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PROTESTANTISM IN GERMANY FROM THE AUGSBURG CONFESSION TO THE PEACE OF PASSAU.

Chapter 1 THE SCHMALKALD LEAGUE.

The Augsburg Confession — The Emperor's Hopes and Disappointments — Melanchthon's Despair — Luther's Courage — Formation of Schmalkald League — The Kings of France, England, etc., invited to Enter it — The Swiss Rejected — Luther's Hesitation — The Turk Invades Europe — Charles offers Peace to the Protestants — Peace of Ratisbon — The Church has Rest Fifteen Years. 

Chapter 2 THE GERMAN ANABAPTISTS, OR THE "HEAVENLY KINGDOM."

Peace in the Church: in the World Distress — Its Four Great Rulers — Troubles of Henry VIIL — Mortification's of Francis I. — Labours of Charles V. — Griefs of Clement VII. — A Contrast — The Anabaptist Prophets — Matthias the Baker — The New "Mount Zion" — Morals of the Sect — Buckholdt the Tailor — The "Heavenly Kingdom" — Buckholdt the King of the "Heavenly Kingdom" — Nominates Twelve Apostles — Sends out Twenty-eight Evangelists — Their Instructions and Departure — Their Fate — Marriage Abolished — Minster, the Den of this Crew, Besieged and Taken — Buckholdt put to Death — Lesson. 

Chapter 3 ACCESSION OF PRINCES AND STATES TO PROTESTANTISM

Wurtemberg — Captivity of Duke Christopher — Escape — Philip of Hesse takes Arms to Restore the Duke — His Success — The Duke and Wurtemberg Join the Protestants — Death of Duke George — Accession of Albertine-Saxony to Protestantism — All Central and Northern Germany now Protestant — Austria and Bavaria still Popish — Protestant Movements in Austria — Petition of Twenty-four Austrian Nobles — Accession of the Palatinate — The Elector-Archbishop of Cologne embraces Protestantism — Expelled from his Principality — Barbarossa-Dissimulation of the Emperor — Purposes War. 

Chapter 4 DEATH AND BURIAL OF LUTHER.

Preparations for War — Startling Tidings — Luther's Journey to Eisleben — Illness on the Road — Enters Eisleben — Preaches — His Last Illness — Death — His Personal Appearance — Varillas' Estimate of him as a Preacher — The Supper-table in the Augustine Convent — Luther's Funeral — The Tomb in the Schloss-kirk. 

Chapter 5 THE SCHMALKALD WAR, AND DEFEAT OF THE PROTESTANTS.

The Emperor's League with Pope Paul III. — Charles's Preparations for War — His Dissimulation — The Council of Trent — Its Policy — The Pope's Indiscretion — The Army of the Schmalkald League — Treachery of Prince Maurice — The Emperor's Ban — Vacillation of the Protestants — Energy of the Emperor — Maurice Seizes his Cousin's Electorate — Elector John Returns Home — Landgrave Philip Defeated — The Confederates Divide and Sue for Pardon — Charles Master. 

Chapter 6 THE "INTERIM" — RE-ESTABLISHMENT OF PROTESTANTISM

All seems Lost — Humiliation of Germany — Taxes — The "Interim" — Essentially a Restoration of Popery — Persecutions by which it was Enforced — The Climax of the Emperor's Power — It Falls — The Pope Forsakes him — Maurice Turns against him — Manifesto of Maurice — Flight of the Emperor — Peace of Passau — Treaty of Augsburg — Re-establishment of Protestantism in Germany — Charles's Abdication and Retirement to the Monastery of St. Juste — Reflections.