ant ▁re cess ▁of ▁the ▁Diet ▁neutral ized ▁the ▁re cess ▁of ▁the ▁preceding ▁Diet ▁of ▁ 1 5 2 6 ; ▁it ▁virt ually ▁condem ned ▁( without , ▁however , ▁ann ull ing ) ▁the ▁innov ations ▁made ; ▁and ▁it ▁forb ade , ▁on ▁pain ▁of ▁the ▁imperial ▁ban , ▁any ▁further ▁re formation ▁until ▁the ▁meeting ▁of ▁the ▁council , ▁which ▁was ▁now ▁posit ively ▁promised ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁by ▁the ▁Emperor ▁and ▁the ▁Pope . ▁The ▁Ed ict ▁of ▁W orm s ▁was ▁therefore ▁to ▁be ▁enfor ced ▁after ▁all , ▁without ▁waiting ▁for ▁a ▁General ▁Council . ▁ ▁The ▁Zw ing li ans ▁and ▁An ab apt ists ▁were ▁ex cluded ▁even ▁from ▁toler ation . ▁The ▁latter ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁pun ished ▁by ▁death . ▁ ▁Protest ation ▁ ▁The ▁Luther an ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Diet , ▁under ▁the ▁well - f ounded ▁impression ▁that ▁the ▁prohib ition ▁of ▁any ▁future ▁re formation ▁meant ▁death ▁to ▁the ▁whole ▁movement , ▁entered , ▁in ▁the ▁legal ▁form ▁of ▁an ▁appeal ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁themselves , ▁their ▁subjects ▁and ▁all ▁Christians , ▁a ▁protest ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁April ▁ 1 5 2 9 . ▁They ▁protest ed ▁against ▁all ▁those ▁measures ▁of ▁the ▁Diet ▁which ▁they ▁saw ▁as ▁contrary ▁to ▁the ▁Word ▁of ▁God , ▁to ▁their ▁conscience , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Diet ▁of ▁ 1 5 2 6 , ▁and ▁appe aled ▁from ▁the ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁to ▁the ▁Emperor