STRASBURG AND GENEVA. (END OF 1538 TO 1539.) Calvin at Strasburg--Widening of his Horizon--Calvin a Pastor--His spiritual Joy--Calvin a Doctor--Treatise on the Lord’s Supper--Theological Debates--Calvin’s Poverty--Death of Olivétan--Calvin’s Courage--Despotism at Geneva--Purification--The Regents of the College--Their Banishment--Difficulty of finding Substitutes--The Friends of the Reformers--Prosecutions--New Syndics--Suppression of Disorders--Conference at Frankfort--Calvin at Frankfort--His intercourse with Melanchthon--On the Supper and on Discipline--On Ceremonies of Worship--Melanchthon called to Henry VIII.--Calvin’s opinion of Henry VIII.--Calvin’s Return to Strasburg 456 CHAPTER XVI. CALVIN’S CORRESPONDENCE WITH SADOLETO. (1539.) Colloquy of Bishops at Lyons--Cardinal Sadoleto--His Letter to the Genevese--Its Portraiture of the Reformers--Its Conclusion--Delivery of his Letter to the Council--Immediate Consequences--An important Step towards Rome--Two Martyrs in Savoy--Calvin’s Reply to Sadoleto--Reason for his replying--Separation of the Church--Christian Antiquity--Justification by Faith--The Judgment Seat of God--Defence of Calvin--His first Faith--His Resistance--His Conversion--Who tears to Pieces the Spouse of Christ--To whom Dissensions are to be imputed--Luther’s Joy--Copy received at Geneva--Caroli--His End 478 CHAPTER XVII. CATHOLICISM AT GENEVA--MARRIAGE OF CALVIN AT STRASBURG. (END OF 1539-1540.) Citation of Priests before the Council--Their Attitude--The former Syndic Balard--His Courage--His Abjuration--Calvin’s Thoughts on Geneva--His household Cares--His Desire to Marry--Various Projects--Hesitation--Idelette de Bure--Marriage--Catherine von Bora and Idelette de Bure--Second Assembly at Hagenau--Nothing done 499 CHAPTER XVIII. GENEVA--DISSENSIONS AND SEVERITIES. (1540.) Conflict between Berne and Geneva--Treaty with Berne--The _Articulants_--Refusal of Geneva to ratify the Treaty--Judgment given at Lausanne--Indignation at Geneva--Prosecution of the Articulants--Their Condemnation--Jean Philippe Captain-General--His Irritation--Riot excited by him--His Defeat--His Arrest--His Condemnation to Death--Death of Richardet--A Prediction of Calvin--The Ways of God 512 HISTORY OF THE REFORMATION IN EUROPE