...CTION The primary importance of this treatise for the present-day reader of Luther lies in its courageous interpretation of the sacraments. But it i... ... interpretation of the sacraments. But it is important also for its place in Luther’s progressive assault upon the total position of the Romans. In A... ... controversial works, and died in 1528. The title of the tract is Revocatio Martini Lutheri Augustiniani ad sanctam sedem [The Recantation of the Au... ...i Lutheri Augustiniani ad sanctam sedem [The Recantation of the Augustinian Martin Luther before the Holy See]. Its date is November 22, 1519, at Cre... ...hird came from the facile pen of Bertram Lee Woolf (Reformation Writings of Martin Luther: Vol. I, The Basis of the Protestant Reformation) and was ... ... in that church [at Carthage] to administer both kinds to the laity, even to children, indeed, to give the body of the Lord into their hands. And of ... ...land, 1957), p. 31. (Vol. 25 of Ancient Christian Writers.) 50 infanti, a child under the age of seven years. St. L. 19, 21 n. 2. 51 St. Cyprian,... ...6:22], into which his descendants have been received. Then to Moses and the children of Israel [Deut. 18:18], especially to David [II Sam. 7:12–16], ... ...lly claim to do this by right, that they pretend to be seeking the church’s welfare with this Babylon of theirs, and that they foist this fiction upo...

...Martin Luther goes through the seven sacraments of the medieval Catholic Church with his interpretation of the Bible. He teaches his opinions on the different pratices taken place within the Catholic Church and what they sho...

...Concerning Christian Liberty by Martin Luther A Pennsylvania State University Electronic Classics Series Pu... ...Concerning Christian Liberty by Martin Luther A Pennsylvania State University Electronic Classics Series Publicati... ...ty Electronic Classics Series Publication Concerning Christian Liberty by Martin Luther is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This P... ...as an electronic transmission, in any way. Concerning Christian Liberty by Martin Luther, the Pennsylvania State University, Electronic Classics Serie... ...zeal, calls His adversaries a generation of vipers, blind, hypocrites, and children of the devil. Paul, too, charges the sorcerer with being a child o... ...! In that glory none are worthy to glory, except the race of Iscariot, the children of perdition. For what hap- pens in your court, Leo, except that, ... ...ur person that I even hoped to gain favour with you and to aid you in your welfare by striking actively and vigorously at that your prison, nay, your ... ...he confusion of that impious Court will be advantageous to you and to your welfare, and to many others with you. Those who do harm to her are doing yo... ... and liberty, and filled full with every good thing, and is truly made the child of God, as it is said, “To them gave He power to become the sons of G...

...Excerpt: Letter of Martin Luther to Pope Leo X Among those monstrous evils of this age with which I have now for three years been waging war, I am sometimes compelled to look to you and to call you to mind, most blessed father Leo. In truth, si...

...Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Martin Luther (1535) Translated by Theodore Graebner A Penn State Electroni... ...Classics Series Publication Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Martin Luther, trans. Theodore Graebner is a publication of the Pennsylvani... ...ic transmission, in any way. Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians by Martin Luther, trans. Theodore Graebner, the Pennsylvania State University,... ..., as parents are with the dog that bites their little one, but the weeping child itself they soothe. The right spirit in Paul supplies him with an ext... ...r- ily entered the synagogues of the Jews and first brought to them as the children of the kingdom, the glad tidings that the promises made unto the f... ...the duties of a Christian husband, e.g., to love his wife, to bring up his children, to govern his family, etc., are the very fruits of the Spirit. Th... ...s it not amaz- ing that people hate the Law that promotes their safety and welfare, e.g., “Thou shalt not kill; thou shalt not commit adultery; thou s... ...s criticism proceeds from affection and a true apostolic concern for their welfare. He is eager to mitigate his sharp words with gentle sentiments in ... ...here is no bitter- ness in our heart. W e seek the honor of Christ and the welfare of men. We do not hate the Pope as to wish him ill. We do not desir...

...Preface: The preparation of this edition of Luther?s Commentary on Galatians was first suggested to me by Mr. P. J. Zondervan, of the firm of publishers, in March, 1937. The consultation had the twofold merit of definiteness and brevity. ?Luther is still the greatest n...

... e e e e e e r r r r r r A Treatise on Go od Works by Mart in Luther A Treatise on Good Works Together with the Letter of Dedication by ... ...er A Treatise on Good Works Together with the Letter of Dedication by Dr. Martin Luther, 1520 , translated by M. Reu is a publication of the Pennsylv... ...reatise on Good Works Together with the Letter of Dedication by Dr. Martin Luther, 1520 , translated by M. Reu is a publication of the Pennsylvania St... ...ay. A Treatise on Good Works Together with the Letter of Dedication by Dr. Martin Luther, 1520 by Martin Luther, the Pennsylvania State University, E... ... A Treatise on Good Works T ogether with the Letter of Dedication by Dr. Martin Luther, 1520 INTRODUCTION 1. The Occasion of the W ork. — Luther di... ...to this Commandment, consists in the faithful performance of the duties of children toward their parents, of par ents toward their children, and of s... ...ostering of godliness and discipline, like a mother who runs away from her children and follows a lover, and instead they undertake strange and evil w... ...do all kinds of works for the nour ishment of the body or for the common welfare, and whether they believe that God takes pleasure in them because ... ... this Martin Luther s Treatise on Good Works 26 last makes true, living children of God, the other only makes worse idolatry and the most mischiev...

...Introduction: 1. The Occasion of the Work. -- Luther did not impose himself as reformer upon the Church. In the course of a conscientious performance of the duties of his office, to which he had been regularly and divinely called, and without any urging on his part, he a...