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EATON & MAINS, 1900.
EATON & MAINS PRESS, 150 Fifth Avenue, New York.
TABLE OF CONTENTS.
PART I.
HERALDS OF THE BETTER CHURCH.
CHAPTER I.
GROSSETESTE, WILLIAM OF OCCAM, BRADWARDINE, AND LANGLAND.....PAGE 3
Grosseteste's "memorial "-Grosseteste's Protestantism-William of Occam
-Occam on infallibility-Thomas Bradwardine-De Causa Dei-William
Langland-Piers Plowman's Vision.
WYCLIF
CHAPTER II.
15
Wyclif's lofty character-Wyclif's career-Church and State-Wyclif on trial
-Indictment of the friars-Letters of fraternity-Wyclif's writings-Wyclif's
Bible.
CHAPTER III.
WYCLIF'S ITINERANT PREACHERS...
A scathing tract-Preaching exalted-Depreciation of Wyclif.
26
WYCLIF AS A PROTESTANT...
CHAPTER IV.
31
Wyclif on the papacy-The papal schism-Wyclif on the Church-High
Church criticism-Wyclif on politics-Wyclif's view of Scripture-Müller on Wyclif-The Limit of Wyclif's advance.
CHAPTER V.
WYCLIF AS A Defendant iN HERESY TRIALS..
39
Wyclif's teaching on the Lord's Supper-The Earthquake Council-Letter to
Urban VI.
CHAPTER VI.
FROM WYCLIF TO CRANMER..
43
...
Froude's estimate of Wyclif-The Lollards-The "Conclusions"-The Fire
Act-Oldcastle-Cobham's death-Persistence of the Lollards.
CHAPTER VII.
52
THE DOGMATIC PRELUDE IN BOHEMIA-A WYCLIF POSTLUDE.
Mathias of Janow-Hus-England and Bohemia-Hus and Wyclif-Hus ex-
ecuted-Hus's position-Hus's offense-Hus on the Church.
CHAPTER VIII.
HUS AND THE COUNCIL OF CONSTANCE..
65
Wyclif and Hus-Bohemian reform movement-Hus in the footsteps of
Wyclif-Hus and King Sigismund-Sigismund's perfidy-Concealment of lit-
erary traces of reform-Jerome of Prague-Jerome Jerome's final firmness-
Jerome's execution.
Savonarola's parentage and education-Reformation of manners-Savonarola
as preacher-Political influence of Savonarola-Attempt to reform the Church
-Savonarola's visions-Savonarola's prophetic vision-Savonarola's doctrines
-Savonarola and the pope.
CHAPTER X.
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INTELLECTUAL PREPARATION-GERMAN HUMANISM.
Conrad Muth-Agricola-Nicholas of Cusa-John Wessel-Reuchlin-Pfef-
ferkorn-Ulrich von Hutten.
ERASMUS
CHAPTER XI.
103
Sketch of life of Erasmus-His sharp pen-Erasmus on nuns and monks—
Scholarly work of Erasmus-A pioneer in biblical criticism—New Testament
of Erasmus-Erasmus and the Reformation-Doctrinal differences with Luther
-Rogers and Froude on Erasmus.
Luther's leadership-Luther's personality-Luther, the man of Providence-
Luther, a working force-Heart basis for Reformation.
LUTHER'S PARENTAGE AND CHILDHOOD..
129
Luther's ancestry-Changes in family residence-Martin's birth-The Mans-
field home-School and home_training-Religious instruction of Luther-The lad Martin at Magdeburg-A Lollard touch on Luther-Luther at Eisenach— Luther's teachers at Eisenach.
LUTHER AS A STUDENT AT ERFURT
136
At the university-Luther's attraction to philosophy—Luther's religious
trend-Drawn toward the monastic life.
LUTHER ENTERS THE AUGUSTINIAN MONASTERY..
140
Decides to become a monk-Luther's fear of death-Takes the Augustinian
vow-Luther's theological studies-Luther studies the Bible-Luther's devo-
tion to the Church.
LUTHER'S RELIGIOUS STRUGGLES..
146
Luther's wrestlings of soul-Luther's sense of unworthiness-Help found in
his" preceptor"-Help from Staupitz.
LUTHER AT WITTENBERG .
151
Faculty at Wittenberg-Luther's visit to Rome-Luther's love of Bible
study-Luther and the Humanists.