re, we will call him to account--of whom we would rather be rid.
We hope God will illumine us with the light of his truth, that we may
be able to walk as children of the light."

Thus it was no longer the Bishop, nor those, who were spiritual lords
heretofore, nor even the Pope, who should declare whether the doctrine
preached in Zurich was that of the church. Whether it agreed with the
Holy Scripture, this alone should be proven, and whether Zwingli or his
opponents had justified themselves as its true interpreters, on that
would the government decide--a view indeed directly opposed to the
Roman Catholic stand-point. It was a real violation of rule in the
Bishop not to lay an interdiction, and, if Zurich still persevered, to
break off all ecclesiastical intercourse with her. But revenues were
due in the Zurich district; worldly relations existed with its
government; these appeared to him to require indulgence. Besides, the
number of faithful adherents was still considerable. Should they be
abandoned? Might not affairs in some unexpected way take a more
favorable turn? Could not the envoys succeed in one thing, if not to
prevent a complete revolt, at least to postpone it? Hence the
resolution of the Bishop to send notwithstanding an embassy to Zurich.
This was composed of John Faber, Fritz von Anwyl, steward of the
Bishop, and Doctor Bergenhaus, to whom was yet added Doctor Martin
Blausch of Tuebingen.

In the mean time Zwingli, who by no means lost sight of the fact that
the government, which was about to assume the place of the Bishop,
ought to show itself worthy of the post by its actions and opinions,
began more earnestly than ever to watch over the improvement and
maintenance of good morals, and with unwearied zeal wove into his
sermons to the Councils exhortations to this effect. These were not in
vain. Ordinances were passed for the better control of the taverns, of
the young people, and the hordes of traveling scholars; singing girls
were banished from the city, and even four members of the Small
Council, who lived in notorious adultery, were excluded from all its
sessions for half a year, in order to reclaim them.

But now Charles' day had come, and universal attention was directed to
the grave assembly about to meet on the next morning. The Council had
sent a letter of invitation to the diet held at Baden on the first day
of the year. This was simply noticed in the recess, without further
action, because th