February 14 – 1613 Frederick V marries Elizabeth daughter of King James Genesis 2:24 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.” Today on February 14, 1613, when we often... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 13 – 1551 = Death of Martin Bucer Ecclesiastes 3:4 “a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance.” On February 13, 1551, Martin Bucer died in England. He had been the great reformer of Strassborg and had... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 12 – 1554 = Lady Jane Grey beheaded by Bloody Mary Psalm 51:1 “Have mercy upon me, o God, according to your steadfast love, according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.” Lady Jane Grey is one of the earliest victims of... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 11 – 1534 = Henry VIII is recognized as the supreme head of the Church of England 1 Samuel 8:7 “And the LORD said to Samuel, ‘Obey the voice of the people in all that they say to you, for they have not rejected you, but they have rejected... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 10 – 1633 = Frederick V enters Frankfort on the Main with Gustavus Adolphous Romans 12:21 “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Frederick V had been in hiding in the Netherlands for over 9 years while the Roman... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 9 – 1555 = Thomas Hawkes condemned to death Psalm 47:1 “Clap your hands, all peoples. Shout to God with loud songs of joy!” Thomas Hawkes worked for the Lord of Oxford. He was a Protestant and firmly so. He did not change his... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 8 – 1529 = Basel forbids Mass and becomes Reformed. Matthew 12:30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.” There can be no middle ground. Basel is a large canton of Switzerland. For years... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 7 – 1528 = whole canton of Bern has to stop the Mass. Deuteronomy 5:8 “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or the earth beneath, the water that is under the earth.” Bern... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 6 – 1619 = Stein, court preacher of Hesse, spoke on the Irresistibility of Grace at Dordt John 6:44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.” The Synod of Dort continued... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
February 5 – 1555 = John Hooper burned at the stake Revelation 6:9-10 “When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and the witness they had borne. They cried out with a loud... [ ... ][ abbreviated | read original blog ]
