. The great controversy between Christ and Satan during the Christian dispensation . ason I entreat your imperialmajesty, with all humility, to allow me time, that I mayanswer without offending against the Word of God. In making this request, Luther moved wisely. His courseconvinced the assembly that he did not act from passion orimpulse. Such calmness and self-command, unexpected inone who had shown himself bold and uncompromising,added to his power, and enabled him afterward to answerwith a prudence, decision, wisdom, and dignity, that sur-prised and disappointed his adversaries, and rebuked
. The great controversy between Christ and Satan during the Christian dispensation . ason I entreat your imperialmajesty, with all humility, to allow me time, that I mayanswer without offending against the Word of God. In making this request, Luther moved wisely. His courseconvinced the assembly that he did not act from passion orimpulse. Such calmness and self-command, unexpected inone who had shown himself bold and uncompromising,added to his power, and enabled him afterward to answerwith a prudence, decision, wisdom, and dignity, that sur-prised and disappointed his adversaries, and rebuked theirinsolence and pride. The next day he was to appear to render his final a time his heart sunk within him as he contemplatedthe forces that were combined against the truth. His faithfaltered; fearfulness and trembling came upon him, andhorror overwhelmed him. Dangers multiplied before him,his enemies seemed about to triumph, and the powers ofdarkness to prevail. Clouds gathered about him, and seemedto separate him from God. He longed for the assurance xMatt. 10 LUTHER BEFORE TEE DIET. 157 that the Lord of hosts would be with him. In anguish ofspirit he threw himself with his face upon the earth, andpoured out those broken, heart-rending cries, which nonebut God can fully understand. 0 God, he pleaded, Almighty God everlasting! Howdreadful is the world! Behold how it opens its mouth toswallow me up, and how small is my faith in thee! ... IfI am to depend upon any strength of this world—all isover. . The knell is struck. . Sentence isgone forth. ... 0 thou my God! help me against allthe wisdom of this world. Do this, I beseech thee . .by thine own mighty power. . The work is not mine,but thine. I have no business here. ... I have nothingto contend for with the great men of the world. . Butthe cause is thine, . . and it is righteous and . 0 faithful and unchangeable God! I lean not uponman. . Whatever is from man is tottering, whateverproceeds f
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