In response to Luther’s attack on Zwingli and Oecolampadius in his Brief Confession, Bullinger wrote the following:
“Or should Luther be allowed to write so furiously while we cannot even once publish Zwingli’s pious and useful work with a modest preface. Yes, we will protect our teaching – not with our own abilities but through the power and help of Christ.”
(from Bullinger’s letter to Ambrose Blarer of 5 September 1544)
On another occasion, he wrote:
“I would rather die than disown the simple and certain truth of our church for a dream of concord. Better concord with the truth and discord with Luther than concord with him and discord with the truth.”
(from Bullinger’s letter to Bucer, May 1544 as quoted in Pestalozzi, p227)
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