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 senger is in a hurry. Say good-night to all and pray for me. We are all sound and well and live like princes. Kiss little Lena and Hans for me.

Your humble servant, Martin Luther.

852. JUSTUS JONAS TO WILLLVM REIFENSTEIN. CR., i, 1095. MAKBxntG, (October 4, 1529).

William Reifenstein, of a converted Jewish family of Konigstein, followed the Lady Anna of Konigstein to Stolberg in 1502; became tax collector there in 1508, died I5j8. He was a good friend of Luther and his circle. Enders, vi, 378.

The grace and peace of God in Qirist Jesusw When at Eisenach recently I promised, dear William, old friend and patron, that I would write you on occasion about the events of that convention of the scholars of Germany, which has now begun at Marburg under the auspices of the Prince of Hesse. Briefly, it was as follows : On the day * after Michael- mas we came to Marburg, and, to put it in a word, were graciously received by the Prince of Hesse with every sort of kindness, right royally.^ Comfortable lodgings had been pro- vided for us in the town, but the Hessian lord changed his mind and took us all to quarters in the castle and to his regal table. This was an honor shown in these forests not only to letters and the Muses, but to the God and Christ, Whose Word we preach. I hope that everything will turn out to Christ's glory.

On the Friday after Michaelmas those who are the leaders of the opposing parties conferred privately, by order of the prince, — Luther with Oecolampadius, Philip with Zwingli. But they failed to come to agreement, and the next day — ^the Saturday after Michaelmas — the colloquy was begun. It was not open to all, but was held before the Prince, and only the councilors of the Prince of Hesse, other councilors of im- portance, and those whom the debaters had brought with them, were admitted. On the one side were Zwingli, Oecolampadius and Hedio, and with them James Sturm,* head of the Strass-

■ In Greek.
 * September 30.

at Heidelberg, 150 1-4, then under Zasius at Freiberg. In 1517 he became secre-
 * Sturm (1489-1553), of good Strassburg family, a kinsman of Wimpfeling, studied

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