Grace and peace in Christ! I have heard of the boasting of your Michaelists (Michael Keller was the leader of the Zwinglians), boasting that there is harmony between us and the Zwinglians with also the rumor that we have completely agreed with their opinion. You howver,my dear Frosch (Rana), along with your colleagues, be assured firmly that we have not yielded anything of our opinion. This is how the matter stands: Martin Bucer is very earnest and as the Word makes plain, sincerely minded to hold the same with us and to teach it. And for this reason, I have good hope, as far as he personally is concerned, that he, at least, will return to the right way. As for the others I have nothing certain but yet I might, if they sincerely want harmony, have a follow-up with them that they may gradually come around after one temporarily has patience with their interpretations yet without doing any damage to our position which we have previously defended. If they are not sincere the matter itself will cry out against them and stand. Meanwhile, you be strong and firm with our brothers, as you do, and through no sort of sperm-spewing (Acts 17:18) and boasting be broken down or changed and I will not change my opinion and faith. The grace of God be with you. Greet Herr Doctor Stephan and all the brothers respectfully.Wittenberg on the "Tuesday" after Judica (March 28) 1531, Martin Luther.
The secretary M. Veit Dietrich, who wrote this letter, greets you.
NOTES: Frosch and Agricola had to leave Augsburg when the Council there called also two Zwinglians to serve with them but forbade any discussion from the pulpit on the oral eating of the unbelieving in the Sacrament. Frosch and Agricola went to Nuernberg with Frosch serving Stsebalduskirche there and Agricola staying Wenceslaus until he was called by Markgraf Georg of Brandenburg.
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