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Luther stands out as the defender of his understanding of the Christian faith in this volume. What he had said and written was attacked by leaders of the Roman Church and the Holy Roman Empire. Though friends and enemies sought to deflect him from his purpose, he remained steadfast so that what took place at the Diet of Worms has a become a watershed in the history of Christendom.

own insight” [Prov. 3:5]. I always believed there were theologians hidden in the schools who would not have been silent if these teachings were impious. I then still believed that scarcely anywhere were there fewer stupid blockheads and asses—but now I would say scoundrels—than at Louvain. However, in view of what has happened, knowledge of the true situation—as well as courage—has grown. For they made their ignorance and vileness glaringly apparent, offending the sign which is spoken against [Luke
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