▁Land sh ut ▁under ▁S ail er ▁and ▁Z immer . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁his ▁ord ination ▁to ▁the ▁priest hood ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁professor ▁of ▁ex eg esis ▁at ▁the ▁ly ce um ▁in ▁Luc erne . ▁After ▁he ▁had ▁received ▁Holy ▁orders , ▁ 9 ▁March ▁ 1 8 0 5 , ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Test a ▁Ferr ata , ▁the ▁pap al ▁leg ate , ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁canon ▁of ▁the ▁colleg iate ▁church ▁of ▁St . ▁Le ode gar ▁( Saint - L é ger ), ▁retain ing ▁his ▁position ▁as ▁professor ▁of ▁ex eg esis . ▁Later ▁he ▁also ▁taught ▁past oral ▁the ology , ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 2 - 2 4 ▁acted ▁as ▁pre fect ▁of ▁the ▁ly ce um . ▁▁ ▁G üg ler ▁and ▁W id mer , ▁who ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁made ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁Luc erne , ▁put ▁new ▁life ▁into ▁the ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁Script ures , ▁the ology , ▁and ▁cogn ate ▁branches . ▁Stud ents ▁were ▁encourag ed ▁to ▁drop ▁anti qu ated ▁not ions , ▁to ▁think ▁and ▁investigate ▁for ▁themselves , ▁to ▁gain ▁solid ▁knowledge , ▁and ▁to ▁avoid ▁super f icial ity . ▁The ▁methods ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁teachers ▁brought ▁them ▁into ▁conflict , ▁as ▁well ▁with ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁school , ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁follow ers ▁of ▁Ign az ▁Heinrich ▁von ▁W essen berg ▁and ▁the ▁" Ill umin ati " ▁of ▁Switzerland ▁who ▁accused ▁the ▁profess ors