The Elector asks the theologians for ecclesiastical intercession because of the Brunswick war.
The concept is in the Weimar Archives, Reg. H, pag. 1079. Printed by Burkhardt, p. 479.
You have undoubtedly also heard more about the warriors that Duke Henry of Brunswick has dangerously and fraudulently assembled, so that he has now turned to the land of Brunswick, which we and our kinsmen agreed to deliver to the Emperor at the Imperial Diet now held at Worms. Mas. on the same negotiation, in the confidence that her Imperial Maj. Maj. would have it accepted by her appointed commissioners within a month after the act has been decided upon, and if it is done, we consider it all the more so.
1) Luthers letzte Streitschrift, St. L. Ausg., Vol. XVII, 1494, No. 1456.
For, the said of Brunswick would not have undertaken to reconquer the same country with the deed in such a way. Since this did not happen, however, and he now has the advantage, regardless of the action decided by the emperor, even of her emperor's harsh and severe penal mandates, he has nevertheless obtained the right to take back the land. Maj.'s harsh and severe penal mandates, he nevertheless has some advantage of his actions, to speak in a human way, to create his will, before one may rise to a substantial resistance against him. And since the Landgrave and we are now in daily preparation of our people for resistance, to which our dear cousin, Duke Moritz of Saxony, is also preparing and showing himself no less friendly with his kind help, we are in comforting hope of God Almighty, to meet him by his divine help in such a way that his conduct shall be broken in a beneficial way, which we graciously hope to receive from you, since without a doubt many a speech will occur to you and 2) to the other scholars of our university. And since all comfort and help from God is to be asked and waited for, and since these actions also have all kinds of strange appearances, whether it might be a prelude and a beginning to further emphasis, which God graciously will turn, after all kinds of dubious practices have been carried out for a while, we 3) quite graciously request that you have us, our country and people in your prayers to God, that he may be the right and supreme warlord in this (thus) his own cause, and that he may control and increase his and his dear son's, our Lord Christ's, and his limbs' enemies and adversaries with earnestness, and that he may not let them prevail in their iniquity and will of courage, nor maintain the pressure, but may strengthen us and all his own with right faith, and also grant correction of our sinful life. We also wish to decree that the people be diligently exhorted and urged to prayer and at the same time to correction, and finally we wish to inform D. Pomerano, Magistro Philippo Melanchthon, D. Creutzinger, Major and others of this letter of ours, according to (still) your concern, as from our command. In our gracious opinion, we have not left this undisclosed to you, as we are inclined to do so with grace and all good. Date Weimar, Saturday after Michaelmas [Oct. 3] 1545.
2) "and ... and" == both... and also.
3) "so we desire" set by us instead of: "and desire" in the Concept.
Letters from the year 1545. no. 3261. 3262. 3263.
No. 3261.