CONTENTS.
Reading edition
PREFACE.
LUTHER AND THE REFORMATION pp. 7-134.
Human Greatness, 9.—The Papacy, 12.—Efforts at Reform, 14.—Time of the Reformation, 17.—Frederick the Wise, 18.—Reuchlin, 19.—Erasmus, 21.—Ulric von Hütten, 23.—Ulrich Zwingli, 24.—Melanchthon, 24.—John Calvin, 25.—Luther the Chosen Instrument, 27.—His Origin, 28.—Early Training, 29.—Nature of the Reformation, 32.—Luther's Spiritual Training, 34.—Development for his Work, 39.—Visit to Rome, 42.—Elected Town-Preacher, 45.—Made a Doctor, 45.—His Various Labors, 48.—Collision with the Hierarchy, 49.—The Indulgence-Traffic, 50.—Tetzel's Performances, 54.—Luther on Indulgences, 57.—Sermon on Indulgences, 59.—Appeal to the Bishops, 62.—The Ninety-five Theses, 63.—Effect of the Theses, 65.—Tetzel's End, 68.—Luther's Growing Influence, 68.—Appeal to the Pope, 69.—Citation to Rome, 70.—Appears before Cajetan, 71.—Cajetan's Failure, 72.—Progress of Events, 74.—The Leipsic Disputation, 75.—Results of the Debate, 76.—Luther's Excommunication, 78.—Answer to the Pope's Bull, 81.—The Diet of Worms, 83.—Doings of the Romanists, 85.—Luther Summoned to the Diet, 87.—Luther at the Diet, 90.—Refuses to Retract, 92.—His Condemnation, 95.—Carried to the Wartburg, 95.—Translation of the Bible, 96.—His Conservatism, 98.—Growth of the Reformation, 100.—Luther's Catechisms, 103.—Protestants and War, 103.—The Confession of Augsburg, 105.—League of Smalcald, 109.—Luther's Later Years, 111.—His Personale, 114.—His Great Qualities, 119.—His Alleged Coarseness, 123.—His Marvelous Achievements, 126.—His Impress upon the World, 127.—His Enemies and Revilers, 131.
THE FOUNDING OF PENNSYLVANIA, pp. 135-206.
I. THE HISTORY AND THE MEN.
Beginning of Colonization in America, 137.—Movements in Sweden, 138.—Swedish Proposals, 143.—Was Penn Aware of these Plans? 145.—The Swedes in Advance of Penn, 147.—The Men of those Times, 151.—Gustavus Adolphus, 152.—Axel Oxenstiern, 155.—Peter Minuit, 157.—William Penn, 159.—Estimate of Penn, 161.—Penn and the Indians, 162.—Penn's Work, 168.—The Greatness of Faith, 169.
II. THE PRINCIPLES ENTHRONED.
Man's Religious Nature, 173.—Our State the Product of Faith, 174.—Gustavus and the Swedes, 176.—The Feelings of William Penn, 178.—Recognition of the Divine Being, 180.—Enactments on the Subject, 183.—Importance of this Principle, 185.—Religious Liberty, 187.—Persecution for Opinion's Sake, 189.—Spirit of the Founders of Pennsylvania, 190.—Constitutional Provisions, 193.—Safeguards to True Liberty, 194.—Laws on Religion and Morals, 197.—Forms of Government, 200.—A Republican State, 202.—The Last Two Hundred Years, 203.