The Religion of the Prayer BookFb&c Limited, 15. 6. 2015 - 287 strán (strany) Excerpt from The Religion of the Prayer Book At the diet of Speier which met on February 21, 1529, the controlling Catholic majority, in conformity with the directions of the Emperor Charles V, adopted a recess, or decree, which was intended to settle the religious controversy of the time. In substance, it provided that there should be a complete toleration of Catholics in Lutheran states, but no toleration of Lutherans in Catholic states; and no toleration anywhere of Zwinglians or Anabaptists. Further, it was provided that Lutherans should make no other innovations in their states. Against the recess six princes and fourteen cities protested in the name of God and of conscience whose dictates they held to be above human law. Those who signed the protest and their adherents came soon to be called Protestants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |