Chapter II: Book XIII: Page 11

THE PROTEST AND THE CONFERENCE.

1526-1529.

Twofold Movement of Reform--Reform, the Work of God--First Diet
of Spire--Palladium of Reform--Proceedings of the Diet--Report of
the Commissioners--The Papacy described--Destruction of Jerusalem--
Instructions of Seville--Change of Policy--The Holy League--Religious
Liberty proposed--Crisis of the Reformation--Italian War--Emperor's
Manifesto--Italian Campaign--March on Rome--Revolt of the Troops--Papal
Army--The Assault--The Sack--German Humours--Violence of the
Spaniards--Profitable Calm--Constitution of the Church--Philip of
Hesse--The Monk of Marburg--Lambert's Paradoxes--Friar Boniface--
Disputation at Homburg--Triumph of the Gospel in Hesse--Constitution
of the Church--Synods--Two Elements in the Church--Luther on the
Ministry--Organization of the Church--Evils of State Interference--
Luther's Letter to the Elector--German Mass--Melancthon's Instructions--
Disaffection--Visitation of the Reformed Churches--Important Results--
The Reformation Advances--Elizabeth of Brandenburg--A Pious Princess--
Edict of Ofen--Persecutions--Winckler and Carpenter--Persecutions--
Keyser--Alarm in Germany--Pack's Forgery--League of the Reformed
Princes--Advice of the Reformers--Luther's pacific Counsel--Surprise
of the Papist Princes--Pack's Scheme not improbable--Vigour of the
Reformation--Alliance between Charles and Clement--Omens--Hostility of
the Papists--Arbitrary Proposition of Charles--The Schism completed--
The Protest--Principles of the Protest--The Supremacy of the Gospel--
Union of Truth and Charity--Ferdinand rejects the Protest--Joy of the
Protestants--Exultation of the Papists--Peter Muterstatt--Christian
Unity a Reality--Escape of Grynæus--Melancthon's Dejection--The
Princes, the true Reformers--Germany and Reform--Union necessary to
Reform--Difficulty of Union--A Lutheran Warning--Proposed Conference at
Marburg--Melancthon and Zwingle--Zwingle's Departure--Rumours in
Zurich--Hoc est Corpus Meum--The Discussion--Figures--Scripture
explained by Scripture--The Spiritual Eating--Zwingle's Old Song--
Agitation in the Conference--Metaphor--Christ's Humanity Finite--
Testimony of Augustin--Luther's Violence--End of the Conference--The
Landgrave mediates--Their Last Meeting--Zwingle's Emotion--Sectarian
Spirit of the Germans--Brotherhood Rejected--Christian Charity
Prevails--The Real Presence--Luther's Dejection--State of Political
Affairs--Luther's Battle Sermon.