The Mixed Commission—The Three Points—Romish Dissimulation—Abuses—
Concessions—The Main Question—Bishops and Pope conceded—Danger of Concession—Opposition to the pretended Concord—Luther’s opposing Letters—The Word above the Church—Melancthon’s Blindness—Papist Infatuation—A new Commission—Be Men and not Women—The Two Phantoms—Concessions—The Three Points—The great Antithesis—Failure of Conciliation—The Gordian Knot—A Council granted—Charles’s Summons—Menaces—Altercations—Peace or War—
Romanism concedes—Protestantism resists—Luther recalls his Friends CHAPTER 12
The Elector’s Preparations and Indignation—Recess of Augsburg—Irritating Language—Apology of the Confession—Intimidation—Final Interview—Messages of Peace—Exasperation of the Papists—Restoration of Popery—Tumult in the Church—Union of the Churches—The Pope and the Emperor—Close of the Diet—
Armaments—Attack on Geneva—Joy of the Evangelicals—Establishment of Protestantism.
BOOK XV. SWITZERLAND CONQUESTS. (1526—1530)