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The shameful lives of many of the clergy and the wickedness of the Court had caused a strong reaction against them, and great numbers of both nobles and burghers became Calvinists. THE SHAMEFUL LIVES OF MANY OF THE CLERGY AND THE WICKEDNESS OF THE COURT HAD CAUSED A STRONG REACTION AGAINST THEM AND GREAT NUMBERS OF BOTH NOBLES AND BURGHERS BECAME CALVINISTS
ent doctrines and the corruptions of the clergy. This reaction had begun in the reign of Francis I., when the Bible had been translated into French by two students at the University of Paris, and the king's sister, Margaret, Queen of Navarre, had encouraged the Reformers. Francis had leagued with the German Protestants because they were foes to the Emperor, while he persecuted the like opinions at home to satisfy the Pope. John Calvin, a native of Picardy, the foremost French reformer, was invited to the free city of Geneva, and there was made chief pastor, while the scheme of theology called his "Institutes" became the text-book of the Reformed in France, Scotland, and Holland. His doctrine was harsh and stern, aiming at the utmost simplicity of worship, and denouncing the existing practices so fiercely, that the people, who held themselves to have been wilfully led astray by their clergy, committed such violence in the churches that the Catholics loudly called for punishment on them.  AGAINST THE PREVALENT DOCTRINES AND THE CORRUPTIONS OF THE CLERGY THIS REACTION HAD BEGUN IN THE REIGN OF FRANCIS THE FIRST WHEN THE BIBLE HAD BEEN TRANSLATED INTO FRENCH BY TWO STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF PARIS AND THE KING'S SISTER MARGARET QUEEN OF NAVARRE HAD ENCOURAGED THE REFORMERS FRANCIS HAD LEAGUED WITH THE GERMAN PROTESTANTS BECAUSE THEY WERE FOES TO THE EMPEROR WHILE HE PERSECUTED THE LIKE OPINIONS AT HOME TO SATISFY THE POPE JOHN CALVIN A NATIVE OF PICARDI THE FOREMOST FRENCH REFORMER WAS INVITED TO THE FREE CITY OF GENEVA AND THERE WAS MADE CHIEF PASTOR WHILE THE SCHEME OF THEOLOGY CALLED HIS INSTITUTES BECAME THE TEXTBOOK OF THE REFORMED IN FRANCE SCOTLAND AND HOLLAND HIS DOCTRINE WAS HARSH AND STERN AIMING AT THE UTMOST SIMPLICITY OF WORSHIP AND DENOUNCING THE EXISTING PRACTICES SO FIERCELY THAT THE PEOPLE WHO HELD THEMSELVES TO HAVE BEEN WILFULLY LED ASTRAY BY THEIR CLERGY COMMITTED SUCH VIOLENCE IN THE CHURCHES THAT THE CATHOLICS LOUDLY CALLED FOR PUNISHMENT ON THEM
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