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in　the　pulpit；　the　Lord's　Prayer；　and　the　Creed。　By　this　means　he



sustained　many　of　his　Christians；　and　therefore　also　his



Christendom；　and　said　nothing　about　it　to　these　devil's　teachers。







Now　even　though　Christians　have　done　some　parts　of　the　papal



blasphemy；　the　papal　asses　have　not　yet　proved　that　they　did　it



gladly。　Still　less　does　it　prove　that　they　even　did　the　right



thing。　All　Christians　can　err　and　sin；　but　God　has　taught　them　to



pray　in　the　Lord's　Prayer　for　the　forgiveness　of　sins。　God　could



very　well　forgive　the　sins　they　had　to　unwillingly；　unknowingly；



and　under　the　coercion　of　the　Antichrist　commit；　without　saying



anything　about　it　to　the　priests　and　monks！　It　can；　however；　be



easily　proven　that　there　has　always　been　a　great　deal　of　secret



murmuring　and　complaining　against　the　clergy　throughout　the　world；



and　that　they　are　not　treating　Christendom　properly。　And　the



papal　asses　have　courageously　withstood　such　complaining　with　fire



and　sword；　even　to　the　present　day。　This　murmuring　proves　how



happy　Christians　have　been　over　these　blasphemies；　and　how　right



they　have　been　in　doing　them！







So　out　with　it；　you　papal　asses！　Say　that　this　is　the　teaching　of



Christendom：　these　stinking　lies　which　you　villains　and　traitors



have　forced　upon　Christendom　and　for　the　sake　of　which　you



murderers　have　killed　many　Christians。　Why　each　letter　of　every



papal　law　gives　testimony　to　the　fact　that　nothing　has　ever　been



taught　by　the　counsel　and　the　consent　of　Christendom。　There　is



nothing　there　but　〃districte　precipiendo　mandamus〃　＇〃we　teach　and



strictly　command〃＇。　That　has　been　your　Holy　Spirit。　Christendom



has　had　to　suffer　this　tyranny。　This　tyranny　has　robbed　it　of　the



sacrament　and；　not　by　its　own　fault；　has　been　held　in　captivity。



And　still　the　asses　would　pawn　off　on　us　this　intolerable　tyranny



of　their　own　wickedness　as　a　willing　act　and　example　of



Christendom　…　and　thereby　acquit　themselves！







But　this　is　getting　too　long。　Let　this　be　enough　of　an　answer　to



your　questions　for　now。　More　another　time。　Excuse　this　long



letter。　Christ　our　Lord　be　with　us　all。　Amen。







Martin　Luther；



Your　good　friend。



The　Wilderness；　September　8；　1530



















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