How can the nobles expect to procure Philipsfor such a beggarlyservice ?
St. Ambrosiuses will satisfy, then let them supplythem themselves.
When a pastor pleasesthe Jesus and is faithful to Him, then a nobleman, who is certainly of much less importance, ought also to be pleasedwith him.
A princerejoices when he has three outstandingand competent nobles in his government, and exercises patiencewith the less giftedwho fill up the gaps.
But they expect to have the best of everything,forgetting they are far from that themselves,and have no desire to be.
You must arrange these matters yourselves,for we are overwhelmed with business from every country, so that we have no rest.
This letter may be read by princes and lords,or wherever you desire.
I have no objections.
My beloved brother in Christ,grace and peace in I intended answeringyour letter,dear Capito, and sendingit through the Frenchmen to whom you introduced me, but they may perhaps tell you what they have seen and heard themselves.
It is a great effort to me to arrange the different parts of my books I would rather see them destroyed,for I scarcely care to own any of them, except that on the bondageof the will ^ and the I have remitted the matter to Cruciger, who will see ifanythingcan be done.
I heard that you would help also,but at the same time Jesuswould not permityou to work in vain.
I have heard about the Augsburg devil,but we shall look to Him who began his work. the righttime and not tarry.
I am convinced that you and Bacer are actinghonestly, and all who speak or write to me think the same.
Katherine thanks you for the gold ring,and I have never seen her more annoyed than when she found it was either stolen or lost through her own carelessness (which I hardly believe, althoughI alwayscast it up to her),for I assured her that this present was sent as an omen that your church was at one with ours, and this is a great sorrow to the poor woman.
I write thus to you to let you see our hearts are set on unity. May Christ Himself conclude the matter.
But one thingI must add, do not send anythingelse to my wife, in case of aggravatingher sorrow.
Christ is sufficient for both parties.Greet all belonging to you warmly, and bid them think the best of us, as we do of them.
His seal on this desire,to whom, with the Father and the Holy Ghost, be gloryto all eternity.Amen.
Luther thanks him for Latin translation of Psalter.
To the celebrated poet of our day, the honoured Hesse, my beloved brother in the Grace and peace in our Psalter,cherished brother in the Lord, and have read it with great delight, and will alwaysread it,so much do
I prizethe labour you have expended on the book which is so dear to me.
I thank you from the heart for enablingme to see this beautiful and sacred poetry which was so loved by the I laud and admire the industryof those who by translation,explanation, or other means try to elucidate this exquisite poetry, although all may not be alike fitted for the task,for we cannot all do everything.Therefore
I praiseyour work with all