MarginaliaThe booke of þ^e bishop of Constance written to the Senate of Zuricke, in defence of the Masse & images.Iune, willing & exhorting them by no maner of meanes, to suffer their Images, or the Masse to be abrogated, and shortly after, he published the said booke in printe and sent it to the priestes and Canons of the Minster of Zuricke, requiring them to folow the custome of the Churche receaued, and not to suffer them selues otherwise to be persuaded by any man.

MarginaliaThe aunswere of the Tigurines, to the bishops booke.The Senate agayne aunsweryng to þ^e byshops booke, about the midle of August did write vnto him: first declaryng that they had read ouer and ouer agayne his booke, with all diligence: The whiche booke for somuch as the Bishop had diuulged abroad in printe, they were therof right glad, because the whole worlde therby might iudge betwene them the better. After this they explaned vnto hym the iudgement and doctrine of their Ministers and Preachers: and finally by the authoritie and testimonyes of the Scripture conuinced his opinion, and proued the doctrine of his booke to bee false. But before they sent their aunswere to him, about the xiij. day of Iune, MarginaliaImages abolished within all the dominion of Zurike.they commaūded all the Images as well within the Citie, as through their dominion, to be taken downe and burned quietly and without any tumulte. A few monethes after, an order was taken in the sayd Citie of Zurike, betwene the Canons of the Churche, and Citie, for disposing the landes and possessions of the College.

It would grow to a long discourse, to comprehend all thinges by order of circumstance, that happened among the Heluetians vpon this new alteration of Religion: but briefly to contracte, and to runne ouer þ^e chief specialties of the matter, here is first to be noted, MarginaliaCertayne Pages or townes of the Suitzers complaine agaynst the Tigurines.that of the Heluetians, which were confederate together in xiij. pages, chiefly vi. there were, whiche most disdayned and maligned this Religiō of the Tigurines: to witte, Lucernates, Vrani, Suitenses, Vnterualdij, Tugiani, Friburgenses: These in no case could be reconciled. The rest shewed them selues more fauourable. But the other, which were their enemyes, conceaued great grudge, and raysed many sclaūderous reportes, and false rumors against them, and layde diuers thyngs to their charge: MarginaliaFalse matters of accusation layd against the Tigurines by þ^e other Pages.as first for refusing to ioyne their consent to þ^e publike league of þ^e other pages, with Fraunces the French king: then for dissentyng from them in Religion: and thirdly for refusing to stand to the Popishe decree made the yeare before at Ratisborne, by Ferdinandus and other bishops aboue mētioned. pag. 905. They layd moreouer to their accusatiō, for aidyng the Vualsutenses their neighbours, agaynst Ferdinandus their prince, which was false. Also for ioyning league secretly, with other cities, w^tout their knowledge, whiche was likewise false. Item that they should intende some secret conspiracie against them, and inuade them with warre, whiche was as vntrue as the rest. MarginaliaWhat sclaunderous tounges cā doe.Many other quarels besides they pretēded agaynst the Tigurines, whiche were all false and cauillyng sclaunders: as that they should teach and preach that Mary þ^e mother of Christ had moe sonnes, and that Iames the younger, the Apostle, dyd dye for vs, and not Christ hym selfe. MarginaliaThe Tignurines aunswere agayn to the complaint of the Pages.Agaynst these and such other vntruthes, being mere matters of cauillation and sclaunder, the Tigurines did fully and amply purge and acquite them selues by writyng, and did expostulate vehemently with them, not onely for these false and wrongfull suspicions of their partes vndeserued, but also for other manifold iniuries receaued and borne at their handes: among whiche other wrongs and iniuries this was one, MarginaliaIohn Oxlinus a preacher, apprehended for religion.that the Burghmaster of Turegia had apprehended a certeine preacher, named Ioannes Oxlinus, and led hym home as prisoner vnto his house, beyng taken within the precincte and limites of the Citie of Zuricke, contrary to law and order.

Finally, after much discoursing, wherin they in a long letter declared their diligence and fidelitie at all tymes, in kepyng their league, and mainteinyng the libertie and dignitie of their countrey, as touchyng þ^e cause of Religion, if that were all þ^e matter of their offence, they offered them selues willyng to heare, and more glad to amende, if any could proue any errour in them, by the Scripture. Otherwise, if none so could or would proue, wherin they did erre by the worde of God: they could not (they said) alter any thyng in the state of that Religion wherin their consciences were already stayd by the worde of God and settled, what soeuer perill or daunger should happen to them for the same.

Although here was no cause, why these pages or Cantons, whiche were so confederate together in the league of peace, should disagree among them selues: yet herein may we see the course and trade of the world, that when difference of Religiō begynneth a litle to breake the knot of amitie, MarginaliaWhat loue and hatred doth among men.by and by how frendes be turned to foes, what suspicions do ryse, what quarels and grudge doe folowe, how nothyng there lyketh mē but euery thyng is takē to the worst part, small motes are made mountaynes, vertues made vices, and one vice made a thousand, and all for lacke only of a litle good will betwixt party and party. For as loue and charitie commonly among men either couereth or seeth not the faultes of their frendes: so hatred and disdayne takyng all thinges to blame, can finde nothyng in their foes that they can like. And thus did it happen betwene these good men of Zuricke, and these other Suitzers aboue named.

These letters of the Tigurines to the other Cantons, were writtē vpon þ^e occasion of their apprehēding þ^e preacher Ioan. Oxlinus aboue named, the iiij. day of Ianuary. an. 1525. MarginaliaThe Masse with all hys ceremonies put downe in Zuricke.and in the moneth of Aprill next folowyng, the Magistrates and Senate of the said Citie of Zuricke commaunded the Masse, with all his ceremonies and appurtenaunce therto belongyng, to be put downe, as well within the Citie, as without throughe out all their iurisdiction: and in steade therof was placed the Lordes Supper, the readyng of þ^e Prophetes, prayer, and preachyng. MarginaliaA lawe in Zuricke made agaynst adulterers.Also a law was made agaynst whoredome, and adultery, and iudges ordeyned to heare the causes of matrimony. an. 1525. Ex Comment. Sled. lib. 4.

All this while þ^e Gospel was not as yet receaued in any other Page of Heluetia, but only in Zuricke. Wherfore þ^e other xij. Pages or townes appoynted amōg thē selues concernyng a meetyng or a disputation to bee had at Baden: MarginaliaDisputation at Baden in Heluetia.Where were present amōg other diuines, Ioannes Faber, Eckius, and Murnerus aboue mentioned. The Bishops also of Lucerna, Basill, Curiake, and Lausanna sent thether their Legates. The conclusions there propounded were these.

MarginaliaTheames or propositions propounded in the disputation at Baden.
That the true body and bloud of Christ, is in the Sacramēt.
That the Masse is a sacrifice for the quicke and dead.
That the blessed virgine and other saintes are to bee inuocated, as mediatours and intercessours.
That Images ought not to be abolished.

That there is a Purgatory. MarginaliaEckius defendent.Which conclusions or assertiōs, Eckius tooke vpon him stoutlye to defend. MarginaliaOecolampadius agaynst Eckius.Agaynst him reasoned Oecolampadius (who was thē chief preacher at Basill) with certeine other moe. Zuinglius at that time was not there present, but by writyng confuted the doctrine of Eckius, declaryng withall, the causes of hys absence: MarginaliaZuinglius excuseth hym selfe for not cōming to the disputation.whiche were, for that he durst not for feare of his lyfe, committe hym selfe to the handes of the Lucernates, Vrani, Suitij, Vnterualdij, and Tugiani, his enemyes, and that he refused not to dispute, but the place onely of the disputation, excusing moreouer that he was not permitted of the Senate to come: neuertheles if they would assigne the place of disputation, either at Zuricke, or at Berna, or at Sangallū. thether he would not refuse to come. Briefly the conclusion of the disputation was this: that all should remaine in that Religion, which hetherto they had kept, and should folow the authoritie of the Councell, neither should admitte any other new doctrine within their dominions. &c. This was in the moneth of Iune, the sayd yeare aboue mentioned.

MarginaliaThe disputatiō at Berne.As the tyme proceded, and dissension about Religion encreased, it folowed the next yeare after, an. 1527. in the moneth of December, that the Senate and people of Berne, (whose power amongest all the Suitzers chiefly excelleth) consideryng how neither they could haue the