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... That those of the Confession of Augsburg, and
particularly the Inhabitants of Oppenheim, shall be put in possession again
of their Churches, and Ecclesiastical Estates, as they were in the Year
1624. as also that all others of the said Confession of Augsburg, who shall
demand it, shall have the free Exercise of their Religion, as well in publick
Churches at the appointed Hours, as in private in their own Houses, or
in others chosen for this purpose by their Ministers, or by those of their
Neighbours, preaching the Word of God. ...
... That those of the Confession of Augsburg, and
particularly the Inhabitants of Oppenheim, shall be put in possession again
of their Churches, and Ecclesiastical Estates, as they were in the Year
1624. as also that all others of the said Confession of Augsburg, who shall
demand it, shall have the free Exercise of their Religion, as well in publick
Churches at the appointed Hours, as in private in their own Houses, or
in others chosen for this purpose by their Ministers, or by those of their
Neighbours, preaching the Word of God. ...
... As for the rest, Law and Justice shall be administer’d
in Bohemia, and in all the other Hereditary Provinces of the Emperor, without
any respect; as to the Catholicks, so also to the Subjects, Creditors,
Heirs, or private Persons, who shall be of the Confession of Augsburg,
if they have any Pretensions, and enter or prosecute any Actions to obtain
Justice. ...