Excerpt from The Conservative Character of Martin Luther The purpose of this book is to set forth within the compass of a few pages the more permanent elements in the work of Martin Luther. An effort has been made to single out in a life crowded with great events and minor incidents the conservative thread run ning through it all. If the attempt has been in a measure successful, the reader will find here portrayed a man, who at every critical moment, fixed his mind on the one purpose of restoring the true faith without an abrupt break with the past. The reader may form his own conclusions as to the principles for which the reformer contended; relative to their conservative nature he must be bound by the testimony of history. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.