Excerpt from History of the Reformed Church of Germany: 1620-1890 But though the war was directed against the Re formed, it resulted in their complete Vindication. The Peace Of Westphalia recognized them. Before that peace they had had no legal rights in Germany. T hev had not been mentioned in the treaty Of Augsburg, 1555, (for at that time there were hardly any Reformed in Germany). And as they were not protected by the Peace of Augs burg, they existed only by right of sufferance, but they were not accredited by law. Their rights could be taken away from them at any time, because they were not pro tected by law. But the Peace Of Westphalia was the first to recognize them as a Church. It was the first to mention them by name. And more than that, it guaran teed to them their rights. After that they had as much right to exist in Germany as either the Lutherans or the Romanists. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.