John Frederick, Prince Elector of Saxony, told me himself, said
Luther, that as Prince John, the eldest son of Prince George, was
near the time of his death, he desired to receive the communion
under both kinds. But when his father was informed thereof, he
caused an Austin Friar to be called to his son, to give him good
instructions for his soul's health, and to advise him to receive the
Sacrament sub una specie, or under one kind, and that he should tell
his son he was the same Friar who was privately acquainted with
Martin Luther, and was very conversant with him; and, the better to
make the Prince believe him, the Friar said that Luther himself
lately had advised certain persons to receive the communion under
one kind. Now, when this good and godly Prince was thus pitifully
induced to give credit to the Friar's false information, he then
received the communion under one kind.

But when the Prince, his father, saw that his son drew near to his
last gasp, and must needs die, then he comforted his son with the
article of justification by faith in Christ, and put him in mind to
have regard only to the Saviour of the world, and utterly to forget
all his own works and deserts, and also that he should banish out of
his heart the invocating of the saints.

Now, when the son in his conscience felt great solace and comfort by
these his father's admonitions, he asked his father why he did not
cause the same comfortable doctrine to be preached openly through
all his countries. His father answered and said, "Loving child, we
must say thus only to those that are dying, and not to the sound and
healthful."

Whereupon, said Luther, I told the Prince Elector that his Highness