zealfor learning and the Gospel by giving allhis attention to study, so that he passedwhole nights without sleeping, and dayswithout eating. A great idea was fillinghis hea

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