Butthesharpest—cutexampleisFrance；，towhichweconstantlyreturnforillustration。France，withitskeenintellect，sawthetruthandsawthefalsity，inthoseProtestanttimes；and，withitsardorofgenerousimpulse，wasproneenoughtoadopttheformer。Francewaswithinahair’s—breadthofbecomingactuallyProtestant。ButFrancesawgoodtomassacreProtestantism，andenditinthenightofSt。Bartholomew，1572。ThecelestialApparitorofHeaven’sChancery，sowemayspeak，theGeniusofFactandVeracity，hadlefthisWritofSummons；Writwasread；——andrepliedtointhismanner。TheGeniusofFactandVeracityaccordinglywithdrew；——wasstavedoff，gotkeptaway，fortwohundredyears。ButthewritofSummonshadbeenserved；
Heaven’sMessengercouldnotstayawayforever。No；hereturnedduly；withaccountsrunup，oncompoundinterest，totheactualhour，in1792；——andthen，atlast，therehadtobea\"Protestantism；\"andweknowofwhatkindthatwas！——
Nationsdidnotsounderstandit，nordidBrandenburgmorethantheothers；butthequestionofquestionsforthematthattime，decisiveoftheirhistoryforhalfathousandyearstocome，was，Willyouobeytheheavenlyvoice，orwillyounot？
ChapterIX。
KURFURSTJOACHIMI。