Chapter VI: The Reformation in Scotland

Preparation for the Reformation 274

Lollardy in Scotland 276

Lutheran writings in Scotland 279

The Beginnings of the Reformation 282

George Wishart 284

John Knox, early work in Scotland 285

Knox in England, in Switzerland, and at Frankfurt 286

The "Band subscrived by the Lords." "The Congregation" 289

Knox's final return to Scotland 293

Knox and Cecil. The English alliance 294

_The Scots Confession of Faith_ 302

_The First Book of Discipline_, or _the Policie and
Discipline of the Church_. _The Book of Common Order_ 304

Return of Queen Mary to Scotland 309

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BOOK IV.

THE REFORMATION IN ENGLAND.

CHAPTER I.

THE CHURCH OF HENRY VIII.

Influences in England making for the Reformation. Lollardy, Hatred
of the Clergy, Humanism, Luther 315

The marriage of Henry and Catharine of Aragon, and the doubts
entertained of its validity 322

The Revolt of England from Roman jurisdiction 325

The _Ten Articles_ and the _Injunctions_ 333

_The Bishops' Book_, and its teaching 336

_The English Bible_ 337

Projected alliance with the German Protestants 340

The visitation and dissolution of monasteries 343

The _Six Articles_ and the _King's Book_ 347

CHAPTER II.

THE REFORMATION UNDER EDWARD VI.

The _Injunctions_ and the _Articles of Inquiry_ 351

The condition of the English Clergy 353

_The First Prayer-Book of King Edward VI._ 356

Continental Reformers in England 358

_The Second Prayer-Book of King Edward VI._ 361

Beginnings of the controversy about Vestments 364

CHAPTER III.

THE REACTION UNDER MARY.

The beginnings of Queen Mary's reign 368

The restoration of England to the papal obedience 371

The _Injunctions_ and the Visitation 374

The revival of heresy laws and the persecutions 375

The martyrdom of Cranmer 378

CHAPTER IV.

THE SETTLEMENT UNDER ELIZABETH.

Elizabeth resolves to be a Protestant. The political situation 385

The _Act of Supremacy_ and the _Act of Uniformity_ 390

The Elizabethan Prayer-Book 396

The _Act of Uniformity_ and the Rubric about _Ornaments_ 402

The dealings with recalcitrant clergymen 408

_The Thirty-Nine Articles_ 411

How Discipline was regulated 417

The character of the Elizabethan settlement 418

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BOOK V.

ANABAPTISM AND SOCINIANISM.

CHAPTER I.

REVIVAL OF MEDIÆVAL ANTI-ECCLESIASTICAL MOVEMENTS.

Mediæval Nonconformists 421

The Anti-Trinitarians 424

CHAPTER II.

ANABAPTISM.

The mediæval roots of Anabaptism 430

Anabaptism organisation 434

Varieties of teaching among the Anabaptists 437

Anabaptists object to a State Church 442

The Anabaptists in Switzerland. Their persecution 445

Anabaptist hymnology 449

The Kingdom of God in Münster 451

Bernhard Rothmann and his work in Münster 452

Dutch Anabaptists in Münster 459

Polygamy in Münster 463

CHAPTER III.

SOCINIANISM.

Lelio and Fausto Sozzini 470

Socinianism took its rise from a criticism of Doctrines 473

Socinianism and the Scoto-Pelagian theology 474

The doctrines of God, the Work of Christ and the Church 477

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BOOK VI.

THE COUNTER-REFORMATION.

CHAPTER I.

THE NECESSITY OF A REFORMATION OF SOME SORT UNIVERSALLY ADMITTED.

Variety of complaints against the mediæval Church 484

Formation of local churches 487

CHAPTER II.

THE SPANISH CONCEPTION OF A REFORMATION.

§ 1. The religious condition of Spain 488

§ 2. The reformation under Ximenes 490

§ 3. The Spaniards and Luther 493

§ 4. Pope Adrian VI. and the Spanish Reformation 496

CHAPTER III.

ITALIAN LIBERAL ROMAN CATHOLICS AND THEIR CONCEPTION OF A REFORMATION.

§ 1. The religious condition of Italy 501

§ 2. Italian Roman Catholic Reformers 504

§ 3. Cardinals Contarini and Caraffa 513

§ 4. The Conference at Regensburg 519

CHAPTER IV.

IGNATIUS LOYOLA AND THE COMPANY OF JESUS.

§ 1. At Manresa 525

§ 2. Ignatius at Paris. The ecclesiastical situation at Paris 533

§ 3. _The Spiritual Exercises_ 538

§ 4. Ignatius in Italy 545

§ 5. _The Society of Jesus_ 549

CHAPTER V.

THE COUNCIL OF TRENT.

§ 1. The assembling of the Council 564

§ 2. Procedure at the Council 568

§ 3. Restatement of Doctrines 570

The Doctrine of the Rule of Faith 572

Original Sin and Justification 575

§ 4. The second meeting of the Council 581

§ 5. The third meeting of the Council 587

The position of the Pope strengthened 593

CHAPTER VI.

THE INQUISITION AND THE INDEX.

§ 1. The Inquisition in Spain 597

§ 2. The Inquisition in Italy 600

§ 3. The Index of prohibited books 602

§ 4. The Society of Jesus and the Counter-Reformation 606