Grace and peace in the LOrd! How have we sinned against you, I ask, my dear Amsdorf,that you do not want to report to us how it stands with your life, and your silence disturbs us so very much? From your mother we have learned that she was summoned to you with these words: that she come if she wants to see you for the last time. I do not know if you are announcing with these words that you are sick unto death or that you are going away elsewhere. I plead with you for the sake of Christ that you do not think about a departure nor that also you do not let yourself be disheartened by the pride of the boastful-talking of the Papists. They do not have what they hope to have and their boasting is entirely nothing and will soon come to shame ,or, to use your expression, it will be known by the month of May. The Bishop of Mainz may be who he wants to be but will accomplish nothing humanly, so I say. But look! as I was writing this word "say" there comes a letter to my Kaethe which relates the monstrosities which , the Papists say, the Emperor is to undertake. "O let them boast for the sake of God.! They will learn." Herwith I am beginning to understand now what you have written to your mother: "if you want to see me," namely that you are speaking in scoffing irony. Kaethe says thanks for your frienship and will soon be writing to you.
Concerning Otto Pack I have nothing only that the matter being before Duke Georg is impossible as if it were before a completely obviously possessed and raging man. At another time I will write to Otto and send what he wants. Since now I am so afflicted with dizziness in the head yet so that I cannot read and write much; so dull Satan has made me in the wilderness (Coburg). Ach,that you yet would be personally present! Christ be with you and you admonish yours that they be strong and ridicule the boastful-talking priests. Wittenberg on the day Briccius [13 Nov.] 1530. Your Martin Luther.
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ML and Amsdorf born in November and December of 1483 respectively
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