Recommendation of Christoph Strobel, who was called to Freiberg as a preacher.
Handwritten in Cod. Goth. Printed in Welleri Opp. omn. at the end, p. 207 and in De Wette, Vol. V, p. 144.
Grace and peace in Christ! Christoph Strobel, who is known to you and to us, my dear Jerome, has been called to Freiberg by your Prince Heinrich, and is perhaps to be sent to Marienberg, about which you will hear more detailed information from him. So that he now also has my testimony, which he has urgently requested, I commend him to you, so that he may become more recommendable to all others through both your and my judgment or testimony, since we know him inside and out (in cute), that he is a good, godly, sincere and much too shy man to say nothing of his (special] 6) scholarship. Whoever does not love such a servant of the Word is clearly worthy of the presidency of the Concilium of Mantua,
5) In the album he is registered on 21 June 1536 as Sebastianus Matheus, Wittenbergen.
6) We have filled the gap by singulari.
that is, the pope, the liar and deceiver of the human race, or rather the mocker of the Christian church. Therefore, you will do what you can when your help is needed, as I know you will do. Greet all of us and pray for me. I am writing very briefly, because I am busy with other things of length, breadth, depth and beyond my strength; but of that at another time. Sunday after Antonii [19 Jan] 1539.
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