Description:From the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation came two outstanding statements of faith: the Heidelberg Catechism (1563) and the Belgic Confession (1561). The stories behind these two historic documents are in this small book.Frederick, a German prince, asked a preacher and a professor to meet at Heidelberg to write a statement of faith that would help teach his people the truths of the Bible. The result was the Heidelberg Catechism.The writer of the Belgic Confession was a hunted man most of his life. Originally he wrote the confession as an appeal to the King of Spain to have mercy on the Protestants he was persecuting in the Lowlands. Not only was the request denied, but for his efforts the brilliant heretic de Brès was imprisoned and hanged by the Spanish invaders.Three Men Came to Heidelberg was originally issued by the Christian Reformed Publishing House in 1963. Glorious Heretic was published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing company in 1961.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Three Men Came to Heidelberg; and, Glorious Heretic. To get started finding Three Men Came to Heidelberg; and, Glorious Heretic, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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Three Men Came to Heidelberg; and, Glorious Heretic
Description: From the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation came two outstanding statements of faith: the Heidelberg Catechism (1563) and the Belgic Confession (1561). The stories behind these two historic documents are in this small book.Frederick, a German prince, asked a preacher and a professor to meet at Heidelberg to write a statement of faith that would help teach his people the truths of the Bible. The result was the Heidelberg Catechism.The writer of the Belgic Confession was a hunted man most of his life. Originally he wrote the confession as an appeal to the King of Spain to have mercy on the Protestants he was persecuting in the Lowlands. Not only was the request denied, but for his efforts the brilliant heretic de Brès was imprisoned and hanged by the Spanish invaders.Three Men Came to Heidelberg was originally issued by the Christian Reformed Publishing House in 1963. Glorious Heretic was published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing company in 1961.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Three Men Came to Heidelberg; and, Glorious Heretic. To get started finding Three Men Came to Heidelberg; and, Glorious Heretic, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.