Christ His Son, and may He bless His word upon your lips. Amen. Grace be with you.
Brother Martin Luther.
547. LUTHER TO SPALATIN. Enders, iii, 343. (Wittenberg), April 21, 1522.
Greeting. Please send the enclosed books to my host in the realm of the birds/ my dear Spalatin ; I had no time just now to write him a letter. I have promised Mattis Buch- binder that he shall be bridge-master of Wittenberg when the present incumbent dies, if the thing is possible. He is a poor man and needs it, but if there is someone else better qualified I do not wish to urge his appointment. Do whatever you can and think you ought. I am returning Miritsch's ' letter.
I had a private talk with Carlstadt to-day, and besought him / not to publish anything against me, as in that case I should be compelled, though unwillingly, to lock horns with him. He almost took an oath that he is not writing anything against me, though the printed sheets that are known to be in the hands of the rector and the judges tell another story." I shall cer- tainly not suffer what he has written, even to avoid a scandal. They are trying to get him either to recall or to suppress the book, though I am not urging it. I do not fear Satan himself or an angel from heaven; how much less shall I fear Carlstadt! Farewell, and pray for the glory of the Gospel. Christ preserve our Prince for us yet a little while; this is my daily prayer. Again farewell.
Martin Luther.
S4a LUTHER TO COUNT LEWIS OF STOLBERG.* DcWctte, 11, 188. German. WrrrENBERC, April 5, 1522.
Grace and peace from God, and my humble service.
^Hans Ton Berlepsch, the warden of the Wartburg.
SMelcbJor Miritsch, ef. Vol. I, p. 149, n. $.
- Tlua unfinished work was confiscated by the university and parts of it already
printed were publicly burned in Wittenberg. A letter from the Wittenberg faculty to the Elector, setting forth the facts and enclosing excerpts from the work, ia printed by Barge, Carlstadt, ii, 56jff. Cf, ibid, i, 4S3ff-> Mfiller, Lutkar and KarUtadt, 124S., and CR. i. 570.
- A former student at ^ttenberg. Cf, Vol. I, p. 485, n. 3.
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