In preparation for the event, and to give direction to the speeches, Zwingli published on January 19th sixty-seven Articles in German which really sum up his teaching.1 Some of the Articles literally translated are these: I. All who say that the Gospel is nothing without the confirmation of the Church err and reflect on God. II. Therefore we see that the spiritual (so-called) ordinances relative to show, riches, orders, titles, and laws are a cause of all folly, as they do not agree with the Head