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 shall be helped." We ought to be God's children of faith, in true confidence. But if we are to have a league, He will send us one without our seeking it or worrying about it, as He promises in Matthew vi/ "Have no care ; all this will come to you if you seek first the kingdom of God"; and St. Peter says," "Cast your care upon Him, for He careth for you" ; and Isaiah," "Who art thou that thou fearest mortal men?" In the landgrave, who has made one serious error, no such trust is possible, especially since he shows no evidence of a change, nor of any repentance or regret

I have desired submissively to write all this to your Grace, hoping that Christ has already put more and better counsel into your Grace's heart. We pray and will pray, and shall be heard, that God the Father of all grace may counsel us and keep your Grace against all the crafty assaults and at- tempts of the devil. Amen. Your Grace will graciously not take this letter of mine amiss.

Your Grace's humble servant, Martin Luther.

832. GASPAR CONTARINI TO THE SIGNORY AT VENICK Brown, 1527-33* no. 460 Rome^ May 24, 1529.

Yesterday in chapel the Emperor's ambassador * told me that Dom. Andrea dal Borgo had received letters of a recent date from the diet at Spires, announcing its determination to give King Ferdinand 16,000 infantry and 4000 horse for the ex- pedition against the Turks. With r^;ard to the Lutheran affairs, it was decided that until the next council, which will be held within a year, all persons are to follow their own fashion, but, on the other hand, that the masses are to be re- established in those places where the Lutherans suppressed them, because they were more powerful there than the Roman Catholics.

833. THOMAS LIPPOMANO, PODESTA AND CAPTAIN OF FELTRE, TO THE SIGNORY OF VENICE.

Brown, i527-33» no. 462. Feltre, May 26, 1529.

A trustworthy person, who quitted Trent on Tuesday mom-

^ Matthew ri, 33. * Itaiah li, i a.

•I Peter V. 7. «Mai

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