The Bondage of the Will Martin LUTHER (1483 - 1546), translated by Henry COLE (1792 - 1858) On the Bondage of the Will (Latin: 'De Servo Arbitrio', literally, 'On Un-free Will', or 'Concerning Bound Choice'), by Martin Luther, was published in December 1525. It was his reply to Desiderius Erasmus's De libero arbitrio diatribe sive collatio or On Free Will, which had appeared in September 1524 as Erasmus's first public attack on Luther, after being wary about the methods of the reformer for many years. At issue was whether human beings, after the Fall of Man, are free to choose good or evil. The debate between Luther and Erasmus is one of the earliest of the Reformation over the issue of free will and predestination.
Chapter 1 – Introduction of Martin Luther Chapter 2 – Sections 1-8: Erasmus’ Preface, Skepticism, Knowledge of God Chapter 3 – Sections 9-27: The Sovereignty of God Chapter 4 – Sections 28-40: Exordium Chapter 5 – Sections 41-58: Discussions, Part I-a Chapter 6 – Sections 59-75: Discussions, Part I-b Chapter 7 – Sections 76-90: Discussions, Part II-a Chapter 8 – Sections 91-110: Discussion, Part II-b Chapter 9 – Sections 111-125: Discussion, Part II-c Chapter 10 – Sections 126-134: Discussion, Part II-d Chapter 11 – Sections 135-145: Discussion, Part III-a Chapter 12 – Sections 146-155: Discussion, Part III-b Chapter 13 – Sections 156-168: Discussion, Part III-c Chapter 14 - Appendices |