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American Lutheranism Vindicated; or, Examination of the Lutheran Symbols, on Certain Disputed Topics

CHAPTER V
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In another letter to Luther, of August 6th, he says: "At last, on Aug.

3d, we heard the (Romish) Refutation (of the Augsburg Confession), and also the declaration of the emperor.

His declaration was terrible enough, but the Refutation was composed in such a puerile manner, that we could not but heartily congratulate each other.

There is not a single composition of Faber, (the pensman of the Refutation,) however silly it may be, that is not exceeded in silliness by this.

On the doctrine concern the two kinds, (in the Eucharist,) he adduced the history of the sons of Eli, who desired bread to eat; and wished to prove by it, that it becomes laymen to be satisfied with the mere bread in the _Eucharist_.


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