Luther thanks for writings sent to him and report on the Wurzen dispute, and speaks sharply about Duke Moritz.
The original is in the Dresdner Hauptstaatsarchive, 9138, iol. 10. Printed in the Erlanger Ausgabe, vol. 56, p. LIV and in De Wette-Seidemann, vol. VI, p. 313.
To the respectable, highly esteemed Mr. Gregor Brück, the Right Doctor, Chancellor of Saxony 2c., my favorable master and dear cousin.
Letters from the year 1542. No. 2907 to 2910.
He himself did not know what they needed his unfunny youth for, but this does not excuse him, because he owes much more gratitude to this part, because he can always enjoy more than he was born with, if he had not become such a prince, when H. Friedrich and H. Hans seliger would not have stood by his father against H. Georgen Cain's fratricidal malice. Oh how such ingratitude shall stink in heaven before all the angels of S. Moritz and arouse a terrible anger against his cops. Praise be to God that we are worthy to receive evil for the sake of good, and that not we, but others [against] 1) us, are found 2) ungrateful. For this is a noble and precious treasure in the sight of God. Well then, may God strengthen, comfort and preserve my lord. Lord together with all of you in His grace and good conscience, and give to the bloodhounds of the Gospel of Meissen on their heads what such Cain and Absalom, Judas and Herod deserve, amen, and soon amen, in praise of His name, which S. Moritz is disgracing to the highest degree with this dreadful nuisance, and is singing such a blasphemous song of joy to the devil and all enemies of God. Midweek in Easter [April 12] early 1542.
E. A.
Mart. Luther.
No. 2908 .