The History of Christianity Consisting of the Life and Teachings of Jesus of Nazareth; the Adventures of Paul and the Apostles; and the Most Interesting Events in the Progress of Christianity, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time.

CHAPTER XXII.

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THE REFORMATION.

Two Aspects of Catholicism.――Jubilee at Rome.――Infamy of Philip of France.――Banditti Bishops.――Sale of Indulgences.――Tetzel the Peddler.――The Rise of Protestantism.――Luther and the Diet at Worms.――Intolerance of Charles V.――Civil War and its Reverses. ――Perfidy of Charles V.――Coalition against the Protestants. ――Abdication and Death.