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THE

LIFE

AND

PONTIFICATE

OF

LEO THE TENTH.

BY WILLIAM ROSCOE.

THE THIRD EDITION, CORRECTED.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. IV.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR T. CADELL, STRAND.

1827.

HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY

Neque enim ignorabam, non unius diei, fortuitique sermonis, sed plurimorum mensium, exactæque historiæ munus fore.

Brandolini Dialog. cui tit. LEO, p. 95.

J. M'Creery, Tooks Court,

Chancery Lane, London.

CHAP. XIX.

1519-1521.

PROGRESS of the Reformation-Leo X. endeavours to conciliate Luther-Conferences between Luther and Miltitz-Public disputation at Leipsic-Luther is prevailed upon to write to the pope-Sarcastic tenor of his letterHis doctrines condemned at Rome-Purport of the papal bull-Its reception at Wittemberg-Luther publicly burns the bull, with the decretals of the church-He endeavours to obtain the favour of the emperor-Aleandro papal legate to the imperial court-Harangues the diet of the empire against Luther—Luther cited to appear before the diet-His journey to Worms-His first appearance before the assembly-His second appearance-He refuses to retract his writings-Observations on his conduct-The emperor declares his opinion-Further efforts to prevail upon Luther to retract-Condemned by an imperial edict-Is privately conveyed to the castle of Wartburg-Henry VIII. writes against Luther-Reformation of Switzerland by Zuinglius-Conduct and character of Luther-His bold assertion of the right of private judgment-His inflexible adherence to his own opinionUncharitable spirit of the first reformers-Effects of the Reformation on literary studies-On the fine arts-On the political and moral state of Europe.

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