discomfiture and wrath of the Letter of congratulation.
Hausmann, grace and peace We are almost beside ourselves with joy at God's goodness in bestowinga son and heir upon the best of princes.
Pray give him our warmest congratulations, and assure him that we pray that God, who has given him this blessing, may perfectit to His honour and for the welfare of the land.
There is nothing new in regard to the new king in Munster and his apostles, whom he sent to Susat,of whom eighthave been beheaded.
Germany there seems a movement against the Imperialban, which the Court is about to declare againstthe Zwingliantowns.
I trust they are not aiming at us.
Christ reignsand cares for us.
Him, and pray for me too.
Tuesday after St. Martin's Luther wishes to discuss peace proposals with the Zwinglians.
Grace and peace to you, dear Jonas,but death to your stone, throughthe power of I am most anxious to have a talk with you and others before Philip sets out, only you cannot come to me, nor I draw up to-morrow shall be written down, and I shall retain a copy to show you and the others.
I shall not act alone,althoughI fear no agreement can be arrived at between them and us.
Philipalso says he will not take up this work on his own responsibility.
It is too great for even two or three of our most prominentmen to accomplish, so it seems as if our Philip'sjourneywould be fruitless.
I stick to my conviction even should the globe burst about my head.
Therefore come to me as soon as you can.
Luther announces the birth of a daughter.
I wish you happiness, my Jonas, on your ailment havingleft you, and I hope it may never return.
I must inform you that at twelve o'clock to-daymy third daughterwas born.
Prince Joachim of Anhalt was to be sponsor, but the weather may prevent his coming.
I wish you could be at the feast,ifyour health permit. MagisterGeorgewill have informed you of my opinion,which I ponder upon it,the greater is my distrust of this very doubtful union,for theyare so divided among themselves.
They wrote me that the Wartemburg thinks so highlyof Schnepf If this be so, what can be expectedfrom this part of North Luther retains his Roman
Catholic views on baptism.
High-born Prince, most graciousLord Almighty God has justbestowed a daughteron me through my dear Grace promisedto stand sponsor on this occasion,
Reformed theologiansof WUrtemburg, who had leaningstowards Luther's views of the sacrament.