. The life and times of Ulric Zwingli . opposed,may become more harmonious than we ever were before. MayGod, who has created and saves us all, bestow this upon themand us! Whilst concord between Zurich and Bern appeared to be re-stored and their union made stronger than ever, the news of theprevailing alliance was received in Luzern with the liveliest in-dignation. Kt a Diet held there, to which he had come onother business, a Bernese ambassador, William von Diessbach,was called to account by the Five Cantons. It is very probablehe affirmed that his Lords had a right to make the treaty.—Amid o
. The life and times of Ulric Zwingli . opposed,may become more harmonious than we ever were before. MayGod, who has created and saves us all, bestow this upon themand us! Whilst concord between Zurich and Bern appeared to be re-stored and their union made stronger than ever, the news of theprevailing alliance was received in Luzern with the liveliest in-dignation. Kt a Diet held there, to which he had come onother business, a Bernese ambassador, William von Diessbach,was called to account by the Five Cantons. It is very probablehe affirmed that his Lords had a right to make the treaty.—Amid outbursts of displeasure, the session was immediatelyraised, but after his departure it was again opened. TheDevil take the old faith; said the Bernese upon the street, <^itis no longer tenable. This saying, reported to the sergeantsof the Council, increased their wrath. The parties were sepa-ted. To organize and strengthen themselves was a natural con-sequence. CHAPTER SIXTH ORQANIZATION OF THE PARTIES. BREACH OF THE GENERAL PEACH. jOT only was tlie reciprocal relationI of the states within the Confederacy^ changed by the conclusion of theBuergerteclit; but that of the entire1 nation toward foreign countries was_^^^i just as much altered. Early in thebeo-inning of February, 1528, a letter of the Emperor,written from Spire, reached Luzern, with complaintsabout this alliance; very similar ones were receivediVom the authorities of the Austrian Government atEnsisheim and Inspruck, and still a fourth one fromthe captains of the Swabian League. Constance,such was their general drift, is not at all competent to con-clude a treaty of this kind without the consent of the Emperor,nor have the Confederate Cities any right to enter into is not impossible that it may yet be the occasion of war, andthe damage resulting may be ascribed to their own folly by theConfederates. This warning was very acceptable to the depu-ties of the Eight Cantons. It was immediately communicatedto the
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