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LUTHER A FEW PRESS OPINIONS OF VOLUMES I-IV. CONTENTS CHAPTER XXIX

1. Preliminaries. New Foundations of Morality 2. The two Poles: the Law and the Gospel 3. Encounter with the Antinomianism of Agricola 4. The Certainty of Salvation and its relation to Morality

Certainty of Salvation as the cause and aim of True Morality. The Psychological Explanation Luther’s Last Sermons at Eisleben on the Great Questions of Morality Some notable Omissions of Luther’s in the above Sermons on Morality Luther’s Vacillation between the Two Faiths, Old and New, in the Matter of Morality and the Assurance of Salvation

5. Abasement of Practical Christianity

Lower Moral Standards Annulment of the Supernatural and Abasement of the Natural Order The Book of Concord on the Curtailment of Free-Will. Christianity merely Inward. The Church Sundered from the World Divorce of Religion and Morals The Lack of Obligation and Sanction

6. The part played by Conscience and Personality. Luther’s warfare with his old friend Caspar Schwenckfeld

On Conscience and its Exercise in General The Help of Conscience at Critical Junctures Conscience in the Religious Question of the Day Luther’s Warfare with his old friend Caspar Schwenckfeld

7. Self-Improvement and the Reformation of the Church

Did Luther Found a School of True Christian Life? A Lutheran Theologian on the Lack of any Teaching Concerning “Emancipation from the World” The Means of Self-Reform and their Reverse Side Self-Reform and Hatred of the Foe Companion-Phenomena of his Hate Kindlier Traits and Episodes The Reformation of the Church and Luther’s Ethics The Reformation in the Duchy of Saxony considered as typical The Aims of the Reformation and the Currents of the Age

8. The Church Apart of the True Believers

Luther’s Theory of the Church Apart prior to 1526 The Church Apart replaced by the Popular Church Supported by the State

9. Public Worship. Questions of Ritual 10. Schwenckfeld as a Critic of the Ethical Results of Luther’s Life-work

On the hoped-for Moral Revival Further Complaints of Schwenckfeld’s. The Ethical Doctrines Schwenckfeld on the Popular Church and the New Divine Service

CHAPTER XXX

1. The Great Victories of 1540-1544. 2. Sad Forebodings 3. Provisions for the Future

A Protestant Council? Luther’s Attitude towards the Consistories introduced in 1539 Luther seeks to introduce the so-called Lesser Excommunication The want of a Hierarchy. Ordinations

4. Consecration of Nicholas Amsdorf as “Evangelical Bishop” of Naumburg (1542)

The Ceremony at Naumburg Luther’s booklet on the Consecration of Bishops Excerpts from Luther’s Letters to the New “Bishop”

5. Some Further Deeds of Violence. Fate of Ecclesiastical Works of Art

End of the Bishopric of Meissen Destruction of Church Property Luther and the Images Further details regarding the Fate of the Works of Art and of Art itself

CHAPTER XXXI

1. His Persistent Depression in Later Years Persecution Mania and Morbid Fancies

His Depression and Pessimism Some of the Grounds for His Lowness of Spirits Suspicion and Mania of Persecution Luther’s Single-handed Struggle with the Powers of Evil

2. Luther’s Fanatical Expectation of the End of the World. His hopeless Pessimism

Reason and Ground of Luther’s Conviction of the near End of the World The End of the World in the Table-Talk

3. Melanchthon under the Double Burden, of Luther’s Personality and his own Life’s Work

Some of Melanchthon’s Deliverances Melanchthon’s Strictures on Luther. His “Bondage” Melanchthon’s Last Years Review of Melanchthon’s Religious Position as a whole Melanchthon Legends

4. Demonology and Demonomania

The Mischief Wrought by the Devil On all that the Devil is able to do On the Abode of the Devil; his Shapes and Kinds The Devil and the Witches Luther’s Devil-mania; its Connection with his Character and his Doctrine The Weapons to be used against the Devil

5. The Psychology of Luther’s Jests and Satire

Humour in his Writings and at his Home Humour a Necessity to Luther in his Struggle with Others and with Himself More on the Nature of Luther’s Jests

CHAPTER XXXII

1. On Luther’s “Temptations” in General 2. The Subject-matter of the “Temptations” 3. An Episode. Terrors of Conscience become Temptations of the Devil

Schlaginhaufen and Luther From Remorse of Conscience to Onslaughts of the Devil

4. Progress of his Mental Sufferings until their Flood-tide in 1527-1528

The Period Previous to 1527 The Height of the Storm, 1527-28 The Trouble Continues Outbursts and Relief

5. The Ten Years from 1528-38. How to win back Peace of Conscience

The Years Previous to 1537 “I should have Died without any Struggle” The “Struggles by Day and by Night” gradually Wane How to find Peace of Conscience

6. Luther on his Faith, his Doctrine and his Doubts, particularly in his Later Years

Luther’s Notion of Faith Luther as Pictured by Himself during Later Years Earlier Undated Statements Luther’s Pretended Condemnations of his whole Life-work

CHAPTER XXXIII

1. Steps taken and Tracts Published subsequent to 1537 against the Council of the Church 2. “Wider das Bapstum zu Rom vom Teuffel Gestifft.” The Papacy renews its Strength 3. Some Sayings of Luther’s on the Council and his own Authority 4. Notable Movements of the Times accompanied by Luther with “Abuse and Defiance down to the very Grave.” The Caricatures

Brunswick, Cleves, the Schmalkalden Leaguers The Zwinglian “Sacramentarians” Calvin “On the Jews and their Lies.” “On Shem Hammephorash,” 1543 Comparison with an earlier Jewish writing of Luther’s Some special motives for his Polemics against the Jews The Third Work against the Jews, 1543 Against the Turks The Hideous Caricatures of “Popery Pictured”

CHAPTER XXXIV

1. Towards a Christianity void of Dogma. Protestant Opinions

(a) Protestant Critics on Luther’s Abandonment of Individual Christian Dogmas and of the Olden Conception of Faith (b) The Melting away of Luther’s Dogmas viewed in the Light of Protestant Criticism Original Sin and Unfreedom; Law and Gospel; Penance Luther’s Doctrine of Justification and Good Works, as seen by Protestant Critics Luther’s Doctrine of Merit in the Eyes of Protestant Critics Luther’s teaching on the Sacraments and on the Supper according to Protestant Teaching Luther’s views on the Church and on Divine Worship according to Protestant Criticism

2. Luther as a Popular Religious Writer. The Catechism

His Collected Works; his New Edition of the Church-Postils Good Points and Shortcomings of Luther’s Popular Works The Catechism Luther’s Catechism and Ecclesiastical Antiquity

3. The German Bible

The Work of Translation and its Conclusion On the Language and the Learning Displayed in Luther’s Bible Luther’s German Bible Considered Theologically Psychological Aspects of Luther’s Work on the German Bible The Bible in the Ages before Luther

4. Luther’s Hymns

CHAPTER XXXV

1. Historical Outlines for Judging of his Social Work 2. The State and the State Church

Was Luther the Founder of the Modern State? The Prince as Absolute Patriarch Luther’s Real Merit and his Claims Other Factors which assisted in the Establishment of the State-Church Significance of the Visitation and Inquisition held in the Saxon Electorate Luther’s Misgivings in the Preface to the Visitors’ Directions Divergent Currents Conclusion

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