Mensing,J. Lot n° 184

Salvation of the Christian Faith: concerning faith and good works, from the lesterly .... abuse, so Nicol Amßdorff ... written against it ...(Lpz., Thanner) 1528. cl.4°. 30 (instead of 32; without the le. 2) nn. Bl. - ╔Bound: Ders.╗ Vormeldunge Der vnwarheit Luterscher clage, die zu eyner beschönunge yres vngehorsam: yre gewissen Euangeliu[m] vnd gottes wort ... with an explanation of how the secular authorities are to have a view in matters concerning religion; a report of the unwariness of Luther's complaint, which is to be used for a glossing over of his disobedience: his certain gospel and God's word ... ...shall be turned to account. Franckfurt an der Oder, Hanaw (15)32. With woodcut title border a. several woodcut borders. 68 nn. The first part of the book is the first part of the book, the second part is the first part of the book, the third part is the first part of the book, the third part is the first part of the book, the third part is the first part of the book, the third part is the first part of the book, the third part is the first part of the book, the third part is the first part of the book, the third part is the first part of the book. From the Divine Scriptures and Luther's own words, an explanation for the knowledge of all devout Christians. (Franckfurt on the Oder, Hanaw 1529). With double partly figured woodcut title border. 3 nn., XLVIII (recte 49) num. pp. 19th-cent. hprgt. with ribbed boards. ╔I).╗ VD 16, M 4647. Kurczynski 1979. only edition. - Mensing (1475-1547) represented the Elector v. Brandenburg at the Diet of Augsburg in 1530. His religious controversial writings always stand on the ground of the ancient church. - "...Of his writings 13 have been preserved, five dealing in German with the doctrine of the sacrifice of the Mass. Two Latin treatises are in defense of the priesthood, one German treatise deals with the doctrine of the Church, the meaning of the Fathers of the Church, and the Holy Scriptures. Another work discusses the question whether faith alone makes blessed. Together with Konrad Wimpina and others he refuted the Schwabach Articles. After the Augsburg Diet in 1530 M. published a critical discussion of the Confessio Augustana..."(ADB). - Slightly browned, somewhat foxed. title with small worm trace. The le. 2 fol. loose. N.a.T. - ╔II).╗ VD 16, M 4657. kurczynski 1980. knaake III, 748. only edition. - "M. defended, among other things, the Catholic doctrine of original sin, merit, good works, and justification. In his writing "Vormeldunge der Unwarheit luterische Clage" (1532) he recalls that the Lutherans persecuted and killed the Anabaptists and did not allow their appeal to conscience and the Gospel. To him the Lutherans were heretics and therefore not to be tolerated by the emperor; they had robbed the houses of worship in Saxony and elsewhere, desecrated chalices and monstrances. They enacted tyrannical laws to abolish the Mass, closed the churches, forbade Catholic sermons, singing and ringing. Reformation meant to him riot and disorder" (ADB). - In the ob. In the upper corners partly slightly water-margined. Some underlining a. marginalia by old hand. - ╔III).╗ VD 16, M 4663. only edition. - Somewhat browned, towards the end slightly waterstained. - ╔Collector's volume with 3 very rare writings of Mensing╗. - 3 very rare works in 1 volume. Half vellum of the 19th century. First work slightly browned, somewhat foxing, title with small worming. Second work partly slightly waterstained, few underlinings and marginalia. Third work somewhat browned, end slightly waterstained.