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. BOOK XIV.--PAGE 113. THE AUGSBURG CONFESSION. 1530.