The American Biblical Repository Devoted To Biblical And General Literature Theological Discussion The History Of Theological Opinions Etc PDF Download

Excerpt from American Biblical Repository, Vol. 12: Devoted to Biblical and General Literature, Theological Discussion, the History of Theological Opinions, Etc;; Vols; 12; Nos; 23;, 24; Whole Nos; 55;, 56 During the diet at Spire, Luther, at the request Of the elector, bad sketched the heads of a remonstrance, which the princes were to draw up in form and present to the legislature and the emperor. Considering all the circumstances under which it was composed, it is one Of the noblest documents ever written. It is inserted entire in Von Gerlach, Vol. IX. P. 183 - 86. It is too condensed to admit of abridgment, too closely woven together to allow of selections, and too long to be copied entire into this article. Let the reader peruse it just as Luther wrote it, and see how calmly, dispassionately, I may even say, sweetly, this great man would speak, and yet with the most unwavering decision, at a time when every thing be valued was in imminent peril, and he was exposed without human aid to the vengeance of the mightiest monarch of the age. February 24th, 1530, Charles was crowned by the pope at Bologna, and though all the subsequent German emperors were Roman Catholics, this was the last time the ceremony of the coronation was performed by the pope. The elector of Saxony was earnestly advised not to attend the diet at Augsburg, but he had no intention Of showing the white feather on such an occasion. On the 14th Of March, he sent to Luther to draw up a creed to be presented to the diet as the Protestant confession of faith. Luther immediately com posed seventeen articles, which, having been received by the elector in the city of Torgau, are known by the name of the Torgau articles. These seventeen articles are the groundwork on which the famous Augsburg confession was afterwards con structed. They may be found in the Leipsic edition of Luther's works, Vol. XX. P. 1-3. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.