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	William Farel Summary
		Farel's primary contribution was that of a preacher and advocate of the Reformation.
		William Farel (Guillaume Farel, 1489-1565) was a French evangelist, and a founder of the Reformed Church in the cantons of Neuchâtel, Berne and Geneva, and the Canton of Vaud Switzerland.
		Farel was a fiery preacher and an energetic critic of the Roman Catholic Church.
	www.bookrags.com /William_Farel (756 words)

	CHAPTER - THE REFORMERS AND THE REFORMATION ENTER GENEVA.
		Farel desired to consult with him on the best means of advancing the knowledge of the gospel in Geneva; but another idea had also occupied him during his journey.
		Olivetan gave Farel the information he required, and explained to him that although some of those to whom he was introduced inclined to the side of the Gospel, the majority were content to throw off the Romish superstitions, and were simply true patriots.
		William Hugues, the premier syndic and Besancon’s brother, was rather favorable to the reformers.
	www.godrules.net /library/calvin/76calvin_c27.htm (2556 words)

	History of the Christian Church, Volume VIII: Modern Christianity. The Swiss Reformation. \| Christian Classics Ethereal ...
		Guillaume Farel, the oldest of seven children of a poor but noble family, was born in the year 1489 (five years after Luther and Zwingli, twenty years before Calvin) at Gap, a small town in the alps of Dauphiné in the south-east of France, where the religious views of the Waldenses were once widely spread.
		Farel fled to Basel, and was hospitably received by Oecolampadius.
		In 1532 Farel with his friend Saunier visited the Waldenses in Piedmont at the request of Georg Morel and Peter Masson, two Waldensian preachers, who were returning from a visit to Strassburg and the Reformed Churches of Switzerland.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/schaff/hcc8.iv.vii.iii.html (1999 words)

	John Calvin in Geneva, Switzerland - June 1996
		Farel’s life was in constant danger and, since it was winter, cold, hunger and weariness were his frequent attendants.
		Farel felt that God had sent him the man he most needed to join him in his task and he immediately visited Calvin and urged him to become his comrade in the campaign.
		Calvin and Farel said that the church could decide this issue, but that the more serious question was whether the communion should be given at all to those guilty of blasphemies and immoralities.
	www.steps2life.org /php/view_article.php?article_id=458 (4552 words)

	William Farell
		[William Farell was a French-speaking pastor of the Reformation.
		In 1541, Farell went to Metz, and preached in the church-yard of the Dominicans; the friars, when they could not otherways hinder him, rang their bells: but he having a strong voice, did so strain it, that he went on audibly to the end of his sermon.
		Whereupon Mr Farell went to Neocom, where he wholly employed himself in the service of the church, performing the office of a faithful pastor to extreme old age, with admirable zeal and diligence.
	www.covenantofgrace.com /farell.htm (588 words)

	William Farel
		William Farel was never officially ordained to the ministry, although he had been licensed to preach when he first came to Meaux.
		When she refused to return to him, Farel roared against her and her supporters from the pulpit and created such a riot that he was only saved by a vote of the council, which was moved by his vast energy.
		When Farel heard that Calvin was in the city, he immediately sought out this man whom he had never met, to implore him to stay in Geneva and help with the work.
	www.prca.org /books/portraits/farel.htm (3588 words)

	Life of Farel
		William Farel was the man God chose to be the reformer of the French speaking cantons of Switzerland.
		Farel was also the man that the Lord used to convict Calvin to forsake his preference for a quiet life of scholarly study and writing in defense of the Reformation.
		Convicted by Farel's passionate appeals and threats of God's displeasure if he failed to rise to the call of duty, Calvin agreed to stay in Geneva and lead the Reformation there.
	www.americanpresbyterianchurch.org /life_of_farel.htm (259 words)

	A History of the Reformation in the 16th Century Book 12
		William Farel was born in the Alps with his three brothers and one sister.
		Farel was then seen as one of the Reformers and an accomplice the propagation of the Gospel in Switzerland among some of the most celebrated divines of the time.
		Farel had not been formally called to the ministry, but here, the time when he went to Switzerland, he exemplifies that he is fully equipped for the position.
	www.apuritansmind.com /Reformation/HistoryReformation/McMahonBook12.htm (4516 words)

	William Farel: Fiery Evangelist of the Reformation John Calvin's work would not have been possible without the intrepid ...
		William Farel was born near Gap in Dauphiny, in the mountainous regions of the Alps, in the southeastern part of France.
		Farel's response was: "I have been baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and am not a devil.
		Farel's association with Calvin was close from the time of their labors in Geneva.
	www.believersweb.org /view.cfm?ID=995 (3661 words)

	CHAPTER - THE REFORMERS ARE EXPELLED FROM GENEVA.
		‘William Farel,’ he said, ‘tell me who has sent you, for what reason you come here, and in virtue of what authority you speak?’ In Veigy’s opinion it was necessary for the preacher to be sent by some Romish ecclesiastical authority.
		Farel and his two friends, when they had turned into a long gallery, could hear the raised voices of some of the members of the council, and the increasing noise of the crowd that filled the courtyard.
		Farel, seeing the numbers around him, wished to exhort them, ‘as he walked along;’ but Perrin would not permit it, representing to him that it was necessary to push on quickly for fear the priests should block the way.
	www.godrules.net /library/calvin/76calvin_c28.htm (2787 words)

	SGCB \| Blackburn Titles
		William M. Blackburn (1828-1898) does a masterful job setting out the biblical narrative in a way that is both informative and captivating.
		This is the powerful sequel to "The College Days of Calvin." The author, William M. Blackburn, sought to exhibit young Calvin in Paris, as a modest and devout man, performing the work of a city missionary, unhindered by his natural diffidence, and unterrified by the threatening fires of persecution flaming around him.
		William Farel (1489-1565) was a French evangelist, and a founder of the Reformed Church in the cantons of NeuchGtel, Berne and Geneva, and the Canton of Vaud Switzerland.
	solid-ground-books.com /books_BlackburnTitles.asp (1769 words)

	Millers Church History by Andrew Miller - Chapter 25
		William Farel, a French-man, and almost single-handed, had accomplished the overthrow of popery in several French districts, before he reached Geneva or saw John Calvin.
		Farel was insulted in every way in their power, they refused to obey the Bernese in these matters, and were determined to maintain their ancient religion.
		Farel and Saunier were summoned to appear before the episcopal tribunal, under the pretext of discussing the question in dispute.
	www.the-tribulation-network.com /ebooks/millers/miller49.htm (9076 words)

	Farel in Geneva
		Farel was represented at Paris by one of the martyrs, and it will not be a mere episode to tell the story of the converted friar, Le Croix.
		They probably remembered that a certain William Farel had filled Dauphiny with his doctrine ten years before, and that Peter Sebville was not allowed to preach the Lenten Sermons in their city.
		Farel was overjoyed, for if he were thus eclipsed, there would be all the more light in that dark city, which was waiting for it.
	www.americanpresbyterianchurch.org /farel_in_geneva.htm (14153 words)

	The History of Protestantism by J. A. Wylie
		Farel had two courses before him, he must either press forward with Lefevre into the light, or abjuring his master as a heretic, plunge straightway into deeper darkness.
		Farel had lost his peace, and the austerities he had practiced with a growing rigor had failed to restore it.
		William Franc, of Strasburg, responding to this call, furnished melodies for Marot's Psalter; and the Protestants of France and Holland, dropping the ballad airs, began now to sing the Psalms to the noble music just composed.
	www.whatsaiththescripture.com /Voice/History.Protestant.v2.b13.html (15118 words)

	John Calvin - Christian theologian during the Protestant Reformation and the founder of Calvinism report from Becker ...
		John Calvin was influenced by the reformer William Farel in Geneva Switzerland.
		In January 1538, Calvin and Farel were denied the power to excommunicate, which was critical to their work.
		John Calvin and William Farel were expelled from the city of Geneva.
	www.guidedbiblestudies.com /library/john_calvin.htm (1688 words)

	The Reformation In French Switzerland
		William Farel was the pioneer of the Reformation in French Switzerland.
		Farel was allowed to preach in the city; and matters progressed so rapidly that in 1535 the council issued an edict abolishing Romish rites, and giving a legal sanction to the preaching of the gospel after the new mode.
		His letter to Farel may indeed be quoted as counter evidence; but words spoken in the heat of vexation cannot be taken as an index of settled and unalterable purpose.
	www.edwardtbabinski.us /sheldon/french_swiss_reformation.html (7320 words)

	Calvin
		Farel was the leader and a more powerful figure could scarcely be found.
		Farel's entire work was carried on with struggle and in turmoil and in 1532 Farel was driven from the city.
		Together Farel and Calvin drew up a confession of faith and rules of discipline which were approved by the Council.
	www.prca.org /books/portraits/calvin.htm (3523 words)

	At Northwest Community Unitarian Universalist Church, Houston
		William Farel was an independent preacher, and is described as having fiery eyes and a beard of flaming red.
		So, Farel threatened to lay a holy curse on him if he refused to preach.
		Servetus, disbelieving this was happening for sharing his religious beliefs, refused, saying, "I am not guilty, I have not merited death." After half an hour of burning, he finally died.
	www.nwcuuc.org /michaelservetus.php (1665 words)

	Grantian Florilegium: Calvin's Geneva
		William Farel, who was the leader of the Protestant movement in the city of Geneva at the time—and one of the most prominent evangelists and preachers anywhere in Europe—saw in Calvin the gifts and callings necessary to take Reformation to the next necessary stage of development.
		Farel would not take “no” for an answer—he fulminated with warnings as if from the Lord.
		And thus began the remarkable transformation of the city into a beacon light of freedom, virtue, and faithfulness that shaped the world in ways that millions—who may never have heard of the name of Calvin—enjoy to this day.
	www.kingsmeadow.com /2006/02/calvins-geneva.html (693 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Huguenots
		In 1522 he published a Latin commentary on the Gospels, the preface to which may be regarded as the first manifesto of the Reformation in France.
		Lefèvre and Roussel escaped to Strasburg or to the dominions of the Queen of Navarre.
		Chlitoue wrote against Luther, Farel rejoined Zwingli in Switzerland.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/07527b.htm (9666 words)

	TIME.com: The Great Reformer -- Jun. 15, 1959 -- Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		But a red-bearded Protestant named William Farel, who was having his troubles advancing the Reformation in Geneva, had heard of the brilliant Frenchman's arrival and went to him at his inn to beg him to stay.
		Farel roared at him: "You are simply following your own wishes, and I declare in the name of almighty God that if you refuse to take part in the Lord's task in this church, God will curse the quiet life you want for your studies!" Calvin was thoroughly frightened.
		Within two years, he and Farel were expelled from Geneva for their extreme doctrines, but three years later the city's council called them back again.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,892695,00.html (662 words)

	Idelette de Bure - Wife of Calvin
		They also knew that he and William Farel had just been expelled from Geneva and all were eager to welcome the young man. Bucer and Capito had procured him this appointment, though his own inclinations had been for a life of study at Basle.
		A week or two later three horses and a wagon were sent for Idelette and the furniture and a herald to protect her and her children.
		William Franc of Strasburg responded, and to him we owe some beautiful Genevan tunes.
	www.the-highway.com /Idelette.html (3609 words)

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		Calvin first came to the city that would become synonyms with his name in 1536 by means of, as Bernard Cottret in his biography of Calvin puts it, a “providential accident.” Calvin had to pass through Geneva because wars had closed the direct route.
		While there, a pastor named William Farel became aware of his presence and impressed upon him to stay in Geneva.
		Calvin, who wanted nothing more than to study, was reluctant but he gave in when Farel threatened that God would disrupt the peace of his studies if he did stay in Geneva.
	www.hillsdale.edu /academics/downloads/nlandowcalvinbio.doc (1648 words)

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		After wandering around France, he decided to go to Strasbourg, a Protestant city, but while stopping overnight in Geneva he was approached by William Farel, who had introduced the Protestant movement there.
		Calvin and Farel, however, soon ran into strong opposition and were forced out of the city, Calvin going to Strasbourg, where he stayed for three years (1538-41), ministering to a French Protestant refugee congregation.
		All he had in mind was to extort from the prisoner an acknowledgement [sic] of his theological error -- a shocking example of the soulless cure of souls.
	www.matthew548.com /t-calvin.html (1132 words)

	Reformation Heroes - Pros Apologian
		If he had desired to live an easy, quiet life, without exposing himself to dangers, or trials, or persecutions of any kind, he could have done so by simply giving up the cause for which the Reformers worked, and remaining in the Romish church.
		Farel was a hot tempered man. He was something like the disciples when they wanted their Master to let them call down fire from heaven, as Elijah did, on those who would not do what they wished.
		He went up to the priest, who was carrying an image of St. Anthony, snatched the image out of his hands and threw it in the river.
	www.aomin.org /index.php?itemid=586 (584 words)

	Glimpses bulletin #170: John and Idelette Calvin
		"Stay here," Farel said, "and help me reform the city." Calvin felt he wasn't cut out for church leadership--he was a researcher and a scholar--but Farel wouldn't take no for an answer.
		But another problem was, in fact, her money, as John described in a letter to his old friend Farel: "You understand, William, that she would bring with her a large dowry, and this could be embarrassing to a poor minister like myself.
		Farel responded with a candidate of his own.
	chi.gospelcom.net /GLIMPSEF/Glimpses/glmps170.shtml (1692 words)

	The Puritanboard Archives - Marriages of Reformers
		Calvin had told his friend and matchmaker William Farel what he wanted in a wife: "The only beauty which allures me is this â“ that she be chaste, not too nice or fastidious, economical, patient, likely to take care of my health" (see note 23).
		As to the age discrepancy issue, all of Knox's godly progeny came from the second wife, and their marriage was a happy one.
		Calvin did not approve of Farel's marriage due to his age.
	www.puritanboard.com /forum/viewthread.php?tid=8641 (907 words)

	The Ideal Fellowship
		One of the two is William Farel, an associate of John Calvin, the famed reformer in the administration of Geneva.
		John Calvin and William Farel, to whom the whole Bible is the literal word of God – and this was the fruit of it!
		And these men, John Calvin and William Farel, were very successful in founding, at Geneva, their vision of the "ideal fellowship," and were among the founders of the Reformed and Presbyterian churches in Europe and America.
	www.voiceofjesus.org /cb2chapter9.html (5461 words)

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