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 raculous. Two thousand copies are being printed by Thomas Anselm.*

It is said that at Vienna you saw visions in the sky," namely flames and conflagrations. I, too, would like to see them; perhaps my tragedy is contained in them, as it was in the former ones. Farewell and pray for me.

Martin Luther, Augustinian.

240. LUTHER TO JOHN LANG AT ERFURT. Enders, ii. 364. Wittenberg, March 21, 152a

Greeting. I think, reverend Father, that you received my letter from Brother Martin Benedict. We have no news. My answer to the damning theologs is in press. My friend Eck goes to Rome to arouse the forest of Lebanon.* But I be- lieve that even Rome is subject to Christ, the Lord of all, who, if I am worthy, will act for me there also, but if I am unworthy will not act for me even here. Pray the Lord for me that I may sometime become good and plead his cause worthily in this unworthy age.

I commend to you the wife of Dr. Thomas Eschaus/ for I think the woman has either already died or will die to-day,- as she has no hope of life. Farewell in Christ.

Brother Martin Luther, Augustinian,

241. LUTHER TO MARTIN SELIGMANN AT MANSFELD. Enders, ii. 367. Wittenberg, March 25, 152a

Greeting. Thanks for your gift,' dear Martin. The same monster was sent me before, and I am now answering it, expecting my pamphlet to be published to-morrow. There arc many here, and even in the elector's court, who think

lA publisher who started at Strassburg, 1488, then removed to Pforzheim and Tubingen, and at this time was at Hagenau.

These were described as occurring at Vienna, January 3*7, 1520, in a book by John Virdung of Hassfurt.

^Reference to Judges, ix. 15? On Eck's trip to Rome and its effect. Smith, p. 96.

^Eschaus or Esch, matriculated at Cologne 1491, came to the Uniyersity of Wittenberg in 1502, where he acted as notary, and took several degrees, indudiof bachelor of canon law 1504-5, and doctor of medicine September 13, 1518. He continued practising and teaching privately until his death in 1535. He frequently attended Luther, who considered him the best local physician. Smith, p. 94. Archiv fur Reformationsgeschichte, vii. 256.

&The Condemnation by Cologne and Louvain.

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