. Philip Melanchthon, the Protestant preceptor of Germany, 1497-1560 . constantappeal to Rom. xiii. i, should lead us to may be explained, but under no circumstancescan they be justified, however sincere Luther mayhave been in his conviction of duty to the civilmagistrate, and however strong his determinationthat the Gospel should not be assisted by the sword. Only too ready were the princes to obey Luthersadvice. At the decisive battle of Frankenhausen,May 25, 1525, in Alsace, along the Rhine, inFranken, in the Tyrol, they wreaked a vengeanceby arms and by treachery, the record o
. Philip Melanchthon, the Protestant preceptor of Germany, 1497-1560 . constantappeal to Rom. xiii. i, should lead us to may be explained, but under no circumstancescan they be justified, however sincere Luther mayhave been in his conviction of duty to the civilmagistrate, and however strong his determinationthat the Gospel should not be assisted by the sword. Only too ready were the princes to obey Luthersadvice. At the decisive battle of Frankenhausen,May 25, 1525, in Alsace, along the Rhine, inFranken, in the Tyrol, they wreaked a vengeanceby arms and by treachery, the record of which formsone of the bloodiest pages of modern history. But what is more remarkable in the premises isthat the tender-hearted Melanchthon fully agreedwith Luther in his attitude towards the saw portents in the skies, and declared thatSatan was seeking the overthrow of religion, of civilorder, and all that is good. Asked by the Electorof the Palatinate, as one born and brought up inthe Palatinate, to come to Heidelberg the week Erlangen ed., 24 : OPPOSITION TO THE POPE AND THE MONKS, AND THE UPRISING OF THE PEASANTS IN 1522. FROM A CONTEMPORARY WOODCUT. 15251 The Peasants War 149 after Whitsunday, and assist by his counsel in thedangerous affairs, or in case he could not come, tosend a written opinion on the Twelve Articles, hewrote his ConfiLtatio7i of the Articles of the Peasants.^The leading thoughts are as follows: Since the peasants have appealed to the Scripturesthey should be instructed out of the Scriptures, formany of them have sinned through ignorance. Ifthey were properly instructed they might turn fromtheir wantonness. The Christian faith is of theheart, and is the source of love and of all the vir-tues. Among these virtues is obedience to rulers,and that not from fear of punishment, but for con-science sake. Even unjust rulers must be borne. Ifthey do wrong, only God is their judge. Were allthe articles of the peasants scriptural, which, how-eve
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