Heinrich Heshusius and Confessional Polemic in Early Lutheran Orthodoxy Michael J. Halvorson Heinrich Heshusius and Confessional Polemic in Early Lutheran Orthodoxy For Felix Heinrich Heshusius and Confessional Polemic in Early Lutheran Orthodoxy MiCHaEL J. HaLvOrsOn Pacific Lutheran University, USA © Michael J. Halvorson 2010 all rights reserved. no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher. The Michael J. Halvorson has asserted his moral right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work. Published by ashgate Publishing Limited ashgate Publishing Company Wey Court East suite 420 Union road 101 Cherry street Farnham Burlington surrey, GU9 7PT vT 05401–4405 England Usa www.ashgate.com British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Halvorson, Michael. Heinrich Heshusius and confessional polemic in early Lutheran orthodoxy. – (st andrews studies in reformation history) 1. Heshusius, Heinrich, 1556–1597. 2. Lutheran Church – Germany – History – 16th century. 3. Lutheran Church – Germany – Clergy – Biography. 4. Germany – Church history – 16th century. i. Title ii. series 284.1’092–dc22 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Halvorson, Michael. Heinrich Heshusius and confessional polemic in early Lutheran orthodoxy / Michael J. Halvorson. p. cm. – (st. andrews studies in reformation history) includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978–0–7546–6470–3 (hardcover : alk. paper) – ISBN 978–1–4094– 0874–1 (ebook) 1. Heshusius, Heinrich, 1556–1597. 2. Reformation – Germany, northern. 3. Germany, northern – Church history – 16th century. i. Title. Br350.H39H35 2010 284.1092–dc22 [B] 2010008296 ISBN 9780754664703 (hbk) ISBN 9781409408741 (ebk) V Contents List of Figures vii List of Tables ix List of Abbreviations xi Preface xiii 1 introduction: Pastors and Polemics in Early Lutheran Orthodoxy 1 2 Heshusius and the University of Helmstedt Circle 29 3 The Psalms Catechism and Lay indoctrination in Early Orthodoxy 67 4 Heshusius and Lutheran Preaching:Catechetical sermons 119 5 Heshusius and Lutheran Preaching: Funeral and Wedding sermons 163 6 Confessional Conflict in Hildesheim: Struggles with Jews, Jesuits, and rudolf ii 185 7 Conclusion 215 Appendix – The Printed Works of Heinrich Heshusius: a Finding List 223 Bibliography 227 Index 253 ThIS PAge hAS Been LeFT BLAnk InTenTIonALLy List of Figures 2.1 Portrait of Tilemann Heshusius. Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel: a 9534. 34 2.2 The Musäus and Heshusius family network cluster at the University of Helmstedt c. 1580 56 3.1 The seventh Commandment, Luther’s small Catechism (Wittenberg, 1547). Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel: alv. Ba 82 (2). 77 3.2 The First Commandment, spangenberg’s small Catechism (Leipzig, 1553). Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel: QuH 710 (2). 80 3.3 The Lord’s supper, Mörlin’s enchiridion (Heinrichstadt, 1584). Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel: a 249.8° Helmst. (2). 85 3.4 Psalm 23, Marot’s Genevan Psalter (Lyon, 1565). Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel: Tl 193 (1). 88 3.5 The Lord’s Prayer, Tettelbach’s The golden Jewel (Frankfurt/Main, 1571). Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel: alv. ac 534 (1). 93 3.6 The Ten Commandments, Heshusius’s Psalms Catechism (Leipzig, 1593). Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel: Yj 4.8° Helmst. 97 3.7 Psalm 3, Becker’s Leipzig Psalter for Four Voices (Leipzig, 1617). Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel: Yv 819.8° Helmst. (1). 114 4.1 The opening page of the first sermon in Heshusius’s Psalmocatechesis (1595). Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel: 466.9 Theol. The woodcut illustration shows a robed Lutheran pastor preaching to a group of well-dressed men who are standing before a raised pulpit in a well-appointed stone and brick church. On the floor a woman sits and plays with a child, although her face is focused intently on the preacher and (presumably) his message. 145 ThIS PAge hAS Been LeFT BLAnk InTenTIonALLy List of Tables 3.1 The structure of Heshusius’s Catechism based on the Psalms (Part 1: The Ten Commandments) 99 3.2 The structure of Heshusius’s Catechism based on the Psalms (Part 2: The apostle’s Creed) 101 3.3 The structure of Heshusius’s Catechism based on the Psalms (Part 3: The Lord’s Prayer) 104 3.4 The structure of Heshusius’s Catechism based on the Psalms (Part 4: Baptism) 106 3.5 The structure of Heshusius’s Catechism based on the Psalms (Part 5: Confession and absolution) 109 3.6 The structure of Heshusius’s Catechism based on the Psalms (Part 5: The sacrament of the altar) 111 4.1 Organization of sermons in Heshusius’s Psalmocatechesis (1595 quarto edition) 141 4.2 Pairings between parts of the Catechism and Psalms in Psalmocatechesis 142