Congratulations on the birth of anhalt prince, and news.
From the Hanig Collection at Kiel in Schütze, vol. II, p. 325; in Strobel-Ranner, p. 241 and in De Wette, vol. IV, p. 562 f., who compared Aurifaber, vol. III, p. 212. .
To the extremely dear brother in Christ, Mr. Nicolaus Hausmann, the faithful servant of Christ in Dessau.
Grace and peace in Christ! We rejoice greatly and all rejoice, better householder,
on the divine blessing with which GOD has blessed the very good and God-loving princes by the happy delivery and birth of the new prince and heir, and I ask that you will indicate to them our congratulations and prayers, that GOD, who began this blessing, may now complete it for His glory, and for the benefit and peace of the commonwealth, Amen.
There is no news except that which we believe dll know, namely of the new king of the Münster people and of the apostles of the same who have been sent to Soest, "where eight of them have been beheaded". Christ continue and accomplish his work, amen.
In Upper Germany there seem to be movements because of the imperial eight (bannum), which the imperial chamber court (Camera imperii), as they say, is initiating against the Zwinglian cities, but I fear that they rather want to attack us. May Christ reign and win, Amen. Fare well in Christ and pray also for me. Tuesday after Martinmas [Nov. 17] 1534.
Your Martin Luther.
No. 2087.
To Caspar Müller, Mansfeld Chancellor.
See St. Louis edition, vol. X, 1806.
No. 2088.