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          But if we fear or imagine that God has
taken away the precious man because of our sin
and ingratitude, then we should improve our life,
petition God our heavenly Father through Christ
that we remain in the blessed, pure teaching con-
cerning faith and be protected through Christ
from the rabble and tyrants and against all the
portals of hell. "Protect your poor Christendom,
Lord Christ, that it may praise you eternally. Help
us God our Savior and rescue us for the honor of
your name and have mercy on our sins for the
sake of your holy name. Preserve in your church
faithful and good preachers. Give them power and
strength through the Holy Spirit, as Psalm 68 says:
'The Lord gives the Word with large numbers of
evangelists.'"

          The impudent, atrocious, great blasphemies
of the adversaries and the obdurate priests and
monks and,