Controversies Gnesio-Lutherans

the crypto-calvinistic controversy largest of controversies of second generation of lutheran reformation. since far more fundamental lutheran church, lutherans outside of flacian party took gnesio-lutheran position against philippism , crypto-calvinism. in middle between philippists , gnesio-lutherans, centrist party included johannes brenz, jakob andreae, martin chemnitz, nikolaus selnecker, david chytraeus, andreas musculus, , others. unlike gnesio-lutherans, members of centre party opposed unnecessary controversies involving no doctrinal differences, , careful not fall extreme position themselves. gnesio-lutheran joachim westphal first write defend real presence against calvinists, , melanchthon stigmatized , other gnesio-lutherans doctrine bread worship .