Editing Theodore Beza (section)

===Settling in Geneva===
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Upon his return to Lausanne, Beza was greatly disturbed.{{sfn|Choisy|1914}} In union with many ministers and professors in city and country, Viret at last thought of establishing a [[Consistory (Protestantism)#Reformed usage|consistory]] and of introducing a church discipline which should apply excommunication especially at the celebration of the communion.{{sfn|Choisy|1914}} But the Bernese, then in control of Lausanne, would have no Calvinistic church government.{{sfn|Choisy|1914}} This caused many difficulties, and Beza thought it best in 1558 to settle at Geneva.<ref name=HDS/> Here he was given chair of Greek in the newly established academy,{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}} and after Calvin's death also that of theology.{{sfn|Choisy|1914}} He was also obliged to preach.

He completed the revision of [[Pierre Olivetan]]'s translation of the [[New Testament]], begun some years before.{{sfn|Choisy|1914}} In 1559, he undertook another journey in the interest of the Huguenots, this time to [[Heidelberg]].{{sfn|Choisy|1914}} At about the same time, he had to defend Calvin against [[Joachim Westphal (of Hamburg)|Joachim Westphal]] in [[Hamburg]] and [[Tilemann Heshusius]].

More important than this polemical activity was Beza's statement of his own confession.{{sfn|Choisy|1914}} It was originally prepared for his father in justification of his actions and published in revised form to promote Evangelical knowledge among Beza's countrymen.{{sfn|Choisy|1914}} It was printed in Latin in 1560 with a dedication to Wolmar.{{sfn|Choisy|1914}} An English translation was published at London in 1563, 1572, and 1585.{{sfn|Choisy|1914}} Translations into German, Dutch, and Italian were also issued.