Luther asks him not to be used as a mediator between the Cardinal of Mainz and Anton Schönitz.
In Lindners Mittheilungen, II, p. 30; in the Erlanger Ausgabe, vol. 56, p. 199 and in De Wette-Seidemann, vol. VI, p. 166.
To the noble, reverend prince and lord, Mr. Georgen, provost of Magdeburg, prince of Anhalt, count of Ascanien and lord of Bernburg, my gracious lord.
G. et p. in Christo and my poor pator noster etc. Sublime, highborn prince, gracious lord! I notice that my ungracious lord, the bishop 2c., Antonii Schenitz wants to bring things in delay, and, as I am always concerned, the atonement and goodness, to mockery
3) That is, to have moles for sale. Cf. St. Louis edition, vol. XVII, 1079, note 2.
Letters from the year 1536. No. 2207 to 2210.
of the wretched and also mine. Because he again threw the rope over E. F. G.'s horns and brought it back to him, he can probably find and lay so much business on E. F. G. daily that E. F. G. has to make out of one fortnight five 2c. F. G. daily that E. F. G. must make four, five 2c. Fortnight, and when he finally sees his time and mood, he may also reward E. F. G. once, like M. Georgen, 1) Schenitz and others more. For he does not only have the suspicion with me, but a big enough cry that he is not to be trusted, and if God already gives him a true word, one should probably not find those who believe him. Therefore, it would be my heart's desire that E. F. G. would leave the man idle and let him be a holy and pious cardinal, where it would be possible for a cardinal to be holy and pious. For they are not called Cardinales a quatuor virtutibus cardinalibus, as the work praises the master and the fruit the tree. Therefore, my request is that E. F. G. let things go and come to an end; where skin and hair is not good 2) 2c. I have to let this go out a bit now, so I will take the Cardinal with me, as God wills, amen. E. F. G. I am willing to serve. Hiemit GOtt befehlt, Amen. The S. Timothei [24 Jan.] 1536.
E. F. G. williger Martinus Luther.
No. 2208.