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Title: Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations
Year: 1800 (1800s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnatti : The Jones brothers New York : Merrill & Baker
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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rsity. There he taughtand thorp he defended the doctrines and deedsof Wickliffe, the English forerunner of theRefornmtion. He became rector of the uni-versity, and, together with the youthfulJerome, one of the Bohemian nobles, gavecharacter to the doctrines and beliefs of theinstitution. This influence was .shed abroadover all the kingdom. The success and repu-tation of Huss inspired him with boldness,and he denounced in unsparing words manyof the leading opinions and practices of the UmVERSAL HISTORY —THE MODERN WORLD. Church. He preached against absolu-tion, the worship of saints, the sale ofindulgences, and the doctrine of pur-gatory. He demanded that both breadand wine should be given to all Chris-tians in the sacrament, and not breadalone, as was the practice of the priests.Indeed, his teachings were fully as rad-ical and subversive of the current usagesof Rome as were those of Luther morethan a century afterwards. While the doc-trines of the Bo-hemian reformerswere popular wth
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A BISHOP ANATHEMATIZING A CKOWD OF INSURGENTS.Drawn by W. Diete. PEOPLE AND KINGS.—GERMANY IN 14TH AND 15TH CENTURIES. 97 their own countrymen, the Germans who weregathered in the university of Prague were littledisposed to accept them. On the contrary, theyremained attached to the doctrine and disciplineof the Holy Church as the same were expoundedby the Popes and bishops. The universitywas rent with a schism. About five thousandGerman students and professors left the insti-tution, and in 1409 removed to Leipsic, wherethey established a new university on the prin-ciples of the old theology. Great was the auger of the Pope when heheard of these proceedings. He immediatelyissued a bull of excommunication againstHuss and his followers. Fortunately for thecause of the reformers, a quarrel broke outbetween the Holy Father and the king ofNaples, aud the former, having excommuni-cated the latter, offered a free indulgence toall who would take up arms against him.This gave to Huss and Jero

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