. The great controversy between Christ and Satan during the Christian dispensation . the church, the reformer adhered steadfastly tothe Holy Scriptures. In our Switzerland, he said, customis of no force unless it be according to the constitution; nowin all matters of faith, the Bible is our constitution. The contrast between the two disputants was not without 184 THE GREAT COXTROVERSY. effect. The calm, clear reasoning of the reformer, so gentlyand modestly presented, appealed to minds that turned indisgust from Ecks boastful and boisterous assumptions. The discussion continued eighteen days.
. The great controversy between Christ and Satan during the Christian dispensation . the church, the reformer adhered steadfastly tothe Holy Scriptures. In our Switzerland, he said, customis of no force unless it be according to the constitution; nowin all matters of faith, the Bible is our constitution. The contrast between the two disputants was not without 184 THE GREAT COXTROVERSY. effect. The calm, clear reasoning of the reformer, so gentlyand modestly presented, appealed to minds that turned indisgust from Ecks boastful and boisterous assumptions. The discussion continued eighteen days. At its close, thepapists with great confidence claimed the victory. Most ofthe deputies sided with Rome, and the Diet pronounced thereformers vanquished, and declared that they, together withZwingle, their leader, were cut off from the church. Butthe fruits of the conference revealed on which side theadvantage lay. The contest resulted in a strong impetusto the Protestant cause, and it was not long afterwardthat the important cities of Bern and Basel declared forthe CHAPTER X PROGRESS OF REFORM IN GERMANY. Luthers mysterious disappearance excited consternationthroughout all Germany. Inquiries concerning him wereheard everywhere. The wildest rumors were circulated, andmany believed that he had been murdered. There wasgreat lamentation, not only by his avowed friends, but bythousands who had not openly taken their stand with theReformation. Many bound themselves by a solemn oath toavenge his death. The Romish leaders saw with terror to what a pitch hadrisen the feeling against them. Though at first exultant atthe supposed death of Luther, they soon desired to hidefrom the wrath of the people. His enemies had not beenso troubled by his most daring acts while among them asthey were at his removal. Those who in their rage hadsought to destroy the bold reformer, were filled with fearnow that he had become a helpless captive. The only wayof extricating ourselves, said on
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