“Finally, I see that I must add a good word of admonition to those whom Satan has now begun to…
“Third. Direct the examination also to your outward life and ask yourself whether you are showing love to your neighbor…
“First, since Satan through the ordinance of the pope has thrown the sacrament before swine [Matt. 7:6] by compelling everybody…
“In like manner you may deal harshly with the liars and hardened tyrants, and act boldly in opposition to their…
“You should rather tell them your reasons with fear and gentleness (as St. Peter teaches [I Pet. 3:15]), saying something…
“On the other hand, there are some who have heretofore not yet heard the gospel, and who would be willing…
“In the second place, if you want to handle the gospel in a Christian way, you must take into account…
“From ‘A Sincere Admonition…,’ 1522, Luther writes, ‘In the first place, I ask that men make no reference to my…
“Get busy now; spread the holy gospel, and help others spread it; teach, speak, write, and preach that man-made laws…
“For, since Christ is not only man, but God and man in one undivided person, he was as little subject…