B. Against the Reformed.
The first section.
The dispute over Holy Communion, its cause and progress.
A. How Ulrich Zwingli is to be regarded as the main author of this dispute.
B. How the people of Strasbourg sent Gregory Casel, professor of the Hebrew language, to Luther so that he would not write against Zwingli and Oekolampad, and what he answered, also wrote to others about the spreading sacramental controversy.
Luther's reply to the Strassburgers. Nov. 5, 1525.
a. Luther's Letter to the Strasbourg Preachers 1532
C. From Theobald Billicanus' correspondence with Urban Rhegius on the words of the institution of the Lord's Supper.
D. How Brenz defended himself against Bucer's accusation that the latter was not faithful in the writings of Bugenhagen and Luther that he translated.
13 Luther's complaint in his writing: "That the words of Christ, that is my body, still stand firm," that Bucer had taken the liberty of introducing sacramentarian error into the translation of Luther's church postilion and Bugenhagen's Psalter. St. Louis edition, vol. XX, 888 ff, § 316 ff.
E. How Urban Rhegius sided with Zwingli and Oecolampad in 1527, but soon adopted Luther's opinion.
17 Luther's report to Spalatin about how Urban Rhegius threatened to write against him and did not want to offend Oecolampadius and Zwingli. Anh., No. 1.
18 Luther's report to Wenceslaus Link about how Urban Rhegius had turned back and was now bravely fighting with him against the Sacramentarians. St. Louis edition, vol. X, 1532.
The second section.
The actions of the disputation in Bern.
The third section.
Of the efforts of Landgrave Philip of Hesse to settle the sacramental dispute and bring about a union.
A. From the Colloquium at Marburg 1529.
20. Luther's letter to Landgrave Philip of Hesse, in which he asks to come to Marburg, June 23, 1529; in two redactions.
33 Luther's letter to Jakob Probst, June 1, 1530, St. Louis edition, vol. XVI, annex, no. 2.
B. Landgrave Philip of Hesse's further efforts to unite at the Schmalkaldic Conventions of 1529 and 1531, as well as at the Imperial Diet in Augsburg in 1530.
42 Luther's doubts as to whether an alliance with the Zwinglians could be made. St. Louis Edition, Vol. XVI, 518.
The fourth section.
Of the Wittenberg Concordia diligently sought and also obtained by the Oberlanders.
Of Bucer's and Capito's correspondence with D. Brück and others, in which they pretend that the Oberlanders departed from Luther only in words, but not in matters.
54 Wolfgang Musculus wrote two exhortations to Bucer to refrain from too much zeal for the Concord.
B. How Luther wrote to the council at Frankfurt, Augsburg and Münster, and how the preachers at Frankfurt and Augsburg declared themselves in favor of the doctrine.
C. Of Bucer's and Melanchthon's meeting in Casse! in 1534. Luther's inclination toward the Concord and Bucer's proposed formula for it. 61.
Luther's concerns about the Lord's Supper.
63 Bucer's opinion of Holy Communion.
Luther's opinion of Bucer's explanation.
(See No. 41.)
65. "Bucer's Opinion." Excerpt from a brie of Melanchthon to Agricola. Early Feb. 1535 2056
Appendix to a statement by Luther about Bucer's opinion. Perhaps Dec. 17, 1534 2058
68 Melanchthon's letter to Brenz admonishing him from Concord. Jan. 12, 1535 2060
69 Melanchthon's letter to Brenz, to which he added Bucer's opinion. Early Feb.
D. Of the efforts of the preachers at Augsburg, Ulm and Strasbourg to promote the Concord.
74 Luther's Answer from the Augsburg Council's Advertisement Regarding Doctrinal Unification
84 Two letters, Luther's and Melanchthon's, to Martin Schalling in Strasbourg. Nov. 27, 1535.
E. How the Concordia finally came about in Wittenberg, since the Convention could not be held in Eisenach or Grimma due to Luther's weakness.
Included in this writing:
94 Bucer's letter to Luther. July 21, 1536 2122
F. From the letters of the cities of Augsburg, Ulm, Biberach, Strasbourg and Isny to Luther, because of their acceptance of the Concordie.
G. About Luther's action with the Swiss because of the Concordia, especially with the seven cities.
H. About the convention held in Zurich in April 1538 and the renewed correspondence between the Swiss and Luther..
The fifth section.
In 1542, the sacramental controversy was again addressed, and Luther was again urged to oppose the Zwinglian errors.
A. About the discord that arose at Frankfurt am Main over Holy Communion and Bucer's articles for its settlement.
117: Brück's report to the Elector on what Luther had done. of Melanchthon. Sept. 18 or 19, 1537 2171 118. Luther's short confession of the Lord's Supper. End of September 1544. St. Louis edition, vol. XX, 1764.
The sixth section.
Of some particular disputes and sects.
A. About the discord that arose at Tetschen in Bohemia between the Lutheran preacher Dominicus Beier and some others over the matter of the law.
B. The dispute that arose between Melanchthon and Agricola on the occasion of the visitation order written by the former.
127 Luther's letter to Agricola, asking him not to hinder the church visitation by arguing with Melanchthon. In the appendix of this volume No. 3.
128 Luther's letter to Melanchthon that he considered the dispute between him and Agricola to be only a dispute over words. St. Louis Edition, Vol. XV, No. 121, § 2.
129 Luther's report to Jonas that this dispute was soon settled. Anh., No. 4, § 4.
C. About the special sect of the Sacramentirs, which arose from Schwenkfeld and Krautwald, and about the enthusiasm of the Anabaptists.
131 Luther's letter to Hess on the same matter. Anh., No. 5.
132 Luther's distress testified against Joh. Hess that the Anabaptists had gained the upper hand in Silesia. Appendix, No. 6.
133 Luther's letter to Wilhelm Pravest, preacher at Kiel, in which he complains about the aergernifse caused by the abolition of the ceremonies and warns against the Anabaptist Melchior Hofmann. Anh., No. 7.
134 Luther's letter to Amsdorf that he could not write against Melchior Hofmann because of business. Anh., No. 8.
135 Luther's report to Wenc. Link on the steadfastness of the executed Anabaptists. Anh., No. 9.
137 Luther's report to Jakob Probst that he wanted to challenge the Anabaptists with the above letter. Anh., No. 10.
138 Luther's letter to Spalatin, with which he sends him the above letter on rebaptism. Annex, No. 11.
Appendix of several of Luther's letters.
2. to Wenc. Link. July 14, 1528. St. Louis edition, vol. X, 1533.