Note 1139 — Chapter XVIII
E. M. Lamond translation
Melanchthon to Spalatin, September, 1524, “Corp. ref.,” 1, p. 674, after the publication of the “Diatribe”: “Diu optavi Luthero prudentem aliquem de hoc negotio antagonistam contingere.” “His own testimony (in 1536) is decisive as to the effect of Erasmus on his opinion regarding free-will.” Ellinger, ibid., p. 199. On the “Diatribe,” see our vol. ii., p. 261 ff.