Preface.

...to lure them to God / so that they may be strengthened in such truth / 2 Peter 1.

5. That everyone may see / recognize and judge / how I intend to remain steadfast in the teaching of Christ / Paul and Luther / as I have until now / and so also until my end / as God shall witness in my soul / for this teaching is the true foundation / sap and core original: 'Safft und Kern.' A metaphor suggesting that this teaching contains the essential life-force and substance of the faith. of the writings of Paul and Luther / upon which I, with Paul and Luther, defy the apostles of Satan / and cry out before all the world / that / those who do not lay this foundation for the future building / are Antichrists, false apostles and deceivers of the poor people / 2 Corinthians 11. 1 Corinthians 3.

6. That the hypocrites / who judged me so prematurely because of my zeal / for the poor deceived people / as if I were all too harsh and strict in my Speculo Pastorum Latin for "Mirror of Pastors." This refers to a specific type of instructional book (a 'mirror') intended to show clergy their duties and failings., and Triumpho Latin: "Triumph." Likely a reference to another of the author's works, possibly a defense of his theological positions.