At Worms he disapproved Hutten's plans for drawing the sword against the Romanists.
When, from his "watchtower," he first spied the disorders at Wittenberg, he wrote that notwithstanding the great provocation given to the common man by the clergy, yet tumult was the work of {97} the devil.

When he returned home he preached that the only weapon the Christian ought to use was the Word.

"Had I wished it," said he then, "I might have brought Germany to civil war.

Yes, at Worms I might have started a game that would not have been safe for the emperor, but it would have been a fool's game.

So I did nothing, but only let the Word act." Driven from Wittenberg, the Zwickau prophets, assisted by Thomas Muenzer, continued their agitation elsewhere.