Luther.—"For Jesus Christ has said, 'Whosoever will sue thee at the law and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also.' (Matt. v, 40.) and this is our commentary upon the passage."
The Pope.—"Whatever be their station, dignity, order, power, or rank; be they even bishops or kings...."
Luther.—"For 'There will arise false teachers among you who will despise dominion and speak evil of dignities,' saith the Scripture. (Jude, 8.)"
The Pope.—"Likewise we condemn and curse all those who in any kind of way attack the city Rome, the kingdom of Sicily, the islands of Sardinia and Corsica, the patrimony of St. Peter in Tuscany, the duchy of Spoleto, the margravate of Ancona, the Campagna, the cities of Ferrara and Benevento, or any other city or country appertaining to the Church of Rome."
Luther.—"O, Peter, poor fisherman! where did you get Rome and all those kingdoms? I salute you, Peter, king of Sicily! ... and fisherman at Bethsaida!"
The Pope.—"We excommunicate and curse all chancellors, counsellors, parliaments, procurators, governors, officials, bishops, and others who oppose our letters of exhortation, invitation, prohibition, mediation, execution, etc."
HOLY THURSDAY AT ROME.
Luther.—"For the holy see seeks only to live in idleness, magnificence, and debauchery, to command, storm, deceive, lie, insult, and commit all sorts of wickedness in peace and safety...."
"O Lord, arise! it is not as the papists pretend. Thou hast not forsaken us, nor is thy favour turned away from us."
So spake Leo X at Rome, and Luther at Wittemberg.