Margrave of Brandenburg,Henry of Saxony,and the Denmark into their bond.
Luther publishedhis Schmalkaldischen Articles in this year.
John Karg, who was later convicted of heresy,arrested on suspicionof false doctrine.
To the Serene High-bornPrince JohnFrederick,Elector of I at once sought an interview with MagisterGeorge Karg in the sacristy, and spoke very sharplyto him, in the presence of PhiHp, concerningthe note.
At first he tried to deny he had written it, but when it was found proven we ordered him to send us his opinionin few words, which he promised to do.
As we were discussing matters an officialappeared to take him to the castle and placehim in securityby your Grace's command, but upon our own responsibility we caused him to be taken to his lodgings.But soon after the baiHff immured him in the castle,which we are now gladof on our own account.
MagisterKarg did not write yesterday, I sent the two chaplains to him, in my name, to demand the promised document.
At first they were refused admittance, and no one was allowed to see him without an order from your ; but the bailiffchangedhis mind and sent for them, and theyinduced him to send me the enclosed.
I went to him to-daymyself,with Jonas,and talked with him, and found that the priest (PfafF), of whom he spoke in the document, was the true knave, and that he had been unjustly treated.
I am very angry that theylet him away from Freiberg, for it put the poor young fellow up to discuss matters in a way I never heard of before ; but seeinghe allowed us to pointout his mistake to-day,and confessed he had been twice led astray, we hope that he will be trulyconverted.
For he is an inexperiencedyouth,and perhaps at first objected to our persons, and then to our doctrine. with those who differed from us.
They firstdisparaged ourselves, and then plottedagainst our doctrine.
But in order not to make light of this peculiar assault of Satan, I shall not as yet ask your Electoral Grace to set him free tillwe have siftedthe matter thoroughly, for I have some strange thoughtsabout certain peoplewho are perhaps innocent.
But your Grace will know best how to conduct things in a princely manner.
The devil is in earnest, and sends his servants (amongwhom was certainly the Freiberg priest) among us, who creep in ungreetedby us.
Grace's obedient servant, Agricolaabused Luther's permission to lecture by disseminating his Antinomian errors ; Luther withdrew the permission.
I announced to the school rector,my Agricola, that you should discontinue the theological lectures which,at your request,I permitted you to deliver, and that henceforth you should entirely renounce theology.
I communicate this decision to yourselfin the present letter, so that you may know that in future you must receive permission from the University to hold such lectures.
What you may say against us behind our backs I neither can nor will prevent,but be upon your guard.
Pray and humble yourself beneath the mightyhand of Disputations with the Antinomians.
To the well-born Herr Grace and peace in Christ !