Das der frey will nichts sey : Anntwort D. Martini Luther ann Erasmum Rotherdam
De servo arbitrio
Summary: German translation by Martin Luther's colleague, Justus Jonas, of "De servo arbitrio". "De servo arbitrio (Concerning the Enslaved Will)" is considered one of Luther's greatest literary productions, and among the most important writings of the Reformation. In it, he defends the idea of the complete inability of the human being to please God, apart from Divine grace. His tract is a response to Desiderius Erasmus' "De libero arbitrio (Concerning Free Will)." Erasmus defends the view that salvation is by Divine grace, but wants to leave some room for a person's moral motivation.
Signatures: A-Z⁴ a-x⁴. Last p. blank.
Imprint: Place of printing and name of printer from colophon.
Illustrative and Decorative Content: Title within architectural historiated border. Historiated initials.
Binding: Bound in modern bordered and panelled calf, tooled in blind, and with gilt spine title: Luther.
Additional Details: At head of title, "Dem Erwirdigen Erasmo Roterdam/Martinus Luther, Gnad vnnd fryd in Christo." Dedicated to Albrecht of Mansfeld, by Justus Jonas.
Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
Stayner, Heinrich, -1548
Augsburg (Germany)
Jonas, Justus, 1493-1555
German
Free will and determinism
Early works to 1800
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536. De libero arbitrio diatribe
Sixteenth century
352 unnumbered pages
21 cm
Text
books
Quarto
This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Historiated title page border of Das der frey will nichts sey : Anntwort D. Martini Luther ann Erasmum Rotherdam
Benzing, J. Lutherbibliographie, 2211
Luther, J. Titeleinfassungen, 116a
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