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He converted many Anabaptists, who were wisely tolerated in the territory
of Strassburg, and brought to him from the city and country their children
for baptism. He was consulted by the magistrates on all important
questions touching religion. He conscientiously attended to pastoral care,
and took a kindly interest in every member of his flock. In this way he built
up in a short time a prosperous church, which commanded the respect and
admiration of the community of Strassburg. f511
Unfortunately, this Church of the Strangers lasted only about twenty-five
years, and was extinguished by the flames of sectarian bigotry, though not
till after many copies had been made from it as a model. An exclusive
Lutheranism, under the lead of Marbach, obtained the ascendency in
Strassburg, and treated the Calvinistic Christians as dangerous heretics.
When Calvin passed through the city on his way to Frankfort, in August,
1556, he was indeed honorably received by John Sturm and the students,
who respectfully rose to their feet in his presence, but he was not allowed
to preach to his own congregation, because he did not believe in the dogma
of consubstantiation. A few years later the Reformed worship was
altogether forbidden by order of the Council, Aug. 19, 1563. f512
§ 87. THE LITURGY OF CALVIN.
I. La forme des prieres et chantzs ecclesiastiques, avec la maniere
d’administrer les sacremens et consacrer le marriage, selon la
coutume de l’Eglise ancienne, A.D. 1542. In Opera, VI. 161–210
(from a copy at Stuttgart; the title is given in the old spelling without
accents). Later editions (1543, 1545, 1562, etc.) add: “la visitation des
malades,” and “comme on l’observe à Genève.” An earlier edition of
eighteen Psalms appeared at Strassburg, 1539. (See DOUEN, Clément
Marot, I. 300 sqq.) An edition of the liturgy with the Psalms was
printed at Strassburg, Feb. 15, 1542. (See DOUEN, l.c. 305, and 342
sqq.) A copy of an enlarged Strassburg ed. of 1545, entitled La forme
des prieres et chantzs ecclesiastiques, was preserved in the Public
Library at Strassburg till Aug. 24, 1870, when it was burnt at the siege
of the city in the Franco-German War (DOUEN, I. 451 sq.).
II Ch. d’Héricault:. Ouvres de Marot. Paris, 1867.—FELIX BOVET:
Histoire du psautier des églises réformées. Neuchâtel, 1872.—O.
DOUEN: Clément Marot et le Psautier Huguenot. Étude historique,
littéraire, musicale et bibliographique; contenant les mélodies