[2] His stance against the Bernese city officials in the aftermath of the Kappel Wars let to his deposition until Wolfgang Capito interceded for him and helped restore his position in the 1532 Bern synod.
[3] During the interim, he was one of the people named to replace Zwingli after his death in Zürich, but Heinrich Bullinger took the position instead.
[3] He participated in the drafting of the First Helvetic Confession in Basel in 1536 with Strasbourg Lutheran representatives Bucer and Capito.
[2] This eventually led to opposition from Bucer's party, especially coming to head in a synod in Bern in 1537.
[2] In addition to writing commentaries on Galatians, Ephesians, and the Pastoral Epistles, he also was an editor of Zwingli's works.