CALVIN INTO EXILE
Nicholas Cop, the young rector of the University of Paris had made his address on All Saints Day. But instead of making the traditional and expected talk about the saints and the holy church, Cop had spoken on the text “Blessed Are The Poor In Spirit” and had gone on to speak about the gospels and God’s free grace in Christ. He had spoken out against the persecution of those who were turning back to the Bible. He had quoted Erasmus, whose works were now banned by the Sorbonne. To many on the faculty he sounded a great deal like that German heretic Martin Luther whose works were banned. The professors were furious. Two monks rushed to the parliament and demanded Cop’s prosecution. The fickle king was out of town arranging a family wedding. It was whispered that Cop’s longtime friend John Calvin had collaborated in the writing of the speech. Later that month Nicholas Cop started out in full procession…
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