§ 42. The First War of Cappel, 1529. 165
§ 43. The First Peace of Cappell, June, 1529 171
§ 44. Between the Wars. Political Plans of Zwingli 174
§ 45. ZwiNGLi's Last Confession of Faith 176
§ 46. The Second War of Cappel, 1531 179
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§ 47. Death of Zwingli, Oct. 11, 1531 184
§ 48. Reflections on the Disaster at Cappel 187
§ 49. The Second Peace of Cappel, November, 1531 192
§ 50. The Roman Catholic Reaction. (Cut of Einsiedeln) 195
§51. The Relative Strength of Romanism and Protestantism... 198 § 52. ZwiNGLi Redivivds 199
CHAPTER VI.
the period of consolidation.
§ 53. Literature 203
§ 54. Antistes Bullinger. (With Portrait) 204
§ 55. Antistes Breitinger 214
§ 56. Oswald Myconius 215
§ 57, The Helvetic Confessions of Faith 219
THIED BOOK.
THE REFORMATION IN FRENCH SWITZERLAND, OR THE CALVINISTIC MOVEMENT.
CHAPTER Vn.
THE PREPARATORY WORK. FROM 1526 TO 1536.
§ 58. Literature on Calvin and the Reformation in French Switzerland 223
§ 59. The Situation of French Switzerland before the Reformation 232
§ 60. William Farel (1489-1565). (With Portrait) 237
§61. Farel in Geneva. The I^irst Act of the Reformation 244
§ 62. The Last Labors of Farel 248
§ 63. Peter Viret and the Reformation in Lausanne 251
-§ 64. Antoine Froment 253
CHAPTER Vin.
JOHN CALVIN AND HIS WORK. FROM 1536 TO 1564.
§ 65. John Calvin compared with the Older Reformers. (With
Portrait) 255
§ 66. Calvin's Place in History 259
§ 67. Calvin's Literary Labors 267
§ 68. Tributes to the Merits of Calvin 270
XIV CONTENTS.
CHAPTER IX.
FROM FRANCE TO SWITZERLAND. 1509-1536.
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§ 69. Calvin's Youth and Training 296
§70. Calvin as a Student in the French Universities 304
§71. Calvin as a Humanist. Commentary on Seneca, 1532 308
§ 72. Calvin's Conversion, 1532 309
§ 73. Calvin's Call 313
§74. The Open Kupture. An Academic Oration, 1533 317
§ 75. Persecution of the Protestants in Paris, 1534 319
§ 76. Calvin as a Wandering Evangelist, 1533-1536 322
§ 77. The Sleep of the Soul, 1534 325
§ 78. Calvin at Basel, 1535-1536 325
§79. Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion, 1536 327
§80. From Basel to Ferrara and Geneva. The Duchess Renee. 343
CHAPTER X.
(Calvin's first sojourn and labors in geneva. 1536-1538.
§81. Calvin's Arrival and Settlement at Geneva, 1536 .'.. 347
§ 82. First Labors and Trials 349
§83. The Reformers introduce Order and Discipline 352
§ 84. Expulsion of the Reformers, 1538 357
CHAPTER XI.
CALVIN IN GERMANY. FROM 1538 TO 1541,
§ 85. Calvin in Strassburg 363
§ 86. The Church of the Strangers in Strassburg 367
§ 87. The Liturgy of Calvin 370
§ 88. Calvin as Theological Teacher and Author 375
§89. Calvin at the Colloquies of Worms and Regensburg 377
§ 90. Calvin and Melanchthon 385
§ 91. Calvin and Sadolet. The Vindication of the Reformation. 398 § 92. Calvin's Marriage and Home Life 413
CHAPTER XII.
CALVIN'S SECOND SOJOURN AND LABORS AT GENEVA. 1541-1564.
§ 93. The State of Geneva after the Expulsion of the Reformers , 425
§ 94. Calvin's Recall to Geneva 428
§ 95. Calvin's Return to Geneva, 1541 4.S3
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§ 96. The First Years after the Return (1541-1545) 438
S 97. Survey of Calvin's Activity 443
CHAPTER XIII.
constitution and discipline of the church of geneva.
§ 98. Literature 448
§ 99. Calvin's Idea of the Holy Catholic Church 448
§ 100. The Visible and Invisible Church. 457
§ 101. The Civil Government 461
§102. Distinctive Principles of Calvin's Church Polity 466
§ 103. Church and State 471
§ 104. The Ecclesiastical Ordinances 475
§ 105. The Venerable Company and the Consistory 480
§ 106. Calvin's Theory of Discipline 484
§107. The Exercise of Discipline in Geneva 489
§ 108. Calvin's Struggle with the Patriots and Libertines 494
§ 109. The Leaders of the Libertines and their Punishment : —
Gruet, Perrin, Ameaux, Vandel, Berthelier 501