THE TESTIMONY OF JO. AURIFABER, DOCTOR IN DIVINITY, CONCERNING
LUTHER'S DIVINE DISCOURSES.



And whereas hitherto I have caused certain tomes of the Books,
Sermons, Writings, and Missives of Luther to be printed at Eisleben,
so have I also now finished this tome of his Discourses, and have
ordered the same to be printed, which at the first were collected
together out of the Manuscripts of these Divine Discourses, which
that Reverend Father Anthony Lauterbach himself noted and wrote out
of the holy mouth of Luther, and afterwards the same by me were
collected into sure and certain Loci Communes, or Common-places, and
distributed.

And whereas I, Joannes Aurifaber, in the years 1545 and 1546, before
the death of that most famous Divine, Luther, was much with and
about him, and with all diligence writ and noted down many most
excellent Histories and Acts, and other most necessary and useful
things which he related: I have therefore set in order and brought
the same also into this tome.

Now, forasmuch as very excellent declaration is made in this tome of
all the Articles and chief points of Christian Religion, Doctrine,
and Faith; and also therein are found necessary Rules, Questions and
Answers, many fair Histories, all sorts of Learnings, Comforts,
Advices, Prophecies, Warnings, and Admonitions: I have therefore