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denounced Woe !—a threefold . Woei—on their abuse , neglect , or misapplication . He pausea from mere lack of breath . Seeing the cloud gathering on Luther ' s brow , Erasmus inter ^ posed , lest the Pole should exasperate their irritable leader beyond endurance . ' Our Israel mourns / he said , * for the
temptations of her Mighty Ones , but the prayers of the righteous have ascended to Heaven , and they who wrestle shall stfrely prevail . ' 'Oh , brother ! ' groaned ? uinglius , recovering his breath , but shaken with deep and Convulsive emotion , ' our brethren ^ pend their energies on the work ; they pour forth their blood like water , while you , whom men regard as bur captain and leader , fail in the day of battle , and fly from the field of glory ; waste life , shipwreck faith , and lose Heaven to
dally with the frailty of human affections—the idle toy of woman ' s love ! ' ' Who calls the affections frailties V cried Luther , with a look of fierce and uncontrollable indignation , and in a voice , whose honest thunder made his stern auditors start . ' He who does so , insults his nature and offends his God . The affections are not the frailties of humanity , they are itfe honour , crown , strength and perfection ! Ah , little know the ^ of woman ' s love who prize it lightly ! An idle toy ye deem it ?
By Him who died for us , the warrior s glory , the ambition of statesmen , the avarice of monks , the servility of courtiers , are toys , and most idle ones ; but not so the magnificent , ennobling , and soul-saving influence of woman ' s love . Methinks this pure gift , this holy and undivided blessing , was the only one which fell to the lot of man unscathed by the curse that ruined and blighted our fallen race . '
' Martin ! Martin ! ' cried Zuinglius , 'alas for you , my brother ! ' l We carne in all love and honesty to rebuke your failings , ' said Erasmus , ' but you meet us with proud looks , bold and vaunting words . '—' What mean ye ? ' said Marfin ; * Philip , speak , and reveal to me the riddle of their dark Bayings ? —Thus exorcised , Melancthon felt his pale cheeks glow with the blush of ingenuous shame , but raising- his eyes towards his revered friend , he replied with a tranquil look ,
though in a low and forced voice , ' I know full well that our Zion mourns , for that men say ye have bat separated from the ancient faith that ye may riot in the wealth and power of Rome , and wed as ye list with her daughters , though they tye already espoused to Christ . Thence will arise manifold scandal to our cause , with imminent peril and infinite sin to your
own precious and immortal soul / ' Men say this ! " cried Luther , impatiently ; M but , Melancthon , Zuinglius , Erasmus , what say ye ?' 4 She whom you would wed / replied Zuinglius , 'is aniift !' ' Martiu / said Erasmus , ' you also have taken holy vWs of
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The Marriage of Luther . 617
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Oct. 2, 1836, page 617, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2662/page/29/
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