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Luther's Correspondence and Other Contemporary Letters (2)
Luther's Correspondence and Other Contemporary Letters - 2 Author:Martin Luther Volume: 2 General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1918 Original Publisher: Lutheran Publication Society Description: Vol. 2 translated and edited by Preserved Smith and Charles M. Jacobs. Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. Whe... more »n you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: It remains for you to accept the task of securing from the Elector for John Bugenhagen one of those stipends that have heretofore been thrown away on the sophists. For next to Philip he is the best professor of theology in the world. I hear, nay, I know, that there is danger he may be carried off to Erfurt, and I wish him to be kept here; who knows how long I shall be allowed to stay? More about this, perhaps, another time. Farewell, and pray for me. Martin Luther. 557. LUTHER TO, SPALATIN. Enders, iv, 22. Wittenberg, November 3, 1522. ... In translating the Old Testament I am only in Leviticus. It is unbelievable how I have been hindered by letter- writing and business and social duties and many other things. I have now decided to shut myself up at home and hasten the work, so that Moses may be in press by January. We shall publish this separately, then the historical books, and finally the prophets, for the size and cost of the books makes it necessary to divide them and publish them a little at a time. Farewell in the Lord, and pray for me. Martin Luther. 558. POPE ADRIAN VI TO FRANCIS CHIEREGATO. RTA., iii, 39o. Rome, November 25, 1522. On Adrian VI, Pope January 9, 1522, to September 14, 1523, cf. supra, Vol. I, p. 256, and G. Pasolini: Adriano VI, Rome, Loescher, 1913. On Chieregato, supra, Vol. I, p. 357. Letter of instruction for you, Francis Chieregato, concerning certain things which you can say orally to the prelates, princes and representative...« less