Sobeit！\"（Cf。Zimmermann’sPeasantWar，II，p。75。）
Muenzerbadthesermonprinted。HisAltstedtprinterwaspunishedbyDukeJohannofSaxonywithbanishment。HisownwritingsweretobehenceforthsubjectedtothecensorshipoftheducalgovernmentinWeimar。Buthepaidnoheedtothisorder。HeimmediatelypublishedveryincitingpaperintheimperialcityofMuehlhausen，whereinheadmonishedthepeople\"towidentheholesothatalltheworldmayseeandcomprehendwhoourfoolsarewhohaveblasphemouslyturnedourLordintoapaintedmannikin。\"Heconcludedwiththefollowingwords：\"Alltheworldmustsufferabigjolt。
Thegamewillbesuchthattheungodlywillbethrownofftheirseatsandthedowntroddenwillrise。\"Asamotto，ThomasMuenzer，\"themanwiththehammer，\"wrotethefollowingonthetitlepage：\"Beware，Ihaveputmywordsintothymouth;Ihaveliftedtheeabovethepeopleandabovetheempiresthatthoumayestuproot，destroy，scatterandoverthrow，andthatthoumayestbuildandplant。Awallofironagainstthekings，princes，priests，andforthepeoplehathbeenerected。Letthemfight，forvictoryiswondrous，andthestrongandgodlesstyrantswillperish。\"
ThebreachbetweenMuenzerandLutherwithhispartyhadtakenplacelongbeforethat。LutherhimselfwascompelledtoacceptsomechurchreformswhichwereintroducedbyMuenzerwithoutconsultinghim。LutherwatchedMuenzer’sactivitieswiththenettleddistrustofamoderatereformertowardsanenergeticfar—aimingradical。Alreadyinthespringof1524，inalettertoMelanchthon，thatmodelofahecticstay—at—homePhilistine，MuenzerwrotethatheandLutherdidnotunderstandthemovementatall。
Theywereseeking，hesaid，tochokeitbyadherencetotheletteroftheBible，，andtheirdoctrinewasworm—eaten。\"Dearbrethren，\"hewrote，\"stopyourdelayingandhesitating。Thetimehascome，thesummerisknockingatourdoors。DonotkeepfriendshipwiththeungodlywhopreventtheWordfromexercisingitsfullforce。Donotflatteryourprincesinorderthatyoumaynotperish’Withthem。Yetender，bookishscholars，donotbewroth，forIcannotdootherwise。\"