Outofloveforthetruthandthedesiretobringittolight，thefollowingpropositionswillbediscussedatWittenberg，underthepresidencyoftheReverendFatherMartinLuther，MasterofArtsandofSacredTheology，andLecturerinOrdinaryonthesameatthatplace。Whereforeherequeststhatthosewhoareunabletobepresentanddebateorallywithus，maydosobyletter。
IntheNameourLordJesusChrist。Amen。
1。OurLordandMasterJesusChrist，whenHesaidPoenitentiamagite，willedthatthewholelifeofbelieversshouldberepentance。
2。Thiswordcannotbeunderstoodtomeansacramentalpenance，i。e。，confessionandsatisfaction，whichisadministeredbythepriests。
3。Yetitmeansnotinwardrepentanceonly;nay，thereisnoinwardrepentancewhichdoesnotoutwardlyworkdiversmortificationsoftheflesh。
4。Thepenalty[ofsin]，therefore，continuessolongashatredofselfcontinues;forthisisthetrueinwardrepentance，andcontinuesuntilourentranceintothekingdomofheaven。
5。Thepopedoesnotintendtoremit，andcannotremitanypenaltiesotherthanthosewhichhehasimposedeitherbyhisownauthorityorbythatoftheCanons。
6。Thepopecannotremitanyguilt，exceptbydeclaringthatithasbeenremittedbyGodandbyassentingtoGod\'sremission;though，tobesure，hemaygrantremissionincasesreservedtohisjudgment。Ifhisrighttograntremissioninsuchcasesweredespised，theguiltwouldremainentirelyunforgiven。
7。GodremitsguilttonoonewhomHedoesnot，atthesametime，humbleinallthingsandbringintosubjectiontoHisvicar，thepriest。
8。Thepenitentialcanonsareimposedonlyontheliving，and，accordingtothem，nothingshouldbeimposedonthedying。
9。ThereforetheHolySpiritinthepopeiskindtous，becauseinhisdecreeshealwaysmakesexceptionofthearticleofdeathandofnecessity。
10。Ignorantandwickedarethedoingsofthosepriestswho，inthecaseofthedying，reservecanonicalpenancesforpurgatory。
11。Thischangingofthecanonicalpenaltytothepenaltyofpurgatoryisquiteevidentlyoneofthetaresthatweresownwhilethebishopsslept。
12。Informertimesthecanonicalpenaltieswereimposednotafter，butbeforeabsolution，astestsoftruecontrition。
13。Thedyingarefreedbydeathfromallpenalties;theyarealreadydeadtocanonicalrules，andhavearighttobereleasedfromthem。
14。Theimperfecthealth[ofsoul]，thatistosay，theimperfectlove，ofthedyingbringswithit，ofnecessity，greatfear;andthesmallerthelove，thegreateristhefear。
15。Thisfearandhorrorissufficientofitselfalone（tosaynothingofotherthings）toconstitutethepenaltyofpurgatory，sinceitisveryneartothehorrorofdespair。
16。Hell，purgatory，andheavenseemtodifferasdodespair，almost—despair，andtheassuranceofsafety。
17。Withsoulsinpurgatoryitseemsnecessarythathorrorshouldgrowlessandloveincrease。
18。Itseemsunproved，eitherbyreasonorScripture，thattheyareoutsidethestateofmerit，thatistosay，ofincreasinglove。
19。Again，itseemsunprovedthatthey，oratleastthatallofthem，arecertainorassuredoftheirownblessedness，thoughwemaybequitecertainofit。
20。Thereforeby\"fullremissionofallpenalties\"thepopemeansnotactually\"ofall，\"butonlyofthoseimposedbyhimself。
21。Thereforethosepreachersofindulgencesareinerror，whosaythatbythepope\'sindulgencesamanisfreedfromeverypenalty，andsaved;
22。Whereasheremitstosoulsinpurgatorynopenaltywhich，accordingtothecanons，theywouldhavehadtopayinthislife。
23。Ifitisatallpossibletogranttoanyonetheremissionofallpenaltieswhatsoever，itiscertainthatthisremissioncanbegrantedonlytothemostperfect，thatis，totheveryfewest。
24。Itmustneedsbe，therefore，thatthegreaterpartofthepeoplearedeceivedbythatindiscriminateandhighsoundingpromiseofreleasefrompenalty。
25。Thepowerwhichthepopehas，inageneralway，overpurgatory，isjustlikethepowerwhichanybishoporcuratehas，inaspecialway，withinhisowndioceseorparish。