Marie-Joseph Lagrange 
Luther on the Eve of His Revolt 
A Criticism of Luther’s Lectures on the Epistle to the Romans Given at Wittenberg in 1515 1516

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. It has been shown recently that Bossuet’s View about the beginnings of Lutheranism was entirely wrong. Long before the incident of October 31, 1517, Luther was already in full possession of his theological system. If all the details were not formulated, the princi ples had been laid down clearly and with assurance. The monk had his doctrine and his plan of reform. It is now clear that the new religion is not the result of circum stances.