THE GLÖSELIAN DUEL, Latin: Duellum Glöselianum. The title frames the following text as a formal intellectual "duel" or debate between two opposing viewpoints.

That is/

Two distinct/ and

furthermore opposing opinions/ regarding the

question/ Whether religious freedom should

be granted to the

Hungarian Estates.

The first/

By Doctor Melchior Khlesl, The original text uses the spelling "Glöselij." Melchior Khlesl (1552–1630) was a powerful Cardinal and a lead architect of the Counter-Reformation. Suffragan Bishop

of Vienna/ and Administrator of the Bishopric of

Neustadt/ which argues in the negative.

The other/

By Doctor Polycarp Leyser, A prominent Lutheran theologian (1552–1610) who served the Elector of Saxony. Court Preacher to the

Elector of Saxony/ and appointee

for church and school matters/

Which concludes in the affirmative.

Prepared for print out of Christian goodwill/ for the further

investigation of the infallible Divine Truth/

by

Master Theophilus Philalethes Christopolitanus. A pseudonym likely meaning "The God-loving Friend of Truth from the City of Christ." It was common for 17th-century authors to use Greek-rooted aliases to avoid censorship or to signal their intellectual status.

Leipzig/

Published by Abraham Lamberg.