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Henry II., like his father, protected German Lutherans and persecuted French Calvinists; but the lawyers of the Parliament of Paris interposed, declaring that men ought not to be burnt for heresy until a council of the Church should have condemned their opinions, and it was in the midst of this dispute that Henry was slain. 3. The Conspiracy of Amboise. HENRY THE SECOND LIKE HIS FATHER PROTECTED GERMAN LUTHERANS AND PERSECUTED FRENCH CALVINISTS BUT THE LAWYERS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF PARIS INTERPOSED DECLARING THAT MEN OUGHT NOT TO BE BURNT FOR HERESY UNTIL A COUNCIL OF THE CHURCH SHOULD HAVE CONDEMNED THEIR OPINIONS AND IT WAS IN THE MIDST OF THIS DISPUTE THAT HENRY WAS SLAIN THREE THE CONSPIRACY OF ENVOIRS
e 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. 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. They termed themselves Sacramentarians or Reformers, but their nickname was Huguenots; probably from the Swiss, "_Eidgenossen_" or oath comrades. TH 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 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 THEY TERMED THEMSELVES SACRAMENTARIANS OR REFORMERS BUT THEIR NICKNAME WAS HUGUENOTS PROBABLY FROM THE SWISS AYGNOSEN OR OATH COMRADES
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