Martin Luther : the hero of the reformation 1483-1546 / by Henry Eyster Jacobs . ten-berg in 1536, had to pay the penalty for his faith bymartyrdom in the fires of Smithfield. At the stakehe made a full confession of his faith, Avhich Lutherhad translated into German, and published, withan introduction, at Wittenberg. ** It is an especial joy to us, he says, to hear thatour good, pious table-companion and guest has been sograciously called upon by God to shed his blood for Hisdear Sons sake, and to become a holy martyr. Thanksbe to the Father of our dear Lord Jesus Christ, that Hehas permitted
Martin Luther : the hero of the reformation 1483-1546 / by Henry Eyster Jacobs . ten-berg in 1536, had to pay the penalty for his faith bymartyrdom in the fires of Smithfield. At the stakehe made a full confession of his faith, Avhich Lutherhad translated into German, and published, withan introduction, at Wittenberg. ** It is an especial joy to us, he says, to hear thatour good, pious table-companion and guest has been sograciously called upon by God to shed his blood for Hisdear Sons sake, and to become a holy martyr. Thanksbe to the Father of our dear Lord Jesus Christ, that Hehas permitted us to see again, as in the beginning, thetimes when Christians who have eaten and drunk withus, are taken before our eyes to become martyrs, whichmeans to go to Heaven and become saints. . himself often told me : My king cares nothingfor religion. But he so loved his king and country thathe was ready to endure everything, and was alwaysmeditating how to help England ; for he was ever hopingthat his king would turn out well at the last. * Erlangen, 63 : 396 LUTHER AT SIXTY. DR. PAUL LUTHER. CHAPTER XII THE LANDGRAVE OF HESSE THE endorsement of the secret marriage of Philip,Landgrave of Hesse, during the Hfetime, butwith the consent, of his first wife, was the greatestblunder in Luthers career. When less than twentyyears old, Philip had been married to the daughterof Duke George, and her moral and physical infirm-ities he alleged as his excuse for infidelity to hismarriage vows. Adultery was so ordinary a viceamong princes that Philips course formed no greatexception, and occasioned no special remark. Butthe conscience of the Landgrave was uneasy as heread in the Bible the divine judgments upon thosewho lead an impure life. Unwilling to return to hiswife for reasons that he offered frankly to disclose,in case Luther would insist, he proposed as a remedyfor his alleged irresistible temptations to sensuality,to follow the Old Testament example of taking asecond wif
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