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25g VI. GREAT KINGS ANt&gt; BISHOPS (A.t&gt;. 15931718).
diocese of Upsala. The reasons why Abraham was chosen
rather than one of his more learned rivals, Petrus Jonas or
Nicolaus, seem to have been that he was older and more
experienced, and had suffered considerably for his resist
ance to King John. He had been in voluntary exile in
Mecklenburg for over ten years, and was known to be a
man of great strength of will and purpose, and was, there
fore, thought worthy of the dangerous honour of taking
the leadership of the Church in the times of conflict which
were evidently before it.
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The duke did not, however,
confirm the election at once, but reserved to himself the
right to approve one of the others, just as his brother John
had chosen Laurentius Gothus, though another candidate
had the plurality of votes.
On the same day as the election to Upsala new bishops
were also chosen for Skara and Vexio, but, after all, the
bishops of those sees did not resign, but continued to hold
them.
The remaining days were chiefly occupied in negotia
tions with the duke on the points in which he personally
differed from the council such as the use of certain cere
monies, and in particular, the retention of the exorcism,
salt put into the mouth and lights into the hand in baptism,
and the elevation in the liturgy, of all of which he dis
approved. At the end he gave way on most of the points,
some smaller concessions being made on the other side.
The council insisted upon exorcism, apparently in con
nection with the doctrine of original sin, and upon
"
elevation
"
of the sacrament in the liturgy as a protection
against Calvinism. Finally, a question was raised as to
the introduction of Calvinists and Zwinglians into the list
number of votes is given in Riksdagsakter, I.e., pp. 70
foil. Cp. Magnusson, p. 65, for the reasons of the choice.
Archbishop Abraham was married to Magdalena, the youngest
daughter of Archbishop Laurentius Petri Nericius. The elder,
Margareta, was married in succession to two Archbishops,
Laurentius Petri Gothus and Andreas Laurentii Bjornram
Botniensis (1583-91).
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