Thomas Cajetan

But under the merciful guidance of God Elector Frederick the Wise so arranged matters that Luther's case was tried in Germany.

For this purpose the Pope sent Cardinal Cajetan to Augsburg, and in spite of all warnings Luther also boldly repaired to that city.

In Weimar a monk said to him, O my dear doctor, I fear that you will not be able to maintain your case before them, and they will burn you at the stake.

Luther answered, They may do it with nettles, but fire is too hot.

This force, according to them, being not separated from the universe itself but by a distinction of reason alone.

Gregory of Ariminum, Occamus, Cajetanus, Thomas Aquinas even, who was canonized, to pass by others, thought not that they contradicted the Mosaic formation of the world, neither do I, when they taught that God was the eternal cause of the eternal world.

and that all things from all eternity flowed from God without a medium.

But Jerome thinks finely upon the matter where he says that God is infused and circumfused both within and without the world.

He once said, quote, Brother Martin has a fine head, and the whole dispute is nothing else than an envious quarrel of the monks, unquote.

at another time he said a drunken german has written these theses when he sobers up he will think differently of the matter but when he noticed that his authority was endangered because many pious souls became attached to the true doctrine he summoned luther to appear within sixty days in rome and give an account of his heresy if luther had obeyed he would hardly have escaped death or the dungeon for every one knew that rome was like the lion's cave into which many prints of feet entered but from which none returned but under the merciful guidance of god elector frederick the wise so arranged matters that luther's case was tried in germany For this purpose the Pope sent Cardinal Cajetan to Augsburg, and in spite of all warnings Luther also boldly repaired to that city.

In Weimar a monk said to him, quote, Luther answered, quote, they may do it with nettles but fire is too hot when luther finally arrived in augsburg weary and worn he would have called upon the cardinal immediately but to this his friends were opposed they endeavored to obtain for him first of all safe-conduct from the emperor but three days passed before he received it in the meantime the servants of the cardinal came and said the cardinal offers you every favor what do you fear he is a very kind father but another whispered in his ear don't believe it he never keeps his promise the third day an emissary by the name of urban came to luther and asked him why he did not come to the cardinal who was waiting for him so graciously luther told him that he was following the advice of upright men who were all of the opinion that he should not go there without the imperial safe-conduct Evidently vexed at this reply, Urban asked, quote, Do you think that the Elector will go to war on your account? unquote.

Luther answered, quote, I do not ask that at all, unquote.