Protestantism in Switzerland - James Aitken Wylie

in Germany and France. Through them Sturm came
into possession of important documents disclosing
the emperor's plans against the Reformers. Zwingli
forwarded copies of these to the secret council of
Zurich, with the remark, "These are from the right
workshop."
The substance of these documents is probably
contained in the statements which Zwingli made to
those statesmen who had his confidence. "The
emperor," said he, "stirs up friend against friend,
and enemy against enemy, in order to force himself
between them as mediator, and then he decides
with a partiality that leans to the interests of the
Papacy and his own power. To kindle a war in
Germany he excites the Castellan of Musso [2]
against the Grisons, the Bishops of Constance and
Strasburg against the cities of Constance and
Strasburg, Duke George of Saxony against John,
Elector of Saxony; the Bishops of the Rhine
against the Landgrave of Hesse; the Duke of Savoy
against Bern, and the Five Cantons against Zurich.
Everywhere he makes division and discord. When
the confusion has come to a head and all things are
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