This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1855. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... the unaltered aigseirg confession. address to the emperor, charles V. Illustrious Emperor, most powerful, invincible, and gracious Sire: Inasmuch as your Imperial Majesty proclaimed a diet of the Empire at Augsburg, to consult about the best means of defence agamst the Turk, that ancient, inveterate, and most bitter enemy of the Christian name and religion, --in what way most completely and permanently to repress him;---and then to consult aUo about the dissensions in reference to our holy religion and Christian faith, --how the opinions and sentiments of contending parties on the subject of religion, might be mutually expressed, explained, ami considered among themselves in your presence, with moderation, mildness, and affection; so that what has been considered or acknowledged by each party in its writings, being abandoned or corrected, those opinions might be settled and reduced to one plain standard of truth and Christian harmony; that one pure and truerelisron being cherished and preserved among us, we may be able to live in harmony and en icord in one Christian church, in the same manner as we live am serve under one Christ: and since we, the undersigned Elector and Princes, with others who have adhered to us, and other electors, princes, and estates besides, were summoned to the appointed diet, we therefore have come without delay to Augsburg, that we might obediently observe your.Majesty's order, and, we wish it to be said without boasting, have appeared here among the first. When, therefore, your Imperial Majesty, among other things, caused it to be proposed to the electors, princes, and other estates of the empire, at the very commencement of the Diet here at Augsburg, that the several estates, in conformity with your Imperial...