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 194 LUTHER'S CORRESPONDENCE AND UL others will sometime be ashamed of their madness. All gc men love Luther's boldness. I doubt not that his prudei will prevent faction and discord. I think we should mai try to instill Christ into men's minds, rather than fight w professing Christians, from whom no glory or victory will obtained until the tyranny of the Roman See and that of satellites, Dominicans, Carmelites and Franciscans, I mt only the bad ones, is abolished. I do not see how that ( be tried without serious disturbance. Farewell, excell< Father, to whose kindness I am aware that I owe much.

Erasmus of Rotterdam.

157. MOSELLANUS TO JOHN LANG AT ERFURT.

Kolde: Analecta, 8. Leipsic, May jo^ l!

Peter Schad, or Schade (c. 1493-April 19, 1524) of Bruttig on Moselle (hence Mosellanus), matriculated at Cologne 1512, taugh Freiburg 1513-4, in April, 151 5, settled at Leipsic, and became profe at the University in 1517. Cf, Allen, op cit, ii. 517. Mosellanus a supporter of Luther at the Leipsic debate, at which he presided.

Our Martin^ has been again cited to Coblenz by Cha von Miltitz without the authority of our bishop and to the g indignation of Frederic. May Luther make it turn outbj for the sophists. But their plans are vain, for the elector not expose an innocent man to this ambush, but will have will avenge this rascal deserter from his native Germany, will soon see the letter of Erasmus commending inno Martin to the hero Frederic. It cannot be had now. As as I see, the debate will not be affected by the guile of tl men, for I have hitherto heard nothing about moving it.

158. LUTHER TO JOHN LANG AT ERFURT. Endcrs, ii. 69. Wittenberg, June 6,

Greeting. We have heard of the death of Dr. Trutfet May God receive his soul, and forgive him all his sins us all ours. I send what you see, not having anything d

lOn this. Smith, op. cit,, 95.

'A premature rumor; Trutfetter waa ill and died about December x.

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