In Germany to the Leipsic Disputation - James Aitken Wylie

Hutten – a knight, whose manner it was to make
war on Rome with the shafts of wit and raillery.
But Luther soon saw that he must admit the real
authorship, and answer this attack from the foot of
the Papal throne. Prierio boasted that he had spent
only three days over his performance: Luther
occupied only two in his reply. The doctor of
Wittemberg placed the Bible of the living God over
against the Bible of Prierio, as the foundation of
men's faith. The fundamental position taken in his
answer was expressed in the words of Holy Writ:
"Though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any
other gospel unto you than that which we have
preached unto you, let him be accursed." Prierio
had centered all the faith, obedience, and hopes of
men in the Pope: Luther places them on that Rock
which is Christ. Thus, with every day, and with
each new antagonist, the true nature of the
controversy, and the momentous issues which it
had raised, were coming more clearly and broadly
into view.
Prierio, who deemed it impossible that a Master
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