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Summary: Interpretive pamphlet by Erasmus on the true nature of pilgrimage, as espoused by Jesus in Matthew XI, 28. Erasmus says that true pilgrimage is undertaken with spiritual, and not with physical feet, and, that Jesus receives all sincere pilgrims equally, whether they be clergy or lay, rich or poor, etc.

Summary: Interpretive pamphlet by Erasmus on the true nature of pilgrimage, as espoused by Jesus in Matthew XI, 28. Erasmus says that true pilgrimage is undertaken with spiritual, and not with physical feet, and, that Jesus receives all sincere pilgrims equally, whether they be clergy or lay, rich or poor, etc.

Summary: Tract on the duties and responsibilties of civic leaders, and on the relationship between church and state, first published in Latin a year earlier.

Summary: Tract on the duties and responsibilties of civic leaders, and on the relationship between church and state, first published in Latin a year earlier.

Summary: Luther here offers his translation of the Canon of the Mass together with a brief treatise against the practice of private masses. Text in German includes Luther's German translation of the Canon from the Latin.

Summary: Luther here offers his translation of the Canon of the Mass together with a brief treatise against the practice of private masses. Text in German includes Luther's German translation of the Canon from the Latin.

Summary: Fuller explanation of Luther's 1519 sermon: Vom Sakrament des Leichnams Christi und von den Bruderschaften.

Summary: Fuller explanation of Luther's 1519 sermon: Vom Sakrament des Leichnams Christi und von den Bruderschaften.

Summary: First attack on Luther's "Sermon von dem Ablass und Gnade" (Sermon on indulgences and grace) by Johan Tetzel, a refutation of Luther's position.

Summary: First attack on Luther's "Sermon von dem Ablass und Gnade" (Sermon on indulgences and grace) by Johan Tetzel, a refutation of Luther's position.

Summary: Fifth printing of Luther's "Reason and Answer that Women may leave their Cloisters in a Godly manner".

Summary: Fifth printing of Luther's "Reason and Answer that Women may leave their Cloisters in a Godly manner".

Summary: This exposition of the Lord's Prayer had its origins in a series of sermons preached by Luther during Lent, 1517. J. Agricola published his transcripts of these sermons. Luther was dissatisfied with Agricola's edition, however, and re-edited the work. This example is from the seventh printing of Luther's edition.

Summary: This exposition of the Lord's Prayer had its origins in a series of sermons preached by Luther during Lent, 1517. J. Agricola published his transcripts of these sermons. Luther was dissatisfied with Agricola's edition, however, and re-edited the work. This example is from the seventh printing of Luther's edition.

Summary: Treatise on which books are to be considered canonical, by Andreas Rudolff-Bodenstein von Karlstadt, Luther's more radical Wittenberg colleague.

Summary: Treatise on which books are to be considered canonical, by Andreas Rudolff-Bodenstein von Karlstadt, Luther's more radical Wittenberg colleague.

Summary: This tract is in two parts. It deals with a funeral seen in the skies over Wittenberg, and other marvels seen in the skies in Switzerland. The first part is by Melanchthon, who believed in astrology, and it has not hitherto been reported in Melanchthon literature. The second part by Ulrich Murer also appears to be unrecorded.

Summary: This tract is in two parts. It deals with a funeral seen in the skies over Wittenberg, and other marvels seen in the skies in Switzerland. The first part is by Melanchthon, who believed in astrology, and it has not hitherto been reported in Melanchthon literature. The second part by Ulrich Murer also appears to be unrecorded.

Summary: Response by an otherwise unknown author to the in 1546 developing Schmalkald War. The author leans more towards the position of the Holy Roman Emperor, rather than to that of the Lutheran princes.

Summary: Response by an otherwise unknown author to the in 1546 developing Schmalkald War. The author leans more towards the position of the Holy Roman Emperor, rather than to that of the Lutheran princes.

Summary: When the time stipulated in the Pope's bull of excommunication had elapsed on December 10, 1520, Luther and some of his students burned the bull and copies of the canon law. This pamphlet details their reasons for doing so. This is the third (of three) printings of the first edition.

Summary: When the time stipulated in the Pope's bull of excommunication had elapsed on December 10, 1520, Luther and some of his students burned the bull and copies of the canon law. This pamphlet details their reasons for doing so. This is the third (of three) printings of the first edition.

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Summary: The Colloquy of Marburg was a meeting arranged at the initiative of Philip of Hessen in an attempt to forge religious unity in Germany and mediate theological differences between Lutherans and Zwinglians. Besides Luther and Zwingli, the meeting was also attended by Johannes Agricola, Johannes Brenz, Martin Bucer, Caspar Hedio, Justus Jonas, Philipp Melanchthon, Johannes Oecolampadius, and Andreas Osiander.

Summary: The Colloquy of Marburg was a meeting arranged at the initiative of Philip of Hessen in an attempt to forge religious unity in Germany and mediate theological differences between Lutherans and Zwinglians. Besides Luther and Zwingli, the meeting was also attended by Johannes Agricola, Johannes Brenz, Martin Bucer, Caspar Hedio, Justus Jonas, Philipp Melanchthon, Johannes Oecolampadius, and Andreas Osiander.

Summary: First printing of a rare pamphlet directed against Martin Luther. Wulffer calls Luther a false prophet and claims that his teachings contain no love, but only self-aggrandizement.

Summary: First printing of a rare pamphlet directed against Martin Luther. Wulffer calls Luther a false prophet and claims that his teachings contain no love, but only self-aggrandizement.

Summary: Luther's Consolation to the Protestants of Halle, published in 1527, provoked this reply from Agustin von Alveld, garuden of the Franciscan Monastery in Halle from 1524-29. Alveld condemns Luther's tract as "Hussisch," in particular with respect to his teachings on the sacrament. Alveld dedicated the work to Albert of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz.

Summary: Luther's Consolation to the Protestants of Halle, published in 1527, provoked this reply from Agustin von Alveld, garuden of the Franciscan Monastery in Halle from 1524-29. Alveld condemns Luther's tract as "Hussisch," in particular with respect to his teachings on the sacrament. Alveld dedicated the work to Albert of Brandenburg, Archbishop of Mainz.

Summary: Arsatio Seehofer had studied with Luther at Wittenberg between stays at the University of Ingolstadt. As Ingolstadt increasingly became the focus of the Catholic revival, Seehofer found himself under attack for his "Lutheran" leanings. This is a commentary by Luther on the seventeen points of doctrine that Seehofer was accused of violating. The work also includes a discussion of Paul Speratus' arrest by the authorities at the University of Vienna on similar charges. This is the second printing of these essays.

Summary: Arsatio Seehofer had studied with Luther at Wittenberg between stays at the University of Ingolstadt. As Ingolstadt increasingly became the focus of the Catholic revival, Seehofer found himself under attack for his "Lutheran" leanings. This is a commentary by Luther on the seventeen points of doctrine that Seehofer was accused of violating. The work also includes a discussion of Paul Speratus' arrest by the authorities at the University of Vienna on similar charges. This is the second printing of these essays.

Summary: This is the ninth printing, in the year of issue, of Luther's "Against the Heavenly Prophets", a work directed at Karlstadt and his followers.

Summary: This is the ninth printing, in the year of issue, of Luther's "Against the Heavenly Prophets", a work directed at Karlstadt and his followers.

Summary: Luther's last great reckoning with the pope, issued in the year before his death, is a particularly biting satire. In the tract, Luther attacks both Divine and ecclesiastical legitimacy for the papacy.

Summary: Luther's last great reckoning with the pope, issued in the year before his death, is a particularly biting satire. In the tract, Luther attacks both Divine and ecclesiastical legitimacy for the papacy.

Summary: Polemical tract, written in protest to the canonization of Benno, Bishop of Meissen, in 1523.

Summary: Polemical tract, written in protest to the canonization of Benno, Bishop of Meissen, in 1523.

Summary: First and only edition of an important source about the early relations between the Lutheran and Anabaptist movements.

Summary: First and only edition of an important source about the early relations between the Lutheran and Anabaptist movements.

Summary: Johann Eberlin von Günzburg was a former Franciscan who had left the order and joined the Lutheran Reformation in 1521. This is the second edition of his tract on the dangers of priestly celibacy. He himself was married in 1524 and had four children. The title page woodcut shows the wedding of three different priests, including one to a nun.

Summary: Johann Eberlin von Günzburg was a former Franciscan who had left the order and joined the Lutheran Reformation in 1521. This is the second edition of his tract on the dangers of priestly celibacy. He himself was married in 1524 and had four children. The title page woodcut shows the wedding of three different priests, including one to a nun.