Martin Luther : the hero of the reformation 1483-1546 / by Henry Eyster Jacobs . emnedas heretical by some both in his own and in otherorders, who were prevented from preferring chargesby their inability to meet his arguments. After completing his exposition of the Psalms in1516, he next made the Epistle to the Romans thebasis of his instruction. Deterred from this for awhile by his inadequate knowledge of Greek, heapplied himself with the greatest diligence to thestudy of that language, and found an importantassistant and adviser in John Lange, prior of themonastery at Erfurt. The lectures on
Martin Luther : the hero of the reformation 1483-1546 / by Henry Eyster Jacobs . emnedas heretical by some both in his own and in otherorders, who were prevented from preferring chargesby their inability to meet his arguments. After completing his exposition of the Psalms in1516, he next made the Epistle to the Romans thebasis of his instruction. Deterred from this for awhile by his inadequate knowledge of Greek, heapplied himself with the greatest diligence to thestudy of that language, and found an importantassistant and adviser in John Lange, prior of themonastery at Erfurt. The lectures on Romans arenot extant. In subsequent comments on the Psalms,he speaks of the insight into their meaning givenhim by his preparations for these lectures on is the best interpreter of David. Then followeda series on Galatians, re-elaborated in 1519, com-ments on Hebrews, based on Chrysostom, and onTitus. As to the impression made by these lectures,Melanchthon writes: After a long and dark night the light of new doc-trine seemed to dawn. He showed the distinction be-. JOHANNES COCHLAUS. EOBANUS HESSUS. JOHANNES SACHS. CONRAD CELTES. FROM ENGRAVING IN KREUSSLERS ANDENKEN IN MUNZEN. I5I7] The Professor 45 tween the Law and the Gospel, and refuted the thenprevalent error that, by their own works, men merit theforgiveness of sins, and, by their observance of discipline,are righteous before God. Recalling the minds of mento the Son of God, and, like the Baptist, pointing to theLamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world, hedeclared that sins are remitted freely, on account of theSon of God, and that this benefit is to be received byfaith. Other portions of the Churchs doctrine weremade clear. These beginnings of still better things gavehim great influence, especially since his life correspondedwith his speech, and his words seemed to spring, notfrom his lips, but from his heart. The writer whom Luther read during this period,next to Augustine, if not to
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