1516. Hermann von Wied becomes Archbishop of Cologne; Erasmus’s “Colloquia”; his first edition of the Greek New Testament with a new Latin translation; Lang as Prior of Erfurt.—Luther’s first mention of Tauler, in his “Commentary on Romans”; his mystical letters to Spenlein and Leiffer (April 8, 15); his quarrel with the Erfurt monks (June 16); his Catholic sermon on Indulgences (July 27); his sermons against the “holy-by-works” (July-Aug.); Opposition to his new theology at Wittenberg and Erfurt (Sept.); back to Augustine! (Oct. 19); Carlstadt’s Theses; Luther busy on Galatians and Titus, 1516-1517.
7. 1516-1517. “Decem præcepta Wittembergensi prædicata populo” (publ. 1518). Weim. ed., 1, pp. 394(398)-521; “Opp. lat. exeg.,” 1, pp. 1-218.
8. (Sept.). “Quæstio de viribus et voluntate hominis sine gratia” (Theses for Barth. Bernhardi: “Initium negocii evangelici”). Weim. ed., 1, pp. 142(145)-151; “Opp. lat. var.,” 1, pp. 232(235)-255.
9. (Oct. 27, 1516-1517). “In Epistolam Pauli ad Galatas” (Lectures, publ. 1519). Weim. ed., 2, pp. 436(451)-618. Irmischer, 3, pp. 141-485.
10. 1st ed. of “Eyn geystlich edles Buchleynn” (the “Theologia Deutsch”), with “Vor Rede.” Weim. ed., 1, pp. 152(153); Erl. ed., 63, p. 238.
Sermons, cp. Nos. 3, 4, 7. Letters, Enders, 1, pp. 28-78.
1517. Creation of 31 new Cardinals (July 1); ridicule of the German Humanists; Hutten settles in Germany; his edition of the “Donatio Constantini”; “our” Erasmus (March 1) publishes his paraphrases on the Epistles, and, later, on the Gospels; the old exegesis fares badly; “De planctu ecclesiæ” reprinted at Lyons; Tetzel visits Magdeburg, Halberstadt and (in Oct.) Berlin; Luther nails up his Latin Indulgence-Theses (Oct. 31).
11. “Die sieben Puszpsalm mit deutscher Auszlegung nach dem schrifftlichen Synne” (first personal work published by Luther). Weim. ed., 1, pp. 154(158)-220; Erl. ed., 37, pp. 345-442.
12. “Auslegung deutsch des Vater Unnser fuer dye einfeltigen Leyen” (publ. by Agricola, and by Luther himself in 1518, No. 31).
13. Lectures on Hebrews (still unpublished).