Excerpt from The Augsburg Confession: Literally Translated From the Original Latin, With the Most Important Additions of the German d104 Incorporated The mighty agitations caused by the restoration of divine truth by Luther and his great co-workers, had led to attempts at harmonizing the conflicting elements, especially by action at the Diets of the Empire. At the Diet of Worms (1521) Luther refuses to retract, and the Edict goes forth commanding his seizure and the burn ing of his books; at the Diet of Nuremberg (1522) Chere gati, the Papal Nuncio, demands the fulfilment of the Edict-of Worms, and the assistance of all faithful friends of the Church against Luther. The first Diet at Spires (1526) had virtually annulled the Edict of Worms, by leaving its execution'to the unforced action Of the dif ferent Estates, and it promised the speedy conyocation ofa General Council, or at least of a National Assembly. The second Diet at Spires (1529) quenched the hopes ih Spired by this earlier action. It decreed that the Edict of Worms should be strictly enforced where it had al ready been received; the celebration of the Romish Mass protected, and the preachers bound to confine them selves to the doctrine of the Romish Church in their teachings. The Protest of the Evangelical Princes against this decision, originated the name protestants.