Ad omnes Germaniae ecclesias reformatas, piorum, qui sub Zvingliani et Calviniani nominis invidia, vim & iniuriam patiuntur, apologia

APOLOGY TO ALL THE REFORMED CHURCHES OF GERMANY, ON BEHALF OF THE PIOUS who suffer violence and injustice under the odium of the Zwinglian and Calvinist name.

A decorative drop cap letter Q.The same reasons that moved some serious and learned men among us to write this book—with great labor and incredible zeal—concerning the Orthodox and perpetual consensus of the Church of Christ on the doctrine of the Lord's Supper, move us also, German men, not only to offer these studies of our Doctors for you to read and examine with mature judgment, but also to deposit in your bosom our complaints, which we share with many churches of foreign nations. For just as it seemed grave and unjust to them that the ancient doctrine of the Church and her Catholic confession should be defamed and hostilely condemned under the hateful names of Zwingli and Calvin, so to us it has now been given for many years...