Identifier: historyofgreatr00merl (find matches)
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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with Rome. Paul III. had hardly beenproclaimed pope, when he who had kindledthe fire offered his good services to him, inorder to maintain the faith and restorepeace to the Church. His letter quitecharmed the crafty pontiff. I know,Paul answered, how useful your excel-lent learning, combined with your admir-able eloquence, may be to me in rescuingmany minds from these new errors. Thepope even had some idea of sending Eras-mus a cardinals hat. Calvin had not chosen his time well, yetErasmus received him, though not withoutsome little embarrassment. The youngreformer, impatient to hear the oracle ofthe age, began to ask him numerous ques-tions on difficult points. Erasmus, fearingto commit himself, was reserved, and gaveonly vague answers. His interlocutor wasnot discouraged. He explained his ownconvictions with considerable energy.Erasmus perceived that the young scholarwould go further than himself, or eventhan Luther, and would wage a mercilesswar against all human traditions. He be-
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HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION. 925 came alarmed, put an end to the conver-sation, and whispered in Bucers ear : Isee a great pestilence rising in the Churchagainst the Church. Calvin withdrew;he and Du Tillet soon departed to Basle. That city had a university, distinguishedtheologians, and celebrated printers. Cal-vin sought the house of Catherine Klein ina by-street; she was a pious woman, whotook delight in serving God and minister-ing to the saints. He found the obscurecorner he had so longed for. Distin-guished by her virtues and piety, Cathe-rine never grew weary of admiring thebeauty of Calvins genius, the holiness ofhis life, the integrity of his doctrines, andthe zeal with which he applied, day andnight, to study. The illustrious philoso-pher, Peter Ramus, afterwards a victim ofSt. Bartholomews day, stood thirty yearslater in his chamber and said of him :The light of France, the light of theChristian Church all over the world. Here Calvin withdrew himself fromearthly noises to he

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