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History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century.Volume 1.by J. H. Merle D'Aubigne.PREFACE TO THE LAST EDITION.My purpose is not to write the history of a party, but that of one of the greatest revolutions which has taken place among men--the hist
- 139 Thus, on the threshold of eternity, did father and son take leave of each other, hailing the new mansions in which they should be united by everlasting ties. The greater part of those around them shed floods of tears.[523] The bailiff Rutiman prayed in si
- 138 [Sidenote: NEW OPPOSITION.]The Word of G.o.d could not thus invade extensive countries, without its triumphs exasperating the pope in his palace, the priest in his presbytery, and the Swiss magistrates in their councils. Their terror increased from day to
- 137 After they had eaten and drunk together, Schutz asked him: "What is this new faith that the Zurich pastors are preaching?" "They preach,"replied Hottinger, "that Christ was sacrificed _once_ for all Christians; that by this one sacrifice he has purif
- 136 The pope with some sluggish and ignorant bishops who will do nothing but what suits their fancy. No! the Church is not there! Hong and Kussnacht (these were two Zurich villages) are certainly more of a church than all the bishops and popes put together!"
- 135 At these words the spectators rose indignantly from their seats. Thus terminated the disputation.CHAPTER II.Papal Temptations--Progress of the Reformation--The Idol at Stadelhofen--Sacrilege--The Ornaments of the Saints.[Sidenote: PAPAL TEMPTATIONS.]The R
- 134 We are about to contemplate the diversities, or, as they have been called, the _variations_ of the Reformation. These diversities are one of its most essential characteristics.Unity in diversity and diversity in unity, is a law of nature as well as of the
- 133 While John of Saxony, Philip of Hesse, and Albert of Prussia were taking so prominent a part in the Reformation, and instead of the prudent Frederick three princes were found full of resolution and courage, the holy work was advancing in the Church and am
- 132 On the 11th of June 1525, Luther went to the house of his friend and colleague Amsdorff. He desired Pomera.n.u.s, whom he styled emphatically _The Pastor_, to bless his union. The celebrated painter Lucas Cranach and Doctor John Apella witnessed the marri
- 131 [420] O mors amara! L. Epp. ii. 659.Luther, who was then travelling through Thuringia to allay the excitement, had never seen the elector, except at a distance, at Worms at the side of Charles the Fifth. But these two men had met in spirit from the very m
- 130 [404] Ihr sollt sehen da.s.s ich alle Buchsensteine im Ermel fa.s.sen will. L. Opp. xix. 297.[Sidenote: END OF THE INSURRECTION.]The landgrave, having a.s.sembled his hors.e.m.e.n, said to them: "I well know that we princes are often in fault, for we are
- 129 Luther's opinion of the revolt was the same as Melancthon's; but he had a heart that beat for the miseries of the people. On this occasion he manifested a dignified impartiality, and spoke the truth frankly to both parties. He first addressed the prince
- 128 One day, as certain of his friends were singing some beautiful chants at his house, he exclaimed with enthusiasm: "If our Lord G.o.d has scattered such admirable gifts on this earth, which is but a dark corner, what will it not be in the life eternal, in
- 127 said he, "that men's hearts have been strengthened by Divine grace, we must put an end to the scandals that pollute the kingdom of the Lord, and dare something in the name of Jesus." He required that men should communicate in both kinds (the bread and
- 126 [Sidenote: CARLSTADT'S BANISHMENT.]After the conference had lasted some time longer, Luther and his friends returned to their carriage, astonished at what they had seen, and without having succeeded in convincing the inhabitants, who claimed for themselv
- 125 But new circ.u.mstances threw him into an opposition, at times not unmingled with violence, against those very opinions to which he had made so near an approach. The fanaticism of the enthusiasts of the day explains the direction Luther now took. They wer
- 124 [Sidenote: PERSECUTIONS IN HUNGARY AND WURTEMBERG.]At Buda in Hungary, an evangelical bookseller, named John, had circulated Luther's New Testament and other of his writings throughout that country. He was bound to a stake; his persecutors then piled his
- 123 What! dare they set up a secular tribunal to decide on religious questions in direct opposition to his authority![328] If this extraordinary resolution should be carried out, Germany would doubtless be saved, but Rome would be lost. A consistory was hasti
- 122 [315] Nondum triginta annorum. Ibid.THE MARTYRS.--"We believe in the Christian Church, but not in your Church."Half an hour elapsed: the inquisitors hesitated, and hoped that the prospect of so terrible a death would intimidate these youths. But alone t
- 121 CHAPTER IV.Persecution--Exertions of Duke George--The Convent at Antwerp--Miltenberg--The Three Monks of Antwerp--The Scaffold--The Martyrs of Brussels.[Sidenote: PERSECUTION.]The torrent of fire poured forth by the humble and meek Adrian kindled a confla
- 120 The people, however, antic.i.p.ated them. While the diet was deliberating what should be done with these ministers, the town-council of Nuremberg were considering how they should proceed with regard to the decision of the diet. They resolved, without exce
- 119 "You gained your pontificate like a fox," said the Romans; "you held it like a lion, and left it like a dog."Such was the funeral oration with which Rome honoured the pope who excommunicated the Reformation, and whose name serves to designate one of t
- 118 [250] Non era condessa, ni duquessa, mas era su estado mas alto. Ibid.From this period his choice was made. As soon as his health was restored, he determined to bid adieu to the world. After having, like Luther, shared in one more repast with his old comp
- 117 [Sidenote: THE MAINSPRING.]And vainly, indeed, would men endeavour to explain this great movement by mere human circ.u.mstances. Men of letters, it is true, sharpened their wits and discharged their keen-pointed arrows against the pope and the monks; the
- 116 [222] Reputabantur catholici ab illis ignari Scripturarum.Cochlus, p. 54.[Sidenote: OLD AND NEW DOCTORS.]Men of the lowest station, and even the weaker s.e.x, with the aid of G.o.d's Word, persuaded and led away men's hearts. Extraordinary works are the
- 115 [203] Sentinas, cloacas, latrinas,......stercora. Ibid. p. 63.[204] c.u.m suis......et stercoribus......relinquere. Ibid. p. 63.Cochlus is delighted at quoting these pa.s.sages, selecting what according to his taste are the finest parts in More's reply.
- 114 [184] Knapp's Nachlese, ii. 458.This was not enough. Having been convinced that the progress of heresy was owing to the extreme ignorance of the German princes, Henry thought the moment had arrived for showing his learning. The victories of his battle-ax
- 113 [166] Loci Communes Theologici, Basle, 1521, p. 35. This edition is very rare. For the subsequent revisions consult that of Erlangen, 1828, founded on that of Basle, 1561.The Wittemberg divine then proceeds to show how man is saved from this wretchedness.
- 112 A whole population excited, deluded, and unrestrained, had at once become tranquil, calm, and submissive; and the most perfect quiet again reigned in that city which a few days before had been like the troubled sea.Perfect liberty was immediately establis
- 111 [136] Non enim ad fidem et ad ea quae fidei sunt, ullus cogendus est......L. Epp. ii. 151.The next day was Sunday. On that day the doctor, whom for nearly a year the lofty ramparts of the Wartburg have concealed from every eye, will reappear before the pe
- 110 [Sidenote: NEW POSITION--LUTHER AND PRIMITIVE CATHOLICITY.]Accordingly, he rose on the 3d of March with the determination of leaving the Wartburg for ever. He bade adieu to its time-worn towers and gloomy forests. He pa.s.sed beyond those walls where the
- 109 But at the same time nothing appeared to him more urgent than to secure for others the liberty that he claimed for himself. He had not two weights and two measures. "Beware of throwing them into prison,"wrote he to Spalatin. "Let not the prince dip his
- 108 [Sidenote: IN THE ROMISH SYSTEM.]Thus fell the ma.s.s--the princ.i.p.al bulwark of Rome; thus the Reformation pa.s.sed from simple teaching into public wors.h.i.+p. For three centuries the ma.s.s and transubstantiation had been peremptorily established.[9
- 107 "But here is the difference, namely, that the symbols invented by men simply remind us of what they signify; while the signs given us by G.o.d, not only remind us of the things themselves, but a.s.sure our hearts of the will of G.o.d.[87][87] Signa ab ho
- 106 A fresh storm had just burst upon him. At last the Sorbonne had spoken out. That celebrated school of Paris, the first authority in the Church after the pope, the ancient and venerable source whence theological teaching had proceeded, had given its verdic
- 105 "For this reason my humble prayer is, that your electoral highness would remember the beginning of this affair--how a tiny spark kindled a terrible conflagration. All the world was at that time in a state of security. This poor begging friar (thought the
- 104 [49] At mihi non obtrudent uxorem. L. Epp. ii. 40.[Sidenote: STRUGGLE WITH MONACHISM.]There was, indeed, a great difference between the two questions. The marriage of priests was not the destruction of the priesthood; on the contrary, this of itself might
- 103 [28] Cervicem esse objectandam publico furori. Ibid. 89.[29] Nihil magis opto, quam furoribus adversariorum occurrere, objecto jugulo. Ibid. 1.[Sidenote: HOPE--SICKNESS.]Gentler thoughts, however, brought a truce to such anxiety. Everything was not storm
- 102 History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century.Volume III.by J. H. Merle D'Aubigne.PREFACE TO VOLUME THIRD.A spirit of examination and inquiry is in our days continually urging the literary men of France, Switzerland, Germany, and England to search
- 101 [906] O suavissima vitis, cujus vinitor, Pater, palmites vero nos sumus; stationem tuam ne deseras. (Ibid.) It was on the 22nd of August, 1522, that Ulrich Zuinglius, the Reformer of Switzerland, when he saw violent storms descending from the mountains on
- 100 [884] Venit puer, quam misisti, inter prandendum.... (Ibid., p. 209.) [Sidenote: STATE OF MATTERS AT LUCERNE.]Thus the crisis approached in Lucerne: the sh.e.l.l had fallen, and could not but burst. The guests read the pet.i.tions. "May G.o.d bless this
- 99 The reformed doctrine, ascending the Rhine, made its way as far as ancient Rhaetia. One day, a stranger from Zurich crossed the river, and waited on the saddler of Flasch, the frontier village of the Grisons.Christian Anhorn, the saddler, listened in asto
- 98 O n.o.ble army of the sainted host, Take pity on our doleful plight; Our cousin, our ill.u.s.trious boast, From life, alas, has taken flight.Expence we grudge not; cheerfully we'll pay For priests, monks, and nuns, in costly array: Yea, one hundred crown
- 97 [Sidenote: ARCHETELES.]The day following that on which Zuinglius received this mysterious letter, at the moment when Staheli was going to enter the church of Eau, a chaplain stopped him and said, "Make all haste and quit the house of Zuinglius; a catastr
- 96 [819] Infirmos quosdam nuper Christo lucrifactos sacerdotes offensos ea sentirem ex tacitis palloribus ac suspiriis. (Ibid., p. 9.) I could see, by the silent paleness and sighs of certain priests lately gained to Christ, and not well confirmed, that they
- 95 (Ibid., p. 159.) [804] Im ne in mentem eum admitterem. (Zw. Ep. p. 159.) The senate a.s.sembled: for the people began to be tumultuous. "He is a Lutheran," said one of the counsellors: "he is a propagator of new doctrines," said another: "he is a sed
- 94 [780] Quam concors sit Spiritus Dei, dum nos tam procul dissiti, nihil colludentes, tam concorditer Christi doctrinam docemus. (Ibid., p.276.) How well the Spirit of G.o.d accords, since we, who are placed at such a distance from each other, with no collu
- 93 The tumult increased; and there was reason to fear that, on Capito's departure, it would become still more serious. "I will be almost alone," thought Hedio, "poor I, to struggle with these formidable monsters."[759] Accordingly, he invoked the a.s.si
- 92 [738] Nun ist est um Min Zung ist stumm ........Darum ist Zyt Das du min stryt. (Zw. Op. ii, part ii, p. 271.) Canon Hoffman, sincere in his own belief, could not bear the idea of allowing Zuinglius to die in the errors which he had preached.Accordingly h
- 91 _The Monk_ (in a solemn tone).--"The pope is above the bishop. I enjoin you not to deprive your flock of this distinguished grace."_The Dean._--"Should it cost me my life, I won't open my church."_The Monk_ (with indignation).--"Rebellious priest! i
- 90 He continued thus to expound St. Matthew, according to the original Greek. He showed how the whole Bible found at once its exposition and its application in the very nature of man. Delivering the loftiest truths of the gospel in simple language, his preac
- 89 Seven centuries had elapsed since Charlemagne had attached a college of canons to this cathedral, over whose school Oswald Myconius then presided. These canons having degenerated from their first inst.i.tution, and desiring in their benefices to enjoy the
- 88 His favourite design was to form a society of well-informed men in his convent; and it was for this reason he had given a call to Zuinglius.Eager for instruction and reading, he begged his new friend to direct him. "Read the Holy Scriptures," replied Zu
- 87 [650] Omnium vere spiritualium et eruditorum admiratione Christum predicavit. (Ibid.) He preached Christ to the admiration of all who were truly learned and spiritually minded.[651] Nihil in sacris literis praeter Christum quaerendum. (Erasmi, Ep., p. 403
- 86 [628] Fabelgedicht vom Ochsen und etlichen Thieren, iez loufender dinge begriffenlich. (Ibid. p. 257.) [Sidenote: ZUINGLIUS IN ITALY.]In April, 1512, the confederates rose anew at the bidding of the cardinal, for the deliverance of the Church. Glaris was
- 85 In 1507 great excitement prevailed in the town of Berne. A young man of Zurzach, named John Jetzer, having one day presented himself at this same Dominican convent, had been repulsed. The poor youth in despair had returned to the charge, holding in his ha
- 84 Movements in Switzerland--Source of the Reformation--Democratic Character--Foreign Service--Morality--The Tockenburg--An Alpine Hut--A Pastoral Family.At the moment when the decree of the Diet of Worms appeared, a continually increasing movement was begin
- 83 [585] "c.u.m Caesar in templo adesset ... processit illi obviam Aleander." (Pallavicini, i. p. 22.) [586] "Festivissimo vultu." (Ibid.) [587] "Et undique pervulgata." (Ibid.) "We Charles Fifth," said the emperor, (then followed all his t.i.tles,)
- 82 _Archbishop._--"Ah, I fear they are the very ones which will be asked."_Luther._--"Then sooner sacrifice my body and my life--better allow my legs and arms to be cut off than abandon the clear and genuine word of G.o.d."[572][572] Ehe Stumpf und Stiel
- 81 If we do not maintain the decrees of our fathers, there will be nothing but confusion in the Church. The distinguished princes now listening to me take a particular interest in your safety. But if you persist, the emperor will banish you from the empire,[
- 80 A deep impression had been produced on the heads of the empire. Luther had observed this, and it had increased his courage. The servants of the pope were angry at John Eck for not having oftener interrupted the guilty monk. Several princes and n.o.bles we
- 79 a.s.suredly it might have been denied you, since every one ought to be sufficiently instructed in matters of faith to be able always to render an account of it to whosoever asks,--you above all, so great and able a doctor of Holy Scripture.... Now, then,
- 78 At length the doors of the hall being opened, Luther entered, and many persons not belonging to the Diet made their way in along with him.Never had man appeared before an a.s.sembly so august. The emperor Charles V, whose dominions embraced the old and th
- 77 Meanwhile Spalatin himself began to be troubled and afraid. Surrounded at Worms by the enemies of the Reformation, he heard them saying that no respect should be paid to the safe-conduct of a heretic. He became alarmed for his friend; and at the moment wh
- 76 [473] "Velut organum quoddam electum ad ill.u.s.trandam filii sui Jesu gloriam." (Erasmi Ep. v. 27.) [474] Vir est quem oportuit multo pretio emptum et servatum in terra.(Weismanni, p. 1436.) [475] Pomera.n.u.s est grammaticus, ego sum dialecticus, Jona
- 75 At this time arrived at Wittemberg a man who, like Melancthon, was destined to be Luther's friend through life, and to console him at the moment of his departure.[454] It was a priest of thirty-six years of age, named Bugenhagen, who had fled from the se
- 74 _Luther._--"In the evening when we are drunk; but in the morning we call ourselves Leo lord of all the lords."_The Pope._--"The Roman bishops, our predecessors, have been wont, on this festival, to employ the weapons of righteousness."..._Luther._--"
- 73 [Sidenote: LUTHER'S PEACE.]The man who was thus agitating the mighty of the earth was the only one who seemed to be at peace. The news from Worms were alarming. Even Luther's friends were frightened. "Nothing now is left us but our wishes and our praye
- 72 "Shall I enumerate all the crimes of this audacious monk? He sins against the dead, for he denies purgatory; he sins against heaven, for he says, he would not believe an angel from heaven; he sins against the Church, for he pretends that all Christians a
- 71 "What an excellent book that of Luther's on 'Christian Liberty,'" said he to the chancellor when he saw him a few days after--"what wisdom!what talent! what intellect! it is just the style in which a true scholar ought to write. Let unexceptionable
- 70 But the coldness of the Diet did not try the patience of the legate so much as the coldness of Rome. Rome, which had so long refused to take a serious view of the quarrel of the drunk German, had no idea that a bull of the sovereign pontiff could prove in
- 69 [373] Ab ordinis et Papae legibus solutus....quod gaudeo et amplector.(Ibid., p. 568.) [374] ....Compos mei non sum, rapior nescio quo spiritu, c.u.m nemini me male velle conscius sim. (Ibid, p. 555.) [Sidenote: CONQUESTS BY THE WORD OF G.o.d.]Thus both t
- 68 They may indeed refuse us the sacrament, but they cannot deprive us of the strength and grace which G.o.d has attached to it.--G.o.d has placed salvation neither in their will nor in their power but in our faith.Leave their sacrament, altar, priest, churc
- 67 [330] ... Sonderliche Gunst und Gnade zu mir unwurdiglich und den grossen Willen und l.u.s.t zer der heiligen gottlichen Wahrheit ... (L.Ep. i, p. 548, to John Frederick, 30th October, 1520.) [331] "a.s.siduo flabello ministrorum, illi jugiter suadentium
- 66 [314] "Und sollten's eitel Kinder in der Wiege seyn." (Ibid, p. 339.) "I am accused of rejecting the holy doctors of the Church. I reject them not: but since all those doctors try to prove their writings by Holy Scripture, it must be clearer and more
- 65 [298] "Oppressore, totius sacrae Scripturae." (Ibid.) [Sidenote: THE BULL BURNT BY LUTHER.]"Wherefore, I most humbly supplicate the most serene, most ill.u.s.trious, excellent, generous, n.o.ble, brave, sage, and prudent lords, Charles, the Roman emper
- 64 [282] Venisse eum barbatum, bullatum, nummatum ... Ridebo et ego bullam sive ampullam. (L. Ep. i, p. 488.) On the third of October he was made acquainted with the papal letter."At length," says he, "this Roman bull has arrived. I despise it, and defy i
- 63 [268] Rev. xxii, 11.Luther narrates his intercourse with De Vio, Milt.i.tz, and Eck, and then continues."Now, then, I come to you, O Most Holy Father, and, prostrated at your feet, pray you, if possible, to put a curb on the enemies of the truth. But I c
- 62 CHAP. VII.New Negotiations--Milt.i.tz and the Augustins of Eisleben--Deputation to Luther--Milt.i.tz and the Elector--Conference at Lichtemberg--Luther's Letter to the Pope--Book Presented to the Pope--Union of the Believer with Christ--Freedom and Bonda
- 61 [Sidenote: MELANCTHON'S VISIT TO HIS MOTHER.]The marriage of Melancthon gave a domestic hearth to the Reformation.There was, thenceforth, in Wittemberg, a family whose house was open to all those whom the principle of a new life now animated. The concour
- 60 [213] Sopra tutto musico eccellentissimo, e quando el canta con qualche uno, li fa donar cento e piu ducati.... (Zorsi. MS. C.) And above all a most excellent musician, and any person with whom he sings he presents with a hundred ducats.[Sidenote: ECK'S
- 59 He begins with the pope. "It is monstrous," says he, "to see him who calls himself the vicar of Jesus Christ displaying a magnificence, unequalled by that of any emperor. Is this the way in which he proves his resemblance to lowly Jesus, or humble Pete
- 58 [192] (Ibid.) [193] "Nolo nisi Christo protectore niti." (L. Ep. i, p. 148.) [194] Mea humana sunt; tu perfectior jam totus ex divinis pendes. (L.Op. Lat. ii. p. 175.) [195] Viam facturus libertati (cod. Bavar veritati) per maximos principes. (Corp. Ref
- 57 "It is necessary," said the amba.s.sadors of Francis to the electors, "it is necessary to prove to the Dukes of Austria, that the imperial crown is not hereditary. Besides, in existing circ.u.mstances, Germany has need not of a young man of nineteen, b
- 56 [158] Ibid. p. 281.The preacher continues. "There is no union closer, deeper, or more inseparable than that between food and the body which is nourished by it. In the sacrament, Christ unites himself to us so closely that he acts in us as if he were iden
- 55 CHAP. VII.Eck attacks Melancthon--Melancthon's defence--Interpretation of Scripture--Luther's firmness--The Bohemian Brethren--Emser--Staupitz.Eck abandoned himself to all the intoxication of what he would fain have pa.s.sed off as a victory. He kept te
- 54 The blows struck by the champions of the two systems had made a large wound in the papacy.CHAP. VI.Interest felt by the Laity--Luther's Opinion--Admissions and Boastings of Dr. Eck--Effects of the Discussion--Poliander--Cellarius--The Young Prince of Anh
- 53 _Luther._--"If the reverend doctor would attack me, he should first reconcile these contrary statements of Augustine. It is undeniable that St. Augustine has again and again said that the rock was Christ, and he may perhaps have once said that it was Pet
- 52 [94] Loscher, iii, 278.Duke George, though very decidedly in favour of Eck, did not betray so much pa.s.sion as his subjects. He invited Eck, Luther, and Carlstadt to dine together with him. He even asked Luther to pay him a visit in private, but soon sho
- 51 The discussion was opened by Eck and Carlstadt.Eck, for some moments, fixed his eyes on the books which lay on the little table in front of his opponent's desk, and seemed to give him uneasiness: they were the Bible and the Fathers. "I decline the discu
- 50 _Luther._--"How can I when the duke forbids me?"_Eck._--"If I cannot debate with you, I am not anxious to have any thing to do with Carlstadt. It was for you I came here." Then, after a short pause, he added--"If I obtain the dukes permission, will y
- 49 [Sidenote: LUTHER'S CONFIDENCE.]All Luther's friends did not share his courage, for up to this hour none had been able to withstand the sophistry of Dr. Eck. But what alarmed them most was the subject of dispute--the primacy of the pope!... How does the
- 48 [33] Video ubique, undique, quoc.u.mque modo, animam meam quaeri. (L. Ep.i, p. 274, 16th May.) The Elector of Treves, a man of wisdom and moderation, and a friend of Frederick, was willing to meet his views. He had no desire, moreover, to involve himself
- 47 History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century.Vol 2.by J. H. Merle D'Aubigne.BOOK FIFTH.CHAP. I.THE DISCUSSION OF LEIPSIC, 1519.Luther's Dangers--G.o.d saves Luther--The Pope sends a Chamberlain--The Legate's Journey--Briefs of Rome--Circ.u.mstan
- 46 [611] "Ne tam cito in Galliam irem." (Luth. Ep. i, p. 195.) [612] "Firma Christus propositum non cendi in me." (Ibid.) Luther at this time published the "_Acts of the Conference at Augsburg_." Spalatin, on the part of the Elector, had written him no
- 45 The first day Luther travelled fourteen leagues. In the evening, on arriving at the inn where he was to pa.s.s the night, he was so fatigued (his horse, says one of his biographers, had a very hard trot,) that, on dismounting, he could not stand erect, an
- 44 "My cause is in so much the greater peril, that its judges are not only implacable enemies, but, moreover, men incapable of comprehending it. However, the Lord G.o.d lives and reigns; to his care I commend myself, and I doubt not that, in answer to the p
- 43 Luther proves his proposition by a mult.i.tude of quotations from Scripture."Be pleased, then, to intercede for me with our most holy lord, Pope Leo X," adds he, "in order that he may not treat me with so much disfavour.... My soul seeks the light of t
- 42 (Math. 15.) The counsellors of the empire having intimated to the legate, through the Bishop of Trent, that Luther was provided with an imperial safe-conduct, and having caused it to be declared at the same time, that nothing was to be attempted against t
- 41 [551] Luth. Op. (L.) xvii, p. 183.CHAP. VI.First appearance--First Words--Conditions of Rome--Propositions to Retract--Luther's reply--He withdraws--Impressions on both sides--Arrival of Staupitz.The day of conference at length arrived.[552] The legate,
- 40 He went off. The Saxon monk, who had more discernment than the Roman courtier, thought within himself, "This wily Sinon has come along ill-prepared and ill-instructed by his Greeks."[538] Luther was suspended between hope and fear; hope, however, predom