He sought to establish a via media between the doctrines of Luther and Zwingli, and vainly hoped to obtain for it Luther's acceptance.
It was no time for brilliant initiative or adventurous politics; the need was to avoid Scylla and Charybdis, and a via media had to be found in church and state, at home and abroad.
Upon most points Anglicanism seeks for a via media of its own.
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It is now held by some Moravians that their Church offers a via media between Anglicanism and Dissent.