About the payment of the prince's gift (see No. 2041 and No. 2050) to Hieronymus Weller. About the landgrave's war march to Würtemberg, which ended happily.
Handwritten at Wolfenbüttel, Cod. Guelph. Printed by Schütze, vol. II, p. 310 and by De Wette, vol. IV, p. 551.
To the worthy man Justus Menius, the faithful servant of Christ in the church at Eisenach, his exceedingly dear [friend] in the Lord.
Grace and peace in Christ! Hieronymus Weller finally sends a letter and words of his reliability, as it were as an unworthy sinner. You, my dear Justus, provide that you justify him by the thing itself, namely by the grace and the gift of the prince. This messenger is reliable and faithful, to whom you can entrust the depositum of which you know. Until now, there has been no messenger to whom this matter could have been safely entrusted. It therefore falls to you to preach the Gospel to the poor as much as you can, even in this piece. It is shameful for me to write more to your faithfulness.
We rejoice that the landgrave, after things have been well arranged and peace has been obtained, has returned. God is evident
1) Ludwig and Walch: "samt".
the cause of it, who against the expectation of all has turned our fear into peace. He who started it will finish it, amen. Farewell and pray for me. Tuesday after Margaret [July 14] 1534.
Your Martin Luther.
No. 2075.