Excerpt from Martin Luther, Vol. 1: His Life and Work However unlike in respect of merit, this work on Luther has an affinity in class and kind with such books as Dr. Newman's Apologia and Mr. John Morley's Volfaire. These are personal histories; but the personal history - all the more bound to be true as a personal history on this account - serves for pre sentation of an important phase of belief, a notable chapter in spiritual evolution. Dr. Newman portrays and exemplifies one type of religion; and without question it is in these days a widely extended type. He accepts the Catholic Roman Church as the oracle of God, infallibly interpreting Scripture, and rendering credible doctrines, such as transubstantiation. 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.