3 Luther's letter to Spalatin, Nov. 29, 1519. Walch, old edition, vol. XXI, 653.
The sermon of the reverend sacrament is under the press.
Luther sends letters to Spalatin, from which he can see that the Leipzig theologians claim that communion under both forms, which he does not command, but leaves to a concilium, is error and heresy, and also accuse him of being a Bohemian because of his origin, upbringing, and so on.
Luther's enemies accuse him of demanding communion under both forms and of being "Bohemian by birth. Luther gives news about his origin.
A "Schutzrede" for Luther's Sermon vom hochwürdigen Sacrament by Lazarus Spengler in Nuremberg has been published and also Luther wants such a German writing
(the "Declaration", No. 87 in this volume) because of the atrocious things which his enemies have brought forward about the Communion under both forms and its origin.
Luther sends him a copy of his "Declaration of Several Articles" etc.
The Bishop of Meissen has forbidden Luther's sermon in a public note. Luther wants to answer him. He sends the note.
Luther wrote yesterday the German answer to the note of the Bishop of White.
10 Luther's letter to Spalatin, February 11, 1520. Walch, old edition, vol. XXI, 672. (Because Walch here identifies the Tessaradecas with the reply to the note of the Bishop of Meissen, compare De Wette, vol. I, 408).
Luther's letter to Spalatin, February 12, 1520, in this volume, Appendix, No. 5.
Spalatin had come too late with his warning (Luther should not write violently against the bishop of Meissen); the writing (No. 89a) was already under the press.
Between this and the next letter, i.e. between February 12 and 18, 1520, Luther's letter to Spalatin, which is included under No. 90 in this volume, is to be placed. (Cf. the note to No. 90.)
Luther defends himself against Spalatin because of the accusations of vehemence made against him in his reply to
dm Stolpen's note. He repeats in the postscript that the German reply was almost ready printed (absolutis) when he received (on February 12) Spalatin's warning. Spalatin's advice had come too late.
13 Luther's letter to Spalatin, February 18, 1520. Walch, old edition, vol. XXI, 673.
Luther is of good cheer about the Stolpen affair. He wants to arrange the Latin answer as gently as possible and send it to Spalatin for review before it is printed. This would also have been done with the German answer, if it had not already been in print.