250 uavrent ov spintruan counset second letter to me, which was Sercer than the Sst, but it ‘wat not at hand v. Monday ater the Assumption of Mary, 1927+ Martin Lather, | have log sac received the quétion (whether fiproper furs Chi oes when n dager of dent) ha Youn shee ip Wen and sal og de a ten suivered if Alm not been scouring and has ‘me a0 hard that T'was onable to do much reading’ or ‘wring: Bede, TUwoughe dat Inasmuch as God the Father | Faso schiy endowed you with all manner of understan od truth in Che you weuld yours beable, with the aid. ‘i pian rac pd without my help dele and aver fich'squerton as thy and greater one to. you ive not Hopped ineting and have so humbly dlized 19 know ‘my open in this mater in order, as Saint ‘eal teaches again and again that we may all be found to have | ee ee Te ate St ce Se ee an reno Eoin Sete i ae Si s, so Setanta uly Chan Dern here runes SFT ee Satna ease 7 ae ep eat ve ete bee, SPR SSF ee oth cog reipEwte AND FAMINE os had it printed in case others may alo desire ar we such in- ‘Some it that one may not and should not fee under of death. They say tat because death isa punbhiment ‘God har sent upon us on account of our sin we shold remain Se ety ral Gad peti ou tm es fas wrong and nothing shor of un Sete iGo hove hd a oe ay Bs, Specialy iFane is not encumbered with Fam unable to erie the opinion othe group fr hey emphasize 4 good thing trong fldhand are fe daring tha all hadans have song, fre fi eta ore a mike fh 0 awn deny wh ei ‘ot all the saints and sll does so, Whe weald not ‘Tho areserely o's snd to espe doth and wing sb ‘nit the scourge of God in far as ts ay be done Adit ‘epsing God, sal mean bow’ wa caer al cat be copied Berta lag O Io is sténg in fl can dk poson without sulin it we vead In the last chapter of Mark but one wh i weal {in faith wl die of Beene he wae rong in faith Peter could twa on the ts, but when he doubted nnd was weak ints Reta and nist drowned» Wien srg man wells mh 2 \eak tan he must be cael not to wall tothe mit of his Strength est he walk the weak man to death. Christ dos not ‘wih his weak members tobe east away, at Saint Pl teaches In Rom, ch is, and 1 Cer, ch 1a ‘To pat the mater briefly and precy, there are two ways fying and fleeing death. The fen oct contrary to God's ‘Word sod command, ay when somebody who hat been n= efor the take of God's Word denies or reants God's ord in orto escape death. In sucha cate everyone has ‘ear onder and commana from Christ not to fee but rater to ‘Sey for he sayy "Whovoever tall deny me before meny im si Tae deny ute my Father wh in ene And “Spent afaid of tema that lil the body and ie meet hey can da inten thew anthem, meh preach and pasion, are so oblige to say and retain when thre peal of death, for there sear command of Chest, "The a oa Magnsgt uerrens of srumuruat couxsey sets eye eye ug seattle as Shoat ales aliens getters nce Wea et Sipe ceea inne tert Sean nc snecn see Seabee athe Zone autora tt Sees See ete Yo not eure ta sa becuse an adaquate manstry i proved irate atid arate Shoe esos selenite teeters Sele Boe am ah ch Fiber hluesarataedite Shae Pocbnsea ie Rania te se Sei eee Say ae ths ee ce meer Se ae eae Seca ee cee tee Sere ie ae eee ‘les alas So Saint Peal sys in Kom ce 13, “Cover meter op tmetas feats Fema eR Reet eat ce Srublerene) Siena mene wie Toee Ot ee mene ae ‘ica th ah tea dt Sree hie irre eee ede arls on, everest ee pecans ere tere ee ect at ae late pplaces in order that the community may be well cared for and Peet hr ae en eat St maura STi i hw erotics snip aa astra ty seiymciee ee te eee Several Gr anes ee gre Seta anwar ues ees doce eosin stent emer Chet ilcis ceri mieten pecan meee Some a dere Chea nara TEES wns SENSE RR sepa an mal ae bound ead oan Sparano man vie cats Fists rh aaa by Sat aa stay eo Sle le alc a be ‘Sreanhicplase pam Moma decom ees Sour a? tectaresy ate Sesotho Sil ace ld rey fat a er Bore es ma a s Ra ey garam acne rs areal alse Gerda o ecg ne rats ted pe fase tea het boty oe hi pee a wang r TS Len a ria he skal ch ca tw Bebe eae St wax el ee Fee a eatin coh eto obee Nonny meictbediarthenct entle beybay ands fike'to be helped ‘a Se che yn te ph te pace ate etn BoE See dcr a a ey ate Seno aetna often ewes aly eee ere ere ee See ee ee a a Coase ee a ty Gol me ke Tene patent "te ter la (eh ss Sir el Gol tn ne ine seen rl fi eae Eup for adegote iste Tne toot sparred oe ge ay Gnu aa ot ST hxc Coda mg fs SASL Marion 2c Rs tre Sone ball and cheese we Ca ee ee ind cea See ee ee eT Cade SSL eg Sa Bia ae be See rea a rt ae Fea rT at ve ek at ly nace a nase dea oie oes Perr as sai294 unrrens ov seunirvat coumsen eee ‘ded ths canbe done without prejudice or inary tote owe Se aawe cis oie nue -Eenracgemens ath were scan be done without duadvantage fo sa cea nie coe iSeries cnen te Byitieeetgteasiors ee haere ers Sime soreness fees Se peg teman ng Sg seep ees Aezng om death snot wrong inal Abraham was a great eee See Reba Sven meccasees Een airs cme oro aarti Eh tciarn lat oats pd ris Sele ig Jain» The Ris prope: Bato, when et womens ii ender ae Gramarete Sees ae oe eae Sorin oe neice meh ine eee See ulcanpe meio ah wate bat of ting leds ane of pect Pe vases Gerace cheers ieileeceniaeeeemen srt, ‘the fhmine, the swerdy and: te gore Eis Geico a eee Ewes oer 7 ae riDEMie AND FAMINE a sa we readin Generis? Why, then, should one not fe from {he nome Beata? Am To suppace that a var ar the Turk comes, no one should fe from avila or fown but must swat Gat puntshment there at the hand af the nrord? Very wel ‘Let him who bo strong in fit stay, but ler him not conde freies punishment of God oat fvmebody flint lake, Beshould nots out but allow hssel to doom 3 punish ‘ment from God? Well f'you are abl, doso without taping Gol etter dwt thy ar ale do Ag ft ‘rests ig of r wounded ox bitten, mist he s90id Blac ad and sf, “It Gods postmen, and so T shall ‘Sadure i unt ie bea ull"? Col and frst are also God's Ent thin re alio great pudshments and fre of martyr ‘Why, the, do you eat and drink and not allow yoursel tobe Dunthed by these ont they stop of thee own accord? This odo wil finally carry uso fr chat we wil abolish the Lord rebing? "Delivers fom ev, Amen” Inatmoch ag ll kinds of el are God's poniments and we ald heer ogee oe dee om el a aldo avld ete Yoni Gots pte, What "From all dus we can conclude that we should pray agaist allimanner of el and should alto defend ouncve agains cil Insp far as we are able, proved tat in ding so we donot act gaint Ged aT have afd above God deter that we uer Gl ade vercme by tau defense wil oot ew ‘Accordingly let. ‘be guided by this, Hfanyone i boo ip remain pe of death nor to serve eh, et ‘iim commit Rime to God's Keeping and say: “Lord, Tama in ‘hy hands Thou has obligated me t serve here. Tay wil be on fe Tam hy oar cea, Th cn a or pre Serve me here at well Sr FT ere fn duty bound osu ‘water, thirst, oF some other danger.” On the other handy if [nyore isnot bound to sere his neighbor and sin potion to Gene aoe. “Sate “oie a,236 Lartens of spnniruat counset eens ci coum Mo Cae hag op Soainsse eee gate eg fo i peatate Soeaiees ana he shaie aeeae ee ata a cag Ml Eater oetercemenhe ee eae toe te eas Feira tok ee ee cme wt ig ww eget at ssretantete Hiahoneh ie eer aie tenngey beepers Ge omy Wie tate nae Mace Peete ee eer sree oh Stet fare Hig abe clea trae at arene it give him wo eat and Eni without fogard to the danger SEYeRG la Scie ea re iear ese hes po dees ae Ser eae fas egret et Epaice gry sruncatmeccmees Sen re aan eee rae pus aire ahr eee ‘us SE ae Se serarie ca Ses eB mot atone nha ee teeta eeten oe Shs Seer GR cease ne She tne arian anos moist Saree is ae eae es ee tne eae pope Rs Se artes Elo ih ee Bie prisneg tial xe Eis aos epi aa Seta alte oe ea Seen ct teen cee oa Se CSE eres Sem ae in em ee es Ses i keto ae eee Se nae Settee Teo ripewte AND rasune 37 olng whe le wh ar accepting the gol Bat len go: Rey bitte ar vores "Tobe dre, itwould be good, pralseworhy nd Chat or soy ln that i doo to pak vn fort ‘allntenane of community howe and hap and for people iSeuatiern ena a all he ek ean be ude Ee al Homes and commited there. This what out foecther de sired and intended when Gey abled so many foundations, espa and irri oder that very cen woud not I mains pit oygehery er Ts altogether ‘creryone should kelp and contbte Herat to tele stppot epecally the government. But where {here are no such ination (andere are fw a hem), exch oft bis nei mr sd tl eso ie tte at due it of losing salvation and God's favr: Here we favera word and commandment of God: "Love hy nlghbot fs thyself and Mat che 7, “Al things whatocve Ye would ‘hace shoul do Fo, do ye cvenso to teen Whe er ining t de (i a tne of pestilence), ssc tll sy sett then, Sake pegurtons fo Souneas the diese, and ature ourselves, tspecally hase af us who Ihave such responses toward others at entoned above), {Ra we can le Bs, We hl be cote y oot ‘arainty that it God's punishment sent upon isnot ony © ‘usd but a ost lr fa and ovens ore That we may see and know what our attude toward God, fd uve fre that we may se what our ade toward our neighbor. Although I believe that every pestilence, Iie other lagi pend among the people by, it ‘who paton tie alr or trachow exhale @nokome breath [Rj deadly plow into ners bade, nerertes ie slo Gods wil and apisent Accordingly we sad a aban eee fw ei, $s Bane Join teacher “Becauee Chat aid down ee ‘Ne ought oly dows our ve fr he bree ‘te sick sue fear and terror into anyone's hear et such «person be of good courage and a acgthen and condort RESP it Redacted rare Sle fr ths ear, terry and horor The dev ms very od Seah hg a Set ree npg tl Cd ad Baer ges eae298 unrvens ov seumiruat counsay Se aan sn cr ig pert in Sie de ee Rute ered ree aera Sorter amt coti da waneuilg ci on eee ert a lomo eine cane i Gee oo eae ee ieee rea a ete seek ont pon des dee setae Sarna eee torsades seal rearing hc aed er Saver sieyee cine tent eee ti FA ae a eee soon aina 08 Ym fa, cel Bea op Seis Den oe occa Lrg aries ace he aperihaett ie recat es Snes ecco go iors ens Solio he ty esoah male Haters sede | an eect ie Some ere oar ieee See pep pac bemeredora ase Sand ony eh ys ay Eamonn enemas Sete ec eel ihe ei ep anger Neve as poker rit leone peae et ESLeusis due ertes ates ol echeateree Pee ie meee mah uo se Pace et oe Sie Sa Sees onic Deere ee ese cere ne dni Oo eb mates Grete Se a tack the ded si se me rein chk oak bo th ta oe GE es mripewic aso vase 20 ‘enyd What in there tat con fighten sor over fo se Seren tet fro bear ae ‘Shining fete A ada hat ik ae as ae fr att a Snbe tice ew ot it Bape ces ii poceed bei coon te caer saat corte RERTT dal wll ak en hat ssi whe vin ines” nado SPURL fe he val tit tng ae Ses 0 et eee era akc ae ee ee ree SAS rete GS eh ones pe Sees CE at i katong ee steel een eit ha tere a Pe a a te Pe SECS peat core tay tae Se Se Sea ae ae Se eee a ter ate EPGcrai wat ral pc, pohecte ad nes Eee et aD a a ae aor ce at ae nena ee Se Sr pea Plo ey hve oat ‘Seal tad Gees up tomeh eta ote ee aa erate ec a Gopal so trp wma Serkan oe tak ra Slee tr Berta tata els econ stow email uh pb ae Sr La wei MLA poe Soot ia noi ian cecasy unrnens ov sniniruat courte Ses pan tyed th you slog God remained ‘wih his promise? Do you not realie that you would be ‘rounded fy oumnds of ago woul tp ye pee erties andere 1 yen oe Thu angle charge ver then, to keep thee i ll chy ‘ways. The sal beat dhe p i her band est hou dash thy ‘Rot against stone. Thou shalt wead upon the lon and adder. ‘the young ion and the drgon shalt thou trample underfeet."© ear fends lew not be oo fatal ae forsake thse whom we have ligation and thamefliy fe btn the devils terror, whereby we would pve him please and easion to mel wwf Ged nd lf banged doabedly be dipleased and digusted Is certanly true that Snyone who despises the abundant promis snd commands a ‘Got ad eaves is neighbors inthe are wil be gully of break {ng all the divine Commandment and wil be regarded at 8 ‘Murderer of is forsaken neighbor. Then I fese, he promine wil be tamed sbout snd tasformaed in terible gest 20 {atthe palm wil be directed against sucha person: “Cursed ihe ht comidth nat the oor br fu and rake ‘hem, The Lord wil not delve him inde of tomble, bt will labo flee fom him and forsake hi. "The Lard wil not prearve fim and keep him alive no wil he bless him upon te ear, Set deer initia ee oe Lordi ‘ot srengthen him upon the bed hing, nor ransom [bed i hr ican’ ™4"For with what mesture ye met shall be measured to you again, Te cannot be otherwise, Thi ivtemble to hear, more terrible to expect, most terrible to txpeiene, I God takes sway his td sha fo what can yo ‘Spe rt shes dvs ad all cic’ be ve neighbors ar forsaken contrary to God's Word and ‘command. Te wl more. Teappen to each Sod every ‘te unles he hones repent what he ha done Tisow very well hat Chit himaelfor hit mother were now il everbody would be so devoted ato wish to help and serve Everybody wold ry to be bold and brave. No one would want torun away. Everybody would come running. Yet they Jo not hear what he hie saya “inasmuch ac ye have done i wato ‘eat est a hse ny bredren, ye have done tnt me." ‘Aad when he spoke ofthe fst commandment hese, "The Organ, MCL PLguiog. Mate 7 Ma aay PIDente AND rastne Pa sete on Tr a ne iter geht ae ts sein Sik oe eee eat Cae Sis rep ies rsiioncs SOE Staabieutee reed fe ha Pues a ea Sora ne ond re Oh at hid caecum arate She eesrniene toe eeag osm Syl aigee pene earnest Soe ee Ce ee pte ae ae Eee aera olsen ity ects Soraueime'y emceroaeee Shimane Ger ouls me Peer rorameratrd ER iec er san ea torre Sete heaatarcn enema aoa te niente! oer ey Pere Se eee ea Rae fei tnt oe rbaacatareate Sepes cate eae Pir korea Syed reo Sie candice nce Erm Ponies ies Sousa POR es ee ies : a So goenemena ray cureeras ees Borne ee ‘lothng and shelter, be Footardy fon ay ad sy, God wif, ce cena ornnr cane ttomeraeees, Sheeruevcansaatiecant ‘ss ean the pestilence a available became infect and ete ser who woul have ‘emained sive the Bal taken eae of is body ashe onght So foes aetown ion fre, and sy, “if God town without water and without quenching the Names." IPN yn end Tat Soul nt be wall ane, Us ke whatever ma 1 you, Fur Br howe, ye wel dre Boll pebons al ples wee Jouarenot needed or where your ndlghbor has recovered Act ‘Sone ho wold lie ep put ot generale What & the penilence, after al, but ¢ Be which consumes body and 1a Fea of won od stra, Meanwhile think ha: “Wie ‘God's perninion the enemy has sent poison and deadly dung Son and Kw pry Gol fat he maybe econ {82 posi The, ol amine par he Se ‘Sud fale medicine, snd avoid placts and prot where'l'amn 1c nied i ode ha tay at ae el a tat ‘Rrough me others may not be infected and inflamed with the ‘ult tha I become the eae of thelr death trough my neple gence If God wishes to tae me, he willbe able to ind es At {Ese have done what he gave me todo and ar responsible Sete fry own deat she death of then. Hat bor neels me Tahal ayoid neither person nor place but {alte to vt and hep ir," as has already been sid, Behold, this fra tue and God fearing faith which & neler folhardy tor uch and doesnot tempt Cod. ‘Whoever hat sacambed tothe pestilence and hat recovered sold ewe aod peopl ane slant have hem fear without necy. Although be, isto be helped and not ‘rake in his need, as has been sai wen he hae recovered {hom his line he masts conduct hac he relations with ‘thers that noone ls uneceaanly endangered on his account (fel es benune of him, "He that loveth danger” say the ‘we many “shall perish therein I the people in » town #0 ‘pete ema tt thy were ai ih when the need of ne 1 careful when there was no teed aad hep to one another in counteracting the Poton ‘hetever pone, death would indeed be ight in sacha town, Bor whenlt happen that some ofthe people are too earful ad fee fom thelr neighbors in ne of eed while others are 50 feathardy that they do not help to counteract the disease but Eripnuie Axo vawote 23 rate pend the dev wl ae adage of thes mortality wil certainly be high Both are very injurgas fo God and man, the former by feafales sot later by ‘empting Gad, 80 the del chases the people who fee and "estas the people who stay, and no one escapes hs clutches. raat ce rae, hey ci te ps lentil dente Reser, go out among other pople, find think tha i hey can infect and dete ots wih Ut fleknes they will themseives get dof ft and become wel, ‘Wid his nation they Requent Sects and howe inthe ‘dang other or thi cdr and servants with the pstlence fd thus saving themselves, 1 can wel beove thal te dev ‘blige and hele to further this notion that actually comes fo pas Tam abo tld thet some individual are so depertely Wwitied that they carry the polence among the people and Inte houses foro othr esson than tat they replat that tae dlseae has not struck ther, and so they spread the pasence ie rea re ay ges meme lathes or goats fn soitebody's room T do not know wheter L Should bev ths or not IF it's te, To tot know whether ‘we Germans are human being or devi. To be sure, there are Inmderaycoane ae a wd peopl, a eds ot Inctive:Ierich people are found my suggestion that the judge should sci them by te hai and am them over {othe hangman’ as veal, maliious murderers and sour ‘What are they but anatns ina town? They are like sins so nlang kien = pron meal cat caot be ‘Tetermined ho did it So thee people infect cid here and ‘woman there and nobedy knows how it happened. Mean: ety gpa inughing. te had t= good ded. Te would be beter to ive among wil beat than among such spurred not know how fo uel ese murderer cy pay Ho attention. | commend them tothe government, ‘whl must take care of them with the hep and counsel at of ‘hisilam, but ofthe hangman. God himself commanded is the Old Testament that lepers be removed from 2 eamuniy land be reguzed to Hive outude ofs town im order to prevent {infection We have even more season to dots inthe pret dangerous scknes. Whoever gett should at once remove ‘Rimsif or be removed fom contact with other people and should qulkly sek elpin the form of medicine He ould be ‘kien not forsaken in hi need as T have made sufienty24 tnrrens oF srinsruan counset ‘Ses ete ede ccghennota ations aroe ares Sores Gone ues Ye aaa ox a arrears Mean tes SEEICAS usp tome fotos Eve cetera td ate ae etre Spouse na Tater Eig sng a at eg eb erp tara seer Martin Luther. ‘TO NICHOLAS HAUSMAN. August 2, 1829 A pie of twat called the “egeliche Schwyesuch,” ‘Enlh sean sas, eet trea son parts of omany tt eof aid eg ge mie a of ‘eg er tat in Zeon amd pelea ig do dy (gst) tenet aie Car hr ‘ages half of te dae wf ar aos te dae Ata and ht om ees fe eet of the mind nthe Bo. (enn Cai, 7, BV, gbe140 (Grace and peace in Chit ey dea Weta Although 1 had nothing of importance to writs, 1 did not si i weer np Zea wot eer om ‘hse Man} lat tats epee ere am ton bet ‘To'no believe it Our prefer has race Hil il with hs ‘on imaginaon be had ao other sypons ef nes except hi ‘in idea Por fhe are real beginnings ofthat dscasef ‘ould ave hd it often during these last three years or more, ‘Bromlant aight | broke ot ina treat and awake tend ‘y thoughts began fo wouble me. IFT had given way fo ther, Omit Ni etn (WA, NAIL, 9-9) he appended Een wch h pe ataon ol td parse oe ‘ede dco trl eon Beech an whe ee Chapter PIDEMIC AND FAMINE 4s 1 should have taken to my bed, a ther who make marys of Siem hve doe, rite ths that yw may join me in ling the people not tobcafaid and aot tlw ft ought tng dowk pen them anlles which they do nor yet have. We have trosel, limon by fore, many who fad ready taken to thet bo ‘ith he sweating Aurogalion Bled Dr Bruck= tater Christan and otters They noe igh about tad Fy that hey would perhaps sl bein bed if they had not ben roused. No that {tinh the dese sould be made ight, Bis necenary to dutingush carefully beesse wes hak tore pope cata the nce om naga ad far than fora actual contagion. Imagination brags onthe aac, lhe tnt of in fected ‘cae, pray for me, singe, and "i il avec inf myname. Chr the Lars be'with you. Amen ine cei mrs "erin, highbora Prince, mow qracous Lords Le ee eer ‘Te isnot clear rt wh eat Jobm Ceri (1490-1548)