every reform, and not we poor sinners. In short, I will preach the Word, speak the Word, write the Word; but I will use force upon no man; for faith must come freely and without compulsion. Take my own case in illustration. I opposed indulgences and all the papists, but never with force. I merely taught, preached and wrote God’s Word; that is all I did. And while I slept, or drank Wittenberg beer with my friends Philip and Amsdorf, the Word so greatly weakened the papacy that no prince or emperor