To his very dear brother Martin Glaser,the faithful and pure servant of the Word in Hilpoltstein.
Grace and peace in the LOrd! Do not mistake, my dear Martin, the Office of the Word with a business; be comforted, and not dismayed and exalt in the LOrd.[Psalm 27:14]
You will see that in a short there will be a great shortage of servants of the Word; thus all business positions are already filled and occupied making it especially difficult for a new and inexperienced person to find one that supports a living. I have earnestly commended your case to Wencerslaus and Spengler. I have also assigned M. Veit that he should orally and personally take up the same. He will if he takes others with him (I hope) bring about something.Only you be strong; He who has given you life will not forsake you in the future to say nothing of His other gifts which He continues to pour out on you and all.Be it well with you in the Lord with your vine and grapes,Amen. From Coburg on the first of October 1530. Your Martin Luther.
Notes: Spengler (Lazarus) and Wenceslaus Link are both in Nuernberg.See coming letters to the two.
Glaser probably could get a job around Hilpoltstein or sometimes spelled Hilpolstein as the headquarters of Siemens and BMW are nearby.
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I think I need to do a little Luther research. I seem to recall some Reformation studies in college, but I'm not sure I remember the timeline and all that. For example, was 1530 the year of the Diet at Augsburg? Well, I guess I'll try and get around to looking that up...
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