History of Protestantism Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The History of Protestantism Vol. 1<br><br>While the living oracles were neglected the zeal of the clergy began to spend itself upon rites and ceremonies borrowed from the pagans. These were multiplied to such a degree that Augustine complained that they were less tolerable than the yoke of the Jews under the law. 3 At this period the Bishops of Rome wore costly attire gave sump tucus banquets and when they went abroad were carried in litters. 4 They now began to speak with an authoritative voice and to demand obedience from all the Churches. Of this the dispute between the Eastern and Western Churches respecting Easter is an instance in point. The Eastern Church fol lowing the Jews kept the feast on the 14th day of the month Nisan 6 - the day of the Jewish Passover.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.