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Teit3: Martin Ludicr'sAddrtss to
/n 152Q, Mànm Luther wmed an appeaï far churchreformieEtopfrvr Charles V Qftd itie Germqn
nobiiity. The excarplsfhaffoUowshawbaitihis reasoning and tn s jhlls of persuasion.
The time for silence isgone1andihtïimeiospcakhJisconicpasw&rcadinEedesiaslç3(3:7) !\ -hâve,
incûniomuty wuh oui résolve, pui loÊcïher SQOK few p<Hms concernas die lefarcnationQfihe J
Christian «tait, wiih ihe mtem af placing thé same bcfore ihe Chnstian nobility of thé Gennan ! nauon,
m case il mayplease God to hejp His Cburch by meanaofihc laity, masmuch as thé clergy. r |J whotn
du4) iask raibcr hefitted, hâve become qujic cartleîis. . L L * iofcî^ 'L
II U ûot outof mère arrogance and p«v«silyïhatl, aa individual poormim, havtiakçnnupûn tnywlf
10 address yout lor^hipî. The Astress and misejy thaï opprcs^ ail [he Chri^Uan csuics, WOK
espccially in Gtnnany, havç led noi only mysclf. but everyoïw else. to ciy «loud and 10 ask for
htlp, and bavtnow fiftccd me, too, luciyoui andto ask if God would gjve His Spiiu lo any one \n
reacb a hand to tus wTfttcbcdpco^e.CouQcUshRveof^puiforwirdwDiciaiicify, bu( il bas Bdroiïly
b«n fioiscraied, and [he evil^ ha^ebccomc worse, throDghihcounouigofccïtainnKo. Their malice
aod TAÎckediieas I >*JJ oowp by Uic hclp of Cod, eK|>ostf, 10 lhat, bemg known, ihey may
hencefonh ccasc u bc so obstrochve and aijunous. . . .
The Romaûisis hâve, wiih grcaï adiojintfs, drawndiree urslls round ihenuclvcî, . . so. lhai oould
refonn ibein, whcrtby al! Chrisïmdom bas fallen tenibly. . , , Q^.J^- '-'^
if piesHdby ibc temporal powcr. ihey hâve affinned . . . lhaithe ttmporal pcnucrbas nù over tbcm, but
CD ïbe COTuaty, lhai thé spirirual power is abgvc thé temporal. Jfilwcsepîopûscdlo admomsh
di«nwoth iheScripturcs, iheyobjeaed lhat ûo Oûe may
but ihe Pope. ' ^'«- 1 "^" v*y »L* ,,^,^V\ \V^ fcMs. ^ Lj.ib«^ ifthey are tbreatentd wilh a councii.
ihcy preiend itiat QO OM m*y call a couucil bui
interprcl
Pope.
may Godbelp us, and givc us oae oflho^c tnimpcls thaï o\fithicw thc a^Us of Jéricho, so thaï we may
oow blow dcpwn tbest walls of sira* andpapfi, and expose th* cratl and deccu of ihc devil, 50 Uiai we
may ameod ounelves by punjshrneni and agflin obtain Gi>d's favor.
Martin Luther "blov^s do^vn" thc ihr^c walls tfe tumbles tbc firsl wall by arguing thaï "ail are Uuly of
iht bpirirual estait, and themî no difîeren^c amonglhcift" Heaïlack^ die *all b\ L noting that ncwhctc in
die Scripluîes does il ssy thaï imly Ibc Popt can inïcrprcilhe tn-*h. To bringdownibcUiird wall he
againrefcn toihe Scriptuie5b^owine lhat thé Brble nul only aLlows bue commands Chnstians 10 caU
councils ]
Lri us ncm cousideribe nwners which îboûld be ircated in ihc couDcih,and wilh whicbpopcs h
cardinal^ hishops. and ail learned mcn should occupy (bemselves day and night, , . . 1 II 15 a
distiessing and iranblc thuig to see lhal thé head of Chriîitendocn, \,\\o boasl^ of being ibc vicar ûf
Christ and Ihc suce essor ofSt Peler, lives in a wordly pomp lhat no king or nnperor çqual ----
2. Wnat islhc use inChnst^Ddomorihepeaple called "cndinaîs"? I willlcl! you. In Luty and Germany
ihcre are many rich COPVL : endawnteniâ, fitfs. and bénéfices, and as thé besi way
gctung thcse UHO Ihï hanfls of FLomc.ihey created cardinals, and gave ihtmthe sœs, and prc hcies. and
ihus desuoycd thé service of God, Thaï is why ]laly js aimost a tksen QO«
Wbal has broi^ht us Germaos 10 such a pass thaï we hâve to suffer Ihis robbery And ïhe dtstrucbon ol
oui propeny by ihc Pope?
Long ago thé empcrora and princes of Gcnnany allowed ibe Pope to daim thc armâtes from ail
Geiman bcneûccs. ïhal xs. half of ïhe first year's inconie from every bénéfice. *ïîiç abject of d)i3
concession was ihai thc Pope shoold colteoi a fiind wilh ill ihiî money to &glii againsl ihc Tuiks and
and lo proieci Quisiendom, so Uiatmc nobiliiy should ÛM hâve (o bear ïhe burdcn of thé alone. and
lhat thé pnrsu shouïd ^-" contnbuie Tht piïpcs hâve madc such uac of diis gcod simplr piciy of ibc
G«nnaD5. thaï they hâve ukco Uiis money for mort than onç bundred years, and hâve now madc of ïhe
nioncy a rcgular cax . , . [foi] posis and offices at Rome. L . .
No» Ihough I 'in uw L^'.h ïo subriut Articles thaï could serve for thé rcformiiion Of thèse feartul
évite, L will yct sing oui my fool's wng, and will show, as well as n:-, wit will allow. what might
aod shouid te donc by ihc temporal aumoriaes or by a général council
Hère Mutin Luther condudes wilh rccomaiendations [haï, among olher dungs, Geiman subjects be
forbiddcn U> pay thé annotes, i^.n Rome hâve DO power K> confina a bishop, thaï ih • pop* hâve
nopower ovt i ~.L ïiin, KI. that priesls beallowedto many, and (hfflimiveTsiliesberefonnrd]
I. Why is Martin Luther dircctmg his apptral foc rcfotm Ur thé Gotuaa nobility rath«r ihaa thé
J
Ttxt 4: ! I u- RenaisMflcc
Fer a long orne Rome had becn thé centre of civilisation, but aflcr thc Goms and thé Vsndals had
attacked her in ihc fourth ccntury A.D. thc powcr ofthe Roman Empire waa broken. The Goehs
and \ iMiL"-. had DO interesi in thé achèvements of Roman civilizûtioD and culture themselves
The Itahans, howevei, ncver fiirgot ïheir counnys gréât pasl, and they were always LhjnViTig
how this greaîness migfal rctum.
In H53, Constannnople, Ihe capital ofthe eastcm half ofthe Roman Empire, was lakni bytbc Turks t
and many Greek-spciking scholar^ ^ho had been hviag ihete had tu Icaveihïei bornes und rscape
tothesafcty of coundries thaï Ja> to thewest Many came to iJaly, bringing wirh them ancient
works of Greek litcralure which had been alraosl forgoaeu m Western Europe durmg fhe centuries
smce me end ofthe Roman Empire The ptopleof lialy becamt interested in whai mcse scholais told
diem about Ihese books and me works of thu ancieni Greeks, and they began lo study thé arts of
thé ancienl woild Ihetnselv?^. Thaï, v«y briefly, is how thé Renaissance began.
The changes look place slowly,, bul wi^e and far-wemg mcn had seen fui a long tune before thaï
lhat they were coming. Peopleail overEurope had bîeninocasmgdMirbiowkdEc asimiversidcs
were built, wwns grew up. and trade devebped. The light of ïhc Renaissance did tioi go oui Mulilf
•]! v L'iilr1 as, wnen a ourtaui i > pulled across a hgbccd niodow. Il Qui: H I slowly, and did QOL
die until about thé eafly part af thé tjgbteenth ceotury.
Diwing this «onderful, colorful âge Henry VIIJ nded England. followed soon by Elîiabcthlhe
First. Drake tnvclled me seas, Shakespeare wiote his pîayî In oiher places. Luther and Calvin hi i
n-'li^ n ••/, L-j'.- T. in[.'- rcligious Life. Al thé beginning of Uns p 'i i -' roTumbus and Vasco da
Gama made their femous voyagçsofdisciïvery. Il was a timeûf wars.of crueLiy, »odadventwe.
Butit wts also a 'goldea âge* m wtuch a very gréât mimbcr of irtisls. achokrs and p ' '<•- spent
flieir Lfvrs thé W v-f Leanung1 K wa& an âge of giants
1. Chûûse Ihe onrcct answer a, b, c, or d. A The Italiam ucva forgotinat
a) thc Giiths aad Vandals had attacked ROUK
b) :h.: <j,r' i is and Vandals had no interest ÎEL Roman
c) thé Roman Empire was broken
yd) ttome had once beea thé centre of civibiatioa B Afler 1453, audeut wortts ûf Greek literature
were ferought to [taiy by
a) Turks b) llaliaos ^c> Greek-sp*aking schoUrs d> Gotbs and Vindals
C Tlie RenaisiaDce began bçcause
.. > peuple in Ilaly scudied me ans of die ancien world

2 Who are thé Rcnnanists to whom Luther refers?

3 Deacnbe thé three nalk chat Luther clauns Romanists bave set up to prolecl Ihctr position.
b> According lo Luther, why were cardinals creglcd?
b) Italians **anlcd to retura lo Constantaicpk
cj pcopJe in Wc?iem Europe had alun t forgoticn thé ancien! works of Greek htemure d) somc
peuple had se:n for a long time (ha( il was conocg D -".; might compare thé !• •. .ussance lo
a) an dectnc li.;lr whicb is swiiçhed suddenly on and off * b) thé sun whieh riscs, grows brighter aaà
then slowly sets c) a i Vh . •[ !!••
d) a 5rc which DCVCT gocs om
2. Put thèse «vents rnto iheir historical order,
4 a) Gfeek-speaking scbolars from Consiûntioople arriv*d in ïuiy V b} Ebzabçih ie First rulcd in
England
5 c) The Renaissance began
i d) The powei of thé Roman Empire was broken 3 e) ConsiaoDnople waa taten b> tfac Turks
t f) Henry \1H ruled m England
K g) The Renaissance finisheJ 4 h)Golhs and Vandaj arucked Rome
3. Some of thé suicmenu. bclow are false. Reurile (hem ïo diat chey aie cxnrect accoiding to thé
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b) Scholars m CotutananapEe coDûnued LO study woiks of Greck litcrature when ïhey
hod bcen almost forgotien in Western Europe ^ , *
c) Tbe ancient works of Greek Lteraoïrc acre almost foigotiL-n m Wesicra EutOfw forabout 1,000
yeara, Irw*
d) Tbe Renaissance Lasted for aboui L.OOOyeare t-J^K
e) Many femcus plays and pûems fterc *vnOcn during ih
S. Sonntfci
Type of Pelrarchan for Italianj Soanet
At thé round tfanh's troagmed corncis,
Your irumpeis, ang«ls, >ad anse, anse
Frum doth, you pumberJess UlSnities
Of soûls, md Ui your scadered bodks go,
AU whom thé flood did, and fire shal] o'eithow,
AlJ whom wir. deanh. âge, agues, tyrannies,
Despair, la», chance, hath slam, and you whose eyes»
ShaU behold God, and never taste death's woe,
But let them sleep, [ m\! and me moura a space,
For. if abo^t ail ihesc, my sins abound,
Tis laie to ask abundançe ufihy grâce,
Whm we are there, hère on dus lowly ground,
Teach me how to repeuc; for that's os good
As if chou had^t sealed my pardon, with thy biood
Frran The ffoty Sonaeis by John Donne (1572-1631) Type of FiîTaUrfiait (QJ Efljt|isfa> Sonnet
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Wben, in disgrâce with Fortune and maa's cyes
I ail alone beweqj my ootcast suie.
And iroubl* dcaf heaveo with my bootlcss cries {bootkss " ustless)
And look upoo mysdf ind cura my faïc,
Wishing me like lu one more rich in bope,
F«atur«d tikc him. like him «ith fricnds posaesâcd,
Desinng mis man's an and thaï man's scopc
Wiih whûE I niùsE enjoy coniendcd Jeast;
Yet in Ibcsc thoughts mysclfalmûsi despising
Hapl>r 1 ihink on ihcch afld then my sute,
Uke (o tbc lark at break of day arising
Krom sullen «trm, sings bynms at beaven's gale-For (by sweei love remembered such weatth
brings Thaï mea I scora IQ ctaagc my slale wich kings.

by WOIiamShak«peare(J564-J6L6)