#1831-To the Ecclesiastics in Zwickau

To the, in the LOrd, highly-honorable men, Johann Goebel, Loborius from Magdeburg,Matthias Kroitisch (Krotisch),Adam Schumann, pure servants of the Word in Zwickau,his very dear brothers in Christ.
Grace and peace in Christ! I want it to be known to you, dearest brethren, that through my pushing and the cooperation of other very good men that we have finally with great effort pressured the Prince and the Council to free your pastor (Hausmann) from these your proud klotzes. They were very displeased to release him and wanted to forcibly bring him back again to these people, but we because of the danger to him and that he was not safe nor would it be benficial to the church to stay there with these beasts have finally achieved that he be released with grace but with the proviso that he should not be moved outside of the region of the Prince in another service. The Prince wants to place him in his lands but not among beasts but among men. This I am writing to you so if these beasts boast that they have the certainty of this matter you may be enlightened and as I say, maintain the matter in truth.The pastor is in grace and favor with all good men and those beasts are despised and abhorred as is deserved by their extraordinary pride and unthankfulness. They belong to the number of whom Jacob has said (Genesis 1:49,7.6):"Cursed be their wrath which is so vehement, and their anger that is so disturbing; my soul come not in their counsel." If some of you or also all of you feel obligated to stay there I would not try to dissuade you nor would I pressure you to stay there. It should freely be determined by you what is according to your likes what you want to do with these enemies and haters of the servants of God and of the Gospel. You are not bound to serve these hard, obstinate people (cervicosis=Koeppischen)against your will and without their thanks. Therefore comfort one another in Christ,Who is favorable to you, although a certain poisonous portion of the world hates you; in Him be it right well with you, Amen. On the 18th day of August 1531.
NOTES: Zwickau will never be forgiven by ML. Hausmann and Cordatus had been there a long time. Cordatus was advised to leave shortly before Hausmann.ML almost got clobbered in a debate with the fanatics (Schwaermerei)in the early twenties.

I was wondering whether if anyone is reading these you might acknowledge the same in the comments with a 1,2,etc. and remaining anonymous if you like.
De Wette says that the "Kloetzens" are the Magistrates of Zwickau.