[27] Cf. A Discussion of Confession, above, p. 82.
[28] Luther might have considerably revised this whole paragraph.
[29] This seems to refer to the writers of the Holy Scriptures.
[30] A reference to the threefold baptism, commonly accepted, viz., (1) fluminia, (2) flaminis, (3) sanguinis; that is, (1) the Sacrament of baptism, (2) the baptism of the Spirit, or repentance, (3) the baptism of blood, or martyrdom. Cf. PRE3, XIX, 414.
[31] Frederick the Wise was a pious collector of relics, having 5005 of them in the Castle Church at Wittenberg. They had something to do with Luther's choice of October 31st as the date of the posting of the XCV Theses. See Introduction to the Theses, p. 16 of this volume, note 1.
[32] Cf. Letter to George Leiffer, 15 April, 1516. See M. A. Cueriz, The Letters of M. Luther, p. 7.
[33] i. e., The sign of the cross.
[34] As much as, "We are in for a bad hour," and, "A good hour is worth a bad hour."
[35] See p. 134.
[36] In this passage "Wisdom" is the subject.