Fables. Fable, how the devil wanted to imitate God and make a man out of a block of earth 13, 1631; of the hares (in Aristotle), who took upon themselves to preach to the lions in order to make them pious 13, 1164; of a bishop, who dreamed that he had lurked behind the door, what Mary would bring to the infant Jesus to eat 13, 152; how the devil struck a man on the mouth, who did not kneel down, when one sang: "The Son of God became man." 13, 48. Where the devil seeks to overthrow our faith by his clever fables, produced by human reason, we should be well grounded in God's word and hold fast to it. 12, 700. Clever fables, which Thomas Muenzer with the rebellious peasants, the Anabaptist mob, Arius with his followers and the pope have given. 12, 698 f. Clever fables are the beautiful words and sermons that have a great appearance of wisdom and holiness, and naturally please man. 12, 698. Fable of a bishop of Merseburg, whose good works far outweighed his sins, after St. Laurentius had thrown a chalice on the scales, which was made in his honor 11, 2367: of the knight Tondalus, who had to go over a narrow bridge with a burden on his back.
Faber. D. Faber of Vienna is subject to prove from Theocritus and Virgil that in the Sacrament the word means to sacrifice. 1, 903. Johannes Schmid [Faber] of Costnitz. 8, 1029. Faber of Vienna is dead, who wrote so many tasteless books and had so many godly people martyred. 21b, 2571.
Faber, Franciscus. Luther would like to know who Franciscus Faber Silesius is. 15, 2543.
Luther thanks the widowed Electress Elisabeth of Brandenburg for allowing the city of Prettin to appoint Johann Faber as preacher. 21b, 2957. Luther and Melanchthon recommend Johann Faber as preacher to the council of Amberg. 21b, 3066.
Faber, Wendalin. Luther recommends the Wendalin Faber as a teacher at a German elementary school to be established. 21a, 852 f.
Fabius. The Romans boast of their Fabius that he deprived Hannibal of victory by his hesitation. 5, 1548.
Fabri. Luther recommends to Spalatin Laurentius Fabri as preacher for the nuns in Cronswitz 2c. 21a, 861 f.
Facultätszeugniß. Facultätszeugniß for Heinrich Schmedstädt, who was appointed professor in Rostock 21b, 2768; for D. Joh. Marbach 21b, 2846 f.; for Hieronymus Nopus 21b, 2906 ff; for Friedrich Bachofer (Backofen) 21b, 2909 ff.
Falk. Luther and Jonas ask the Elector to let Caspar Falk keep his leasehold. 21b, 2335 f.
Fall. The fall is very easy and soon, when the pretext of God's word and will is added to that which otherwise carries the desire. 1, 194. These are the two dreadful cases, so that a man perishes to the abyss of hell: the first, that
he falls from Christ; the other, that he becomes hardened in unbelief. 8, 535.
Fallacia. Not all sentences that deal with God and divine things can be put into syllogistic form, and if this happens, they make a fallacia. 12, 1668. what is a fallacia figurae dictionis. 12, 1668.
fall. Even if the godly fall into sin unawares, they still receive forgiveness when they are raised up again through faith in Christ. 9, 700. The pastors should punish harshly those who have fallen, but when they see that they have fallen into sadness, they should begin to raise them up and comfort them. 2c. 9, 730. Even though we fall from time to time out of weakness, God wants to lead us out again through his Holy Spirit, so that we do not remain in it. 13, 394. Although Christ causes His own to fall, He is there quickly and causes them to rise from sin. 9, 1457. Even high and pious men have fallen by God's counsel and doom, lest they should be proud, nor exalt themselves in their gifts, but be afraid. 22, 78. We may fall, but we must not be slaves to sin; the kingdom of Christ is a kingdom of righteousness, not of sin. 9, 1456. Even if you fall, the gospel, this mercy seat, remains standing forever; therefore, as soon as you come back and stand up, you have grace again. 11, 1790. God is well pleased with sinners who fall, but he still wants them to know it and to strive to improve themselves and become more and more complete. 12, 448. Even if I stumble and fall in sins, I shall return to my baptism, since all my sins, if not washed away, are forgiven. 12:1143 If they that are fallen hear the word of God, and repent, they receive the Holy Ghost again: but they that hear not are lost. 22, 380. Some, as soon as they see that not all Christians are holy, but stumble and fall, think that there are no Christians and that the gospel is lost. 12, 453. Though we sometimes fall through weakness, yet by repentance and faith in Christ we raise ourselves up again, that we perish not in sins. 6, 1604. A Christian can fall, but he immediately feels this poison and is sorry. 9, 1457. Even if Christians stumble and fall into sin, they will be forgiven if they get up again and hold on to Christ. 22:460 Right Christians are also weak and often fall, but they rise again from sin through repentance and faith in Christ.
false. The great multitude of false Christians soon grow weary of the word of God and count it a burden to hear it. 5, 259: Those whom the devil captivates with false doctrine and false speech, he makes deaf and blind, so that they do not respect nor hear the holy Scriptures. 5, 294 We always pray against the false teachers, and because God hears the cries, the false preachers and the red spirits must in time be put to shame. 5, 295. A false preacher's heart is so minded: he seeks to seek his own honor. 5, 301. Godly and sincere people have no ruin to fear so much as the deceitful presentation of false religion and doctrine. 4, 421.
False. The false and deceitful, because of their powerlessness, need violence to protect their falseness. 4, 783.
False believers. We cannot avoid outward fellowship with false believers, but we should not accept their doctrine, nor should we keep company with them in it. 5, 304. If one associates a lot with false believers, he will eventually become a part of their false teachings, lies and error. 5, 305.
Falsehood. When the wicked begin to feel offended, their falseness comes to light. 4, 411.
fast. One should not fast for the purpose of earning something by it, as by a good work, but only so that one may remain equipped and skilled to act on God's word. 19, 1017. He who gives money may not fast; he who has sinned against the pope's imposed fast may be forgiven for money. 18, 1550. Christ did not fast of his own accord, but was led by the Holy Spirit into the desert, where he had to fast because he had nothing to eat. 12, 1279. St. Peter does not set a certain time for fasting, as the pope does, but rather sets it up for each person to fast in such a way that he always remains sober. 9, 1146. If you want to fast rightly, think that you are a pious man beforehand, and that you believe and love both rightly. 7, 525. It is good that one fasts; but that means fasting rightly, that one does not give the body more food than it needs to maintain health 2c. 9, 986. 1146. The Carthusians, who want to lead the strictest life and go in hard clothes, do not fast right, but
Fasting, the. Fasting, masses 2c. do not make a conscience of comfort. It has no reason, because they are without the word of God. 4, 1392. Fasting should only be for the body's sake, to cut off its lust and causes for lust from the inside, as faith does from the inside of the heart. 7, 527. Such fasting is to be praised, since one patiently suffers want and need for God's sake. 12, 1279. The right Christian fasting, which Christ means, is that you discipline your body and keep it moderate. 7, 524. Your worship should only be faith in Christ and love for your neighbor, not that you do God service by fasting. 7, 527. We do not condemn fasting and other pious practices as damnable things, but we teach that we do not obtain forgiveness of sins by them. 2c. 9, 119. It is not good that a commandment of fasting be laid upon a whole multitude or congregation, because we are so unequal among ourselves, the one strong, the other weak. 9, 986. 1146. From the strict fasting of the papists, miserable murder and corruption of the youth has resulted, for all have been forced to observe the same time and the same diet. 22, 991. St. Jerome wrote that he had made his body so bad with fasting that he had become like a Moor; nevertheless, he had dreamed that he was in Rome at the singing dance among the metzes. 9, 1159. The papists do not seek with their fasting to resist the works of darkness, but when they have fasted their time, they indulge all the more shamefully. 12, 1072. To the papists' fasting is also added the shameful abuse of seeking great merit with God, thereby atoning for sin and reconciling God. 7, 522. The papists' fast is to deceive God with the larva, that such a life, eating and drinking to the best of one's ability and filling the belly, should be called fasting and a good work. 7, 522. The papists' fast under the name of fasting has been a pure frat, and not fasted, but mocked God and the people. 7, 522. In the practice of fasting, watchfulness and work, one should look only to the courageous and lustful Adam, so that the tickle may be warded off by it. 10, 1353. No commandment of the church, no law of any order may set fasting, watchfulness, and work higher, than as far as it serves to curb or kill the flesh and its lusts. 10, 1353. The fasting of the Jews is not such a lying fast, as the majority of our priests and monks have been, but from morning until night.
Fasting, the. Christ fasted forty days and forty nights without food or drink, and neither required nor imposed such fasts on His disciples. 12, 1278. The fasts should be free, arbitrary, for days and food, forever. 19, 601. The fasting that is not done by one's own choice and devotion, or enforced by man's command, rhymes with the example of Christ. 12, 1278. A right fast is to suffer all kinds of misfortune and adversity, imposed by God, which is painful to man and he would much rather be subjected to such. 12, 1279. The Scripture holds out to us two kinds of good fasts: one that one willingly accepts to dampen the flesh in the spirit with work 2c.; the other that one willingly endures in want and poverty. 11, 534. Now the papists have all become well Lutheran, and none of them thinks of fasting anymore; they let our parish priests have a right daily fast in their place. 7, 522. The holy fathers, the bishops, abbots and prelates, have strongly attacked the fasts at once with ten and twenty dishes, so that some threshers would have enough of them for three days. 7, 521. Luther says: I may freely say that I have never seen a proper fast among the papacy, for they have prepared a meal with delicious fish and the strongest drink. 7, 521. In addition to the great fasts and the two weekly fasts, the Advent has found several special saints who have also made a fast out of them.
7, 521. In addition to the major fasts, every week two days are set aside for fasting in the papacy, Friday and Saturday, and finally the four gold fasts or emergency fasts. 7, 521. The great fasts are first kept for fourteen days, then they are extended to four weeks, and finally they are prolonged to forty days. 7, 520 f. The forty-day fasts arose from the heretics. 8, 524. The passage of Zech. 7, 5. about the fasts is famous in the church of Pabst; moved by it, they also instituted the quarterly fasts. 14, 2062. It is a lie that it is said that St. Peter instituted the fasts and that it is a commandment of the church in case of mortal sin not to eat eggs, butter, milk, meat inside. 19, 601. It is pure deception of the devil that the pope sells letters and gives permission to eat butter, meat 2c. during the fasts, since it is previously permitted by Christ. 19, 601.
Fast day. Three days of fasting belonged to one fasting day. To a collation there were two jugs of good beer, a jug of wine, gingerbread or salted bread, that one could drink well. 22, 950.
Fist. One should plead and admonish when things are wrong, but to strike with one's fist without a command is diabolical. 8, 870.
February. The pagans visited the graves of the dead with lights at the beginning of February, which was also called Februatio, Lustratio or Purification, in order to purify the city in this way. 12, 1266.
Fault. No one is aware of his faults, namely those faults that would not make him blessed if God did not cleanse him of them. 4, 1168. The whole world also calls error that which is contrary to the moral virtues, and the expression is quite common of vices and virtues 2c. 18, 1136.
Feilitzsch. Fabian von Feilitzsch was not a learned nor educated, but a created jurist, who needed no Phormio. 5, 813. Luther dedicates his writing "Grund und Ursach aller Artikel" 2c. to Fabian von Feilitzsch. 21a, 312.
Feldheim. Luther uses Spalatin to help the distressed woman of Feldheim. 21a, 164.
Field monasteries. Luther very much wanted field monasteries and princely foundations to remain in order to feed noble persons and poor church servants 2c. 22, 960 f.
Ferdinand. King Ferdinand does everything with wisdom, but everything is lost to him, even what he already has in his hands. 22, 1263. The advice of King Ferdinand all comes to nothing, but that of the emperor all goes happily, because he is innocent and has
Fesel. Luther writes to Johann Fesel that his case has been approved by him, but has not yet been settled because there is too much to do at court. 21a, 1605 f. Luther informs the pastor Johann Fesel that his petition has been carried, and that the Elector is unwilling that the orders of the visitators are not carried out. 21b, 2191. Luther asks the Elector for the purpose of obtaining the allowance ordered for the 14th Johann Fesel from the monastery of Mönchroden. 21b, 2193 Luther punishes the council of Coburg because of an injustice done to the priest there, M. Johann Fesel. 21b, 2342 f. Luther informs Johann Fesel that he has already taken steps to provide for him. 21b, 3462.
Festivals. All feasts that we keep in the Christian church are made to present the faith to us and to be celebrated and preached for the sake of the faith. 13, 2004: We keep the feasts especially so that the ministry of preaching may flourish and the people may come together on certain days and at certain times to hear the word. 9, 539. For the sake of the imperfect, the church has kept feasts. 3, 1203. We celebrate all feasts for the sake of God, and praise the good deeds that God has done on such feasts. 10, 1038 f. The feasts are ordered for our salvation and the glory of God, so that the word of God may be heard and the benefits of God may be praised. 3, 1502. We keep the feasts so that everything in the church is done properly and honestly, and so that the former harmony is not torn apart. 9, 538. All feasts of the Lord are included in the second article: Christmas, the Passion, Easter, Ascension and Pentecost. 10, 1107: What feasts are kept in Christianity by Christ, each feast holds an article of faith before us, and not our doings and works. 13, 2004. On the feast of Epiphany, there is much to preach, namely the history of the wise men, of the baptism of Christ and of the first miracle.
The day of Christ's baptism or the feast when the Lord was baptized and revealed at the Jordan River. 13, 1552. Luther wanted the day of Epiphany to be called the baptismal day of our Lord Christ or the feast when the Lord was baptized and revealed at the Jordan River. 13, 1575. We celebrate the Feast of the Visitation of Mary because the pious Elizabeth, full of the Holy Spirit, confesses that the Virgin Mary is the mother of her Lord and God. 13, 1211. The Pabst's celebration of the Feast of the Visitation of Mary is to invoke Mary, but our celebration is to praise and thank God according to the example of Mary. 13, 2733. The Pabst instituted the Feast of the Visitation of Mary to expel the Turk, but the longer the feast was celebrated, the more the Turk kicked us. 13, 1210. The feast of the Annunciation of Mary is celebrated so that the article of the conception of our Lord Jesus Christ may remain firm and certain in the hearts of Christians. 13, 1113. We celebrate the feast of the Annunciation of Mary, so that we may thank God for having purified our impure, unholy conception and birth through his holy conception 2c. 13, 2679. The feast of the Annunciation of Mary is the day when our salvation began and God's Son became man, the divine and human nature united in One Person. 13, 2682. The Ascension of Christ is a glorious, high and comforting feast, which the Virgin Mary enjoyed as much as we do. 13, 1209. The feast of the Holy Trinity is celebrated because of the article that we believe and confess in our Christian faith three persons of divine majesty 2c. 13, 2684. The Gospel of the baptism of Christ at the Jordan is most appropriate for the feast of the Holy Trinity. 13, 2686. We celebrate the feast of John the Baptist because he is the first preacher who points with his finger to the Blessed Seed and points to salvation and forgiveness of sins. 13, 1142. The feast of St. John the Baptist is not celebrated for the sake of his austere life 2c. but for the sake of his word and ministry, which had never been heard before in the world. 13, 2704. The feast of the angels is celebrated in the church for the sake of all Christians, so that they remember that God has ordained such great lords to serve us. 13, 1258. The Feast of the Angels or Michaelmas was established in the church so that Christians would remember the dear angels and thank God for having ordained them to serve us. 13, 2768 f. We celebrate the feast of the angels so that we may love and honor the dear angels and give thanks to God who has given them to us as guardians and watchmen. 13, 2783. We do not celebrate the feast of the saints for the sake of the saints.
for their sake, for they and we are little helped by the celebration, but for the sake of the Gospel 2c. 11, 1922 f. The feast of the Assumption of Mary is thoroughly pontifical, that is, full of idolatry, and instituted without the foundation of Scripture. For this reason we have dropped it. 13, 1208. Through the feast of the Assumption of Mary, the pope has blasphemed and desecrated the Lord Christ's ascension, since he wanted to make his mother like him in all things. 13, 1210. The papists are fooling around with the feast of the consecration of the church, making a special feast and show that this church is consecrated in his name and another in the name of another saint. 13, 1287. At the feast of the consecration of the church, the papists point out everything on the walls, on stone and wood, that God preaches and promises about his living church, the true believing Christians. 13, 1287. The feast of the Visitation of Mary is also called the Feast of Our Lady, which the pope instituted only a short time ago to expel the Turks with it. 13, 2732. We want to celebrate the Feast of the Visitation of Mary so that we can thank God for the glorious revelation that happened on that day. 13, 2732.
Feast day. In the new law, every day is a feast day, except that by the commandment of the church, special days are appointed to hear God's word, to receive the sacrament 2c. 8, 1524. Now every day is a feast day, on none of which one should sin. 3, 1208. Of the works and deeds that may be done on feast days without sin. 3, 1210 ff.
Fire. When the last day comes, in a moment all that is in heaven and on earth will become powder and ashes. 9, 1392. When we shall rise from the dead, fire shall not hurt us nor harm us, and we shall all be fire and light. 7, 1356. Fire from heaven, they say, set the sacrifices on fire in the days of the ancient fathers. 3, 111. From the holy fire the city of Ur got its name. 1, 726. The sacred fire remained afterwards for a long time with the Persians. 1, 727. God is called a fire because he consumes completely and leaves nothing for the wicked, nor is there anything that can withstand his wrath. 3, 1418. "The Lord is a consuming fire", these words are said to the unrighteous, hardened, hardened and unbelievers who do not keep the right faith. 3, 1678.
Fire that burns away the hay and stubble is temptation and death. 3, 489.
Fire signs. The fire signs in lust are all God's works, or the devil's, as the leaping lights, flying dragons 2c. Works of the evil spirits are. 1, 606.
Figures. St. Augustine says: The figures are not valid in the dispute, where there is not Scripture next to them. 18, 1028. Figures and meaning, only for themselves, do not prove and force anything, as St. Augustine says. 12, 1445. If Scripture interprets the figures themselves, the interpretations compel and are articles of faith. 12, 1456 f. No one else can interpret a figure of the Old Testament but the Holy Spirit Himself, who set the figure and did fulfillment. 18, 1028. Alveld has no spiritual, inner high priest, in addition no saying of the scripture, falls blindly therefore that Aaron was St. Peter's figure. 18, 1028. The scripture does not call it figures, but allegoriam, umbram, faciem, and the interpretation mysteria, abscondita, secreta. 12, 1459.
Foundlings. For the sake of the many foundlings, monasteries had to be established in Rome, and the pope is called the father of these children. 1, 293.
Finger. The finger of God is the Holy Spirit. 3, 803. The devil, the world and the flesh resist all other things, but the fingers of God, which is spirit and power, no one resists. 4, 640.
Firmelung. Of Confirmation. 19, 90. It is enough to think that confirmation is a custom of the church or a sacramental ceremony 2c. 19, 91. Nowhere do we find that Christ promised anything about confirmation, although he laid his hands on many. 19, 91. We have no reason to count Confirmation among the sacraments instituted by God. 19, 91. The apostle Paul knows nothing about the sacrament of Confirmation. 12, 143.
Fish. Ponds and lakes give birth to fish, as we often see that pikes are found in ponds where there were none before. 1, 66. The Pabst in his language does not call the fish meat, but with the Romans, Greeks and all right natural masters everything is called meat, which is a living body. 8, 1236.
Fishermen. Christ takes poor, foolish fishermen and commands them to go and preach the gospel to all creatures. 5, 207. The unlearned, poor fishermen are commanded by God through Christ to preach the gospel in all the world. 12, 1537.
Fischer, Pancratius. In a very sharp letter, Luther asks the canons of Zeitz to release Pancratius Fischer and hand him over to his competent court. 21b, 2452. Luther writes to Eberhard Brisger about the matter of Pancratius Fischer. 21b, 2471.
Fish migration. By the miraculous draught of fish the Lord gives a sign to those whom he wants to appoint as apostles that he does not only want to supply their belly but also to their ministry.
Fladen. The Germans took the word Fladen from the church, but shortened it and made Fladen for wafers. 12, 479.
Fleck, D. D. Fleck, a monk in Steinlausig, received Luther's theses with great joy and shouted: He is there who will do it! 15, 398.
Flesh of Christ. Christ took on human nature, subject to the wrath and judgment of God because of sin; indicating this high humility, the evangelist says: "The Word became flesh." 7, 1658. It is a great comfort that we do not have God merely in spirit, but who became flesh, and was clothed with baptism and the Lord's Supper. 6, 226. As often as Christ speaks of His flesh or body in Scripture, He adds the word "my": as: "My flesh is the right food." 20, 824. Christ does not speak Joh. 6, 63: "My flesh is of no use", but badly: "My flesh is of no use". 20, 824. Christ does not say: My flesh is not useful, but: Flesh is not profitable. Of His flesh He says: My flesh is the right food. 20, 263. Christ's body and flesh are almost compatible with the spirit; indeed, he is the dwelling place of the spirit in the flesh, and through him the spirit comes into all others. 20, 839. The blasphemy of the enthusiasts is not to be suffered, that they also want to weave and grasp Christ's flesh in this saying: "That which is born of flesh is flesh." 20, 842. It cannot be possible that the enthusiasts should think anything good of Christ's flesh, because they stand on the fact that it is
Flesh and blood. In Scripture, flesh and blood means man with all his nature, as he comes from Adam, where he is not renewed through Christ and faith. 8, 1253. Flesh and blood is actually the old man, according to his reason, as he comes from flesh and blood, without faith and God's word and without Christ. 8, 1254. Flesh and blood is nothing other than the people who are begotten of flesh and blood, even the best, wisest and most excellent. 7, 282. Because flesh and blood cannot enter God's kingdom, it must cease, die and decay and be resurrected in a new, spiritual being. 8, 1255. "Flesh and blood" is the state and nature of the world, or of the people on earth who live in flesh and blood. 9, 829. We do not fight against our mobs, heretics and friars as against flesh and blood, but against the evil devil, who fights against us through them. 9, 830. Paul also calls the saints of God flesh and blood when they are held against the majesty of divine revelation. 8, 1400.
Flies. A king of Persia was defeated with all his might by a miraculous army sent by God, namely by flies and mosquitoes. 22, 123 f. 531 f.
follow. To follow Christ means to obey his words, to preach that he suffered and died for us; that is, to obey his words with faith. 8, 142.
Forchheim. Luther jokingly reports to Prince Georg von Anhalt about the absentmindedness of Magister Forchheim [Georg Held]. 21b, 2298 f.
Forster. Luther reports to the Augsburg City Council that M. Johann Forster has been allowed to go there, and recommends him most earnestly. 21b, 1983 f. The Augsburg Council complains against Luther about Johann Forster, whom they have removed from office because of his doctrinal behavior and (allegedly) annoying lifestyle. 21b, 2257 ff. Luther expresses his displeasure to the Augsburg council about their behavior both against Johann Forster and against the Concordia. 21b, 2263. Luther wishes Johann Forster, who has been expelled from Augsburg, luck for a call he has received to Tübingen. 21b, 2280.
Fox. Luther renews friendship with Edward Fox, bishop in Herefordshire, who was with the 1536 legation to Wittenberg. 21b, 2238.
Franciscans. The Franciscans, Augustinians, Carthusians 2c. dare to oppose with their rules the greatness of God, which neither heaven nor earth can contain. 6, 486. A Franciscan thinks he is damned if he does not put a rope around his body, does not have his head shaved, does not put on a bad garment. 6, 540. The Franciscans ungodly boast that their order is quite like the life of Christ; therefore they do not pray, because in such certain-
Franciscus. That St. Franciscus followed Christ has had enough trouble and work. 3, 206. Whoever follows St. Franciscus, shall
Frank. Sebastian Frank is an enthusiast or Gaister, who likes nothing but Gaist, Gaist, Gaist, who thinks nothing of the word, sacrament, preaching ministry. 14, 413. Sebastian Frank does not want to be under the holy scriptures or God's word, but to be judge and master over them out of Gaist. 14, 413. Sebastian Frank can do nothing but blaspheme and desecrate, and likes to write and talk about everyone's worst. 14, 412.
Frankfurt. Frankfurt is the silver and gold hole, through which flows out of German land what only springs and grows, is minted or struck in our country. 10, 915. Luther answered the preachers at Frankfurt to a question, what they should do 2c., that he would like to see the ver-
He said that he did not know the conditions there and had no good hope for the gospel there, so he could not give them any advice. 21b, 2022. The council of Frankfurt had requested the expelled M. Joh. Cellarius again, or another preacher. Luther answers that he does not know if Cellarius will come; another one is not available. 21b, 2023. Luther's warning to those at Frankfurt am Main to beware of Zwinglish doctrine and teachers. 17, 2007 ff. Apology of the Protestant preachers at Frankfurt against the council there, against Luther's warning. 17, 2024 ff. Luther writes to Melanchthon about the convention at Frankfurt, from which he expects nothing good. 21b, 2313 f.
France. The King of France is defeated and captured by Emperor Carl, while he was far stronger in crew and armor. 5, 1540. Of the capture of the King of France. 15, 2644. France is now the most hopeful kingdom, because it is supposed to be such a fertile country. 2, 1614. Of the actions of King Francis I in France with the Schmalkaldic Covenanters. 17, 286 ff. King Francis' letter to Melanchthon inviting him to France. 17, 296 Melanchthon asks the Elector John Frederick for permission to travel to France for the sake of religion. 17, 297 Luther urgently supports Melanchthon's request to the Elector to allow him to travel to France. 17, 299. Melanchthon reports to King Francis of France that he must still postpone the intended journey there. 17, 300. In France, the Netherlands and among our neighbors, many devout Christians have been judged, burned, drowned, murdered and chased away because they confessed Christ. 5, 1041 f. The kings of France and England have fallen away from the pope; both kings are Lutheran in taking, not in giving; they seek what is theirs, not what is God's. 22, 1264.
French. The French, after having entered into an alliance with Pope Julius, have overtaken and defeated Julius with war. 6, 229. The French esteem themselves better and higher than the Germans, and the Italians despise the others all together in a haughty manner. 2, 1786. Since the French pronounce with a hiss and a lisping tongue, it is said of them that they speak differently than they write, yes, speak differently than they mean in their hearts. 22, 1625.
French (disease). The new, unheard-of disease, the French, is emerging. 1j, 56. A new disease, the French or also called the Spanish plague, catches
Frauenstein. Luther sends the "Letter to the Christians at Frauenstein near Freiberg" to Hieronymus Weller, who had initiated it. 21a, 1667 f.
Frauentraut. Alexius Frauentraut, one of the envoys who are to protest to Emperor Carl V in Spain against the imperial treaty at Speier, allows himself to be exonerated from the legation. 16, 480.
free. A Christian man is a free master of all things and subject to no one, but also a servant of all things and subject to everyone. 19, 988. Everything external, which concerns place, time, person, should remain free and be written by no one with laws to bind the consciences with it. 19,
What God does not forbid me, and I am free to do or not to do, no man, nor devil, nor angel, shall make any law for me. 20, 33: In the things that God has made free, every man must keep himself, so that he does not offend his neighbor, nor does he do anything contrary to his faith and conscience. 20, 26: What God has made free, that shall remain free; but if anyone forbids you, as the pope, the end-Christ, has done, you shall not follow him. 20, 24. What God does not forbid, but leaves free, that shall remain free for everyone, and no one is to be obeyed who forbids that which God wants to be free. 21a, 825. One cannot pretend that anything is free in us and happens in a different way than God has foreknown. 18, 1849.
Freeness. Freidigkeit. 4, 1604.
free. Where there is not God's special gift, there must be either burning or free. 8, 1053. When young people come to their perfect years, they may free, but with God's counsel and their parents' consent. 22, 1139. Paul proclaims that those who are free will have trouble ahead of them, but he does not advise them against it, nor does he condemn it. 19, 1659.
Freedom. This is actually the freedom that the law, as far as the spirit and the conscience are concerned, has been abolished and can no longer accuse us before the judgment of God. 6, 794. This is the Christian freedom when people change without the law being changed, since love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. 8, 1560. This is the freedom of the disciples of Christ, who know the truth and abide by it, that they may be free and safe from the devil, from death, from hell and from all evil. 9, 1821. God gives you Christian freedom only in that which is yours, not in that which is your neighbor's. 8, 1073. The heart must be accustomed to see, against the accusation of the law, the terrors of sin, the horror of death 2c. the freedom of Christ, the forgiveness of sins, righteousness, life 2c. 9, 604. Our freedom has Christ as its foundation, who is the eternal High Priest, sitting at the right hand of God and representing us. 9, 606. Christ does not bring a temporal or carnal freedom, but a spiritual and eternal one, namely freedom from sins. 8, 245. The coarse heads make a carnal freedom out of the Christian nature, think they should do what they want; but the Christian freedom must be used against God alone. 9, 991. 1151. Christ wants to model such freedom for us, so that we as Christians suffer no other master according to our faith.
Frenzel. Luther rebukes Melchior Frenzel, pastor in Ronneburg, for two whimsical opinions. 21b, 2771 f.
Friend. Luther considers it a lesser harm to lose all one's possessions than to be deprived of a loyal friend. 1, 841. The Latins say very finely: one must seek friends among one's equals and beware of those who are more powerful. 14, 815. When friends praise and honor us to our faces,
Friendly. Friendly is that one outwardly leads a fine, sweet, lovely change, so that one deals with the other with love and gentleness. 9, 1225. Friendly is not only that one takes care of the other, but also that one deals with the other with love and gentleness. 9, 1060. Christians must not be rough and foolish, but mild, affable, accessible, friendly, with whom others gladly deal, overlooking the errors of others 2c. 9, 713. We are to get into the habit of being friendly, sedate and respectful toward everyone. 1, 1630. God is kind, not like a man, but from the bottom of his heart inclined and favorable, always to help and to do good. 5, 1180. One must not read the words: "The Lord is kind" 2c. as coldly and crudely as the nuns read the Psalter, or the canons and choirboys bleat and howl these words. 5, 1180. love wants and must be friendly, even to the worst enemy; faith does not want and cannot suffer even father and mother, where it challenges doctrine and faith. 12, 385 f. Where the neighbor does not want to teach rightly nor believe, I should not and cannot love nor be friendly, but consider him evil and cursed, even an angel. 12, 385.
Friendship. The common people keep friendship only with those people from whom they derive pleasure. With the pigeons, the weak, the un-
Frederick Barbarossa. Emperor Frederick Barbarossa has been a very excellent, noble, womanly, bold and victorious prince 2c. 19, 1966. Luther often heard a prophecy that Emperor Frederick would redeem the holy grave; this was fulfilled by Duke Frederick of Saxony. 19, 1175.
Frederick, Bishop. Narrative of the confident courage of the fine Bishop Frederick of Magdeburg, who was a Count of Beichlingen. 5, 1204 f.
Frederick, Elector. Duke Frederick, Elector of Saxony, was created to be a wise prince, to rule in peace and to keep house. 5, 813: Frederick the Wise was one of God's miracle men; where he would have let himself rule, his fortune and wisdom should have been reversed. 5, 814: Prince Frederick the Wise's wise and godly speech. 4, 210 f. Prince Frederick the Wise said: Kings and princes have only the splendor and appearance, the subjects the gold. 3, 1646. No one can deny that under Duke Frederick of Saxony the living truth of the Gospel has come forth. 19, 1176. Prince Frederick of Saxony writes to Duke George: Luther's teachings are considered Christian by many scholars and persons of understanding, and he leaves them with Luther's responsibility. 19, 452. Frederick the Wise has presented the costs that the attainment of the doctorate caused for Luther. 4, 209. Frederick the Wise has had great worries, troubles, costs, and even dangers because of Luther's trade for indulgences. 4, 209. Our prince Frederick managed the household in such a way that he seemed to be dirt cheap, but was an extremely praiseworthy man.
5, 1558. The very wise prince, Frederick, Duke of Saxony, stood away from all alliances. 6, 76. Duke Frederick of Saxony said: "This is the misfortune of alliances, that they often provoke the parties to start wars. 2c. 6, 76. Duke Frederick of Saxony was unanimously elected emperor by the princes at Frankfurt 2c. 19, 1176. Elector Frederick of Saxony has subdued and smelled the Erfurters, who were stirring up sedition, by silence. 5, 1548. People do not recognize the benefits. Thus, we too immediately forgot about the exceedingly good Prince Frederick, who brought us peace. 5, 1527: There was never any bloodshed in the time of Prince Frederick the Wise. 12, 2034. Duke Frederick complained that the longer he ruled, the less he could govern, because the people became so strange that he did not know whom he could trust. 5, 875. 1434: Duke Frederick of Saxony told Staupitz that the longer he ruled, the less he knew how to govern his duchy, because there was no one he could trust with anything. 5, 1595: How hostile Duke Frederick and his brother Duke John have been to the liars. 5, 880. The Elector Frederick has been a particular lover of the holy word and has suffered much over it these years. 12, 2071. Before his end, Prince Frederick let himself be heard in such a way that one could certainly notice that he had a firm faith in Jesus Christ. 12, 2045. Prince Frederick is different in the knowledge of the Gospel, for the sake of which he has suffered much these years. 12, 2041. Prince Frederick the Wise has passed away at his end in the knowledge of the Gospel, so that we hope his soul will be eternally comforted. 12, 2034 f. The Elector Frederick, a peaceful man and regent, a quiet head, has been taken away just now, when the strife [of the peasant revolt] is breaking out. 12, 2036. It is believable that God has given peace and all good to this country through the pious lord, Prince Frederick, and now to worry, He will let go a sharp rod. 12, 2046. In Prince Frederick we have not only had a kind, peaceful sovereign, but also a father. 12, 2043. Since Duke Frederick of Saxony was still alive, the papists took comfort in his death and said: if he were dead, Luther's heresy would also lie. 5, 1201. - See also Saxony.
Frederick III, Emperor. Emperor Frederick III used this saying: He who cannot overlook cannot govern. 3, 1381; 5, 810. 1464. What Emperor Frederick III told those
Frischholz. Luther recommends to Spalatin Melchior Frischholz, to whom Spalatin had recently written an unpleasant letter. 21a, 1150.
Frischmuth. Luther writes to Jonas about the imprisonment of the printer Hans Frischmuth in Halle. 21b, 2811 f.
Frisius. Luther sends M. Johann Frisius to Dietrich von Maltzan as a preacher. 21b, 2892.
Frobenius. The book printer Joh. Frobenius in Basel reports that Luther's writings are strongly exported to France, Spain, Italy and England. 15, 1374 f. The printer Frobenius in Basel writes to Luther that he has distributed all copies of Luther's writings to Italy, Spain, England, France and Brabant. 15, 2472.
Fronen. Spalatin's Concerns of Fronen. 16, 99.
Feast of Corpus Christi. Luther says: "I have never been more hostile to any feast than to the feast of Corpus Christi, solely because the pope so abused the Scriptures. 11, 2251. The most beautiful histories and sayings have been drawn on the feast of Corpus Christi; one blames Thomas Aquinas, who did it; it is almost equal to his writing and spirit. 11, 2250. The feast of Corpus Christi is the most harmful feast in the whole year. On no day is God and Christ more blasphemed than on this day, and especially with the procession. 11, 2251. The papists have extended the Lord's Supper, of which the text Luc. 14, 16 ff. says, to the sacrament, and thus wanted to confirm the one form, for which the Corpus Christi feast is celebrated. 11, 1216. The sacrament is still today most horribly blasphemed by the papists through the feast of Corpus Christi. 11, 1218. The feast of Corpus Christi is therefore begun to confirm the masses of the popes, because with it the pope's regiment is established. 11, 2251. The papists do not keep the feast of Corpus Christi in honor of the holy sacrament, otherwise they would carry both figures around, but in honor of themselves. 11, 1218. The feast of Corpus Christi is done to the Sacrament for shame and disgrace, because otherwise they would carry around the whole Sacrament or both figures. 13, 710.
The pope has caused the feast of Corpus Christi, so that he would destroy Christ with the same feast 2c. 7, 2283. 7, 2283. The feast of Corpus Christi, the most apparent of all, has suppressed the institution of the Lord's Supper by its appearance and ceremonies. 22, 924. With the feast of Corpus Christi, one wanted to bring among the people that the priesthood is a higher state before God than that of the common Christians, who have to be satisfied with one form. 13, 710. The pope has given indulgences for the honor and procession of the sacrament on Corpus Christi, thus making the world full of Jews who mockingly worship Christ. 19, 1324. For good, just causes, we have even abandoned the Feast of Corpus Christi in our church, because it is an abomination before God and a disgrace to His holy Sacrament. 13, 713.
Frosch. Luther recalls the arrangement of the doctor's banquet promised by the prince for the Carmelite priory Johann Frosch of Augsburg. 15, 2409 f. Luther asks for game for the doctor's feast promised by the prince to Johann Frosch of Augsburg. 21a, 115 f. Luther consoles Johann Frosch in his temptations and sufferings, which he had to endure in the fight with the strong Zwinglian party in Augsburg. 21a, 889. Luther corrects the false rumors that had come to Johann Frosch in Augsburg, as if an agreement had been reached between Luther and the Zwinglians. 21a, 1643 f.
Fruit. The fruit that Adam ate must have been a natural, physical fruit. 3, 63 A good tree brings forth good fruit, so that a pious carter, when he brings a load of dung into the field, brings forth a load of delicious figs and grapes. 7, 645. Where the heart is born again in Christ, fruits follow, confession of the gospel, works of love, obedience, patience, discipline 2c. 8, 523. Whoever wants to bring forth the right fruits, which are valid before God, must remain in Christ. 8, 508. One should not be deceived by the beautiful, glittering fruits of those who pursue the gospel and want to be called Christianity alone. 8, 510. The fruits of the monks, because they do not abide in Christ, are false and damned works of lies, even though they seem delicious in the eyes of the world. 8, 510. Christ says that these alone are good fruits that come from those who are and abide in him, and what such a one does is called all good fruits. 8, 528. It is true that faith makes just and blessed without works, but it is not a rotten, deaf and dead thing, but a thing that is not in the world.
fertile. The holy women, when they have been fruitful, have always considered this gift a great honor. 1, 1079.
Fertility. The fertility has remained in the human nature, but very weakened, and burdened with the leprosy and filth of the unchaste fire. 1, 86. In the time of the fathers, the fertility of women was considered a great blessing and special gift of God, the barrenness a curse. 2, 532.
Fox. The fox is taken in Scripture as a simile for the exceedingly cunning and scheming cleverness of the flesh. 4, 829.
Fuggers. It is said that the Fuggers and Weiser once lent the emperor twelve tons of gold in the war before Padua. 22, 217. The pope now starts to transfer and sell his merchandise to the Fugger in Augsburg. 10, 295.
feel. You shall not feel, but believe that you have righteousness, and if you do not believe this, you do great dishonor to Christ who has cleansed you 2c. 9, 631. Against the bad habit of not judging according to what we see before our eyes and feel in the work, we must ask God for his Holy Spirit to strengthen us through the word. 13, 296 He who would abandon the word and judge according to what he feels would only feel death and not life. 13, 295. When the law accuses you, sin terrifies you and you feel nothing but the wrath of God, you should not despair, but take hold of the armor of God, the sword of faith. 2c. 9, 630 f. Because the present life and the eternal life are two distinct lives, it is not possible for one to feel here in this life completely what one will feel and experience there. 13, 560 f. A Christian hangs his ears on his shepherd's voice and mouth, and gets used to judging not according to what he feels or senses, but according to the voice he hears. 13, 561.
Feeling. In great distresses, where the conscience feels nothing but sin, we should not consult our feelings, but the word of God, which says that God looks at the wretched. 9, 631. We must not look at our feelings, but firmly insist that death, sin and hell have been overcome, even though I still feel them. 11, 628. Although the feeling of sin still remains in us, it is only because it should drive us to faith and make faith strong.
11, 628. 11, 628. Feeling does not go further, because what can be understood with reason and the senses, therefore feeling is against faith. 11, 627. We must give God the glory that he is kind and gracious, even if he himself is different, and all senses and all feeling think differently. 11, 471. God's word, which I must follow in the terror of conscience, does not teach me to follow my feelings, but that God is near to those who are brokenhearted. 9, 630. Faith leads us quietly through sin, through death and through hell against all feeling and understanding of reason. 11, 628. All must experience the feeling of the law and death, some more, others less; some feel it only in their last hour. 5, 567.
Fuhrer. Baccalaureus Jakob Führer from Zwickau, a Franciscan, is educated in Wittenberg, at the same time pious and a good head. 15, 2454.
Funke. Luther pleads with the Elector for Simon Funke. 21a, 998.
Fear. There are three kinds of fear: a childlike, holy and eternal fear, an initial and mixed fear, and a servile and forced fear. 12, 1802. Through the fall, men have fallen from the highest security, trust and desire against God into such a terrible fear that they flee from God's face more than from the devil. Adam and Eve do not flee from the devil, but they flee from God; therefore this fear is actually a fleeing, hatred and enmity from God. 1, 209. First, man falls from faith into unbelief and disobedience, but unbelief is followed by fear, hatred and fleeing from God, and finally despair and impenitence. 1, 210. When faith and confidence in God are gone, then follows terrible fear in the will, and when wisdom and understanding are gone, then follows extreme foolishness. 1, 211. In faith in the word of grace, a Christian must overcome fear, turn away his eyes from the time of the law and look to Christ. 9, 453. If the tyrants put fear into us, this fear does not come from them, but from our heart, which is weak in faith. 5, 104. If there is still some fear left in us, it is either a challenge from Satan or a remnant of the old man. 6, 242. When we experience thoughts of fear and the wrath of God, we have to pray for our faith.
fear. We should fear that we have sinned even where we have not sinned. 4, 558. In man there was first of all a good faith and trust in God, so that he would not have been afraid if he had seen the sky fall. 1, 209. Eating, drinking, walking, standing, seeing, hearing, sleeping and watching are all well done if you fear God. 12, 197. He who fears God fears him as a judge; yes, he even hates God, because he would rather that he did not judge, that he did not condemn. 9, 1493. I should and will fear nothing, for Christ is mine with his suffering, death and life, the Holy Spirit with his consolation, and the Father himself with all his grace. 8, 599. If you are to fear and trust God with all your heart, you cannot fear mammon, princes, or your own righteousness 2c. 3, 1714. Fear God alone and no one else, for the LORD your God is with you. . 3, 1805. "To fear God" is to seek no other, and to trust this one who will give you all good. 3, 1727. To fear God is to have God before the eyes; this is the right service of God. 5, 1104. To fear God is to pay attention to his word and to be careful that nothing goes against it in worship, life and morals. 6, 1286. Among the Hebrews, to fear God is as much as to honor God or to serve God, to love and value him. 1, 1537. He who fears God has enough temporally and eternally, because he keeps his commandment, gives God his honor; so God cannot leave it, he must raise him up again. 5, 1104. If we fear and honor God, the way is prepared for us to be rich and blessed, and to have enough for this; he can rightly need riches, honor and pleasure. 5, 1104. Christ wants you both to fear and thus avoid hopefulness or presumption, and also to fear God.
fearful. The Christians find not altogether fearful, nor altogether joyful. With fear is joy, with trepidation hope 2c. 5, 173. To the people who are fearful and frightened by the burden of their sins, Christ must be held up as a savior and gift, not as an example and lawgiver. 9, 641.
Feet. There is absolutely nothing, not even among the rebellious wicked, that is not put under Christ's feet. 4, 667. Christ washes the feet of his disciples and clearly says that they need this. He is not talking about the washing of water, but about the forgiveness of sins. 13, 1933. If you want to wash your neighbor's feet, humble yourself from the bottom of your heart, use all the gifts and graces you have for the good of your neighbor 2c. 13, 322. This also means to wash one's feet, so that one may forgive another's wrongdoing and bear one another's burdens. 13, 327. Many are found who wash the feet of their convent, chapter and subjects with such humility that they must confess afterwards of the courtly conduct they have practiced in washing the feet. 13, 321.
Footstool. The footstool of Christ does not have to be of common people, but mostly of emperors, kings, princes and lords, mighty men, wise men and sages. 5, 956.
Foot washing. Christ teaches us with his foot washing that we should humble ourselves toward others, serve others, and counsel and help them in their need; the pope has made a play out of it. 1, 1215. The washing of feet refers primarily to the doctrine of humble, Christian, friendly life, which Christians are to lead and practice among one another. 13, 329. The way of love is to serve with what it can, and to prove all friendship and good will, not to despise, not to be proud, not to do evil. That is the right foot washing. 13, 322. The right foot washing is that God's word is preached rightly, the sacraments are administered rightly, and the idolatrous ceremonies and services are abolished. 2c. 13, 321. The people are not served by such foot washing, as an abbot or prior washes the feet of his monks, a bishop his chapter. 13, 327. The ceremony of foot washing has remained in the Pabst's church, which the kings, bishops and abbots are wont to hold on Green Thursday, that they put on an apron 2c. 2, 1601. For foot washing, the papists take people who have been washed before. But this is pure hypocrisy. 2, 1601. Our bishops and papists practice footwashing on Green Thursday, but do so only as a children's game and pretend to be humble 2c. 1, 1722.