216 The Great Controversy Between Christ and Satan
reigns; what fear, then, can we have?” 312
God did listen to the cries of His servants. He gave to princes and ministers grace and courage to maintain the truth against the rulers of the darkness of this world. Saith the Lord,“ Behold, I lay in Zion a chief corner-stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on Him shall not be confounded.” 313 The Protestant Reformers had built on Christ, and the gates of hell could not prevail against them.
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12. The French Reformation.
The Protest of Spires and the Confession at Augsburg, which marked the triumph of the Reformation in Germany, were followed by years of conflict and darkness. Weakened by divisions
312 Ibid. 313 1 Peter 2:6.