...ederick C. Ahrens and Abdel Ross Wentz INTRODUCTION The primary importance of this treatise for the present-day reader of Luther lies in its courage... ...rimary importance of this treatise for the present-day reader of Luther lies in its courageous interpretation of the sacraments. But it is important ... ... for the present-day reader of Luther lies in its courageous interpretation of the sacraments. But it is important also for its place in Luther’s pro... ...ion in both kinds and other weighty subjects: here I must take pains lest I listen in vain to these “eminent teachers” 8 of mine. A certain Italian... ... friendly and an unfriendly spirit? A fine fellow, indeed, as you know! But listen to our distinguished distinguisher of “kinds,” 17 to whom the dec... ...anwhile be devising a new one. I too am desirous of seeing these illustrious leaders in battle decorated with many honors. Therefore, while they murm... ... passage itself and the sentences following plainly show, as I have already stated, 31 that Christ is speaking of faith in the incarnate Word. For h... ...ds, but about the contempt and envy between rich and poor. The text clearly states: “One is hungry and another is drunk, and you humiliate those who... ...o be the church, or the heart of the church, the “spiritual” estate and the leaders of the church, when they are everything else but that. This is i...

...Martin Luther goes through the seven sacraments of the medieval Catholic Church with his interpretation of the Bible. He teaches his opinions on the different pratices taken place within the Catholic Church and what they should or do represent. The book is seemingly set ...

...“Rise up then, you popish flatterers, one and all! Get busy and defend yourselves against the charges of impiety, tyranny, and lèse-majesté against the gospel, and of the crime of slandering your brethren. You decry as heretics those who refuse to contravene such plain and powerful words of Scripture in order to acknowledge t...