Forerunner of the Necessary Defense of Noble Evangelical Persons

usually happens / that unfair judgments follow unfair fortune original Latin: "ut iniquam fortunam, iniqua sequantur judicia". For the opposing party does not stop at continuing to maintain the injustice with force / but rather colors it with a shiny veneer / as if the sheep had muddied the water for the wolf A reference to Aesop's fable, where the powerful wolf makes up excuses to justify eating the innocent sheep.; it comes to no hearing / to no accountability / but instead it says straight out: As I will, so I command original Latin: "Sic volo, sic jubeo". Into the Imperial Ban and Double-Ban Ban and Double-Ban|The 'Acht und Aberacht' was a severe legal punishment in the Holy Roman Empire, declaring someone an outlaw, stripping them of all rights, and allowing anyone to kill them without penalty.. For how the so-called Anhalt Secret Chancery Anhalt Secret Chancery|The 'Anhaltische Kanzlei' refers to a famous propaganda incident of 1621 where the letters of Prince Christian of Anhalt were seized and published by his enemies to portray the Protestant cause as a treacherous conspiracy.—which, alongside many other hateful and defamatory writings against high Princely persons and other honest people, is now frequently appearing in print—is fundamentally fashioned / many sincere hearts notice and sigh over / those who either know the true state of affairs / or through political understanding / and experience of the Empire / recognize the hidden slanders / and can distinguish white from black. The opposing side also has it easy / piercing through with the sword and open violence / while "the conquered, however, dare not even open their mouths," original Latin: "victi autem contra ne hiscere quidem audent" as the proverb says. But if once the time comes / and the masks of the so highly praised, alleged common good / and desired peace in the Empire / are stripped from those involved / then one will see all the more clearly / what may still be hidden from many now. Whether it is also consistent with German honor / when private letters are snatched up / scattered original Latin: "spargirt" in print / but not published original Latin: "publicirt" entirely from beginning to end / as they were written / but rather