The Bondage of the Will

De Servo Arbitrio (1525), Luther’s reply to Erasmus’s Diatribe on Free Will and the work Luther himself judged among his best. Translated by Henry Cole, with a preface by Henry Atherton.

1. De Servo Arbitrio “On the Enslaved Will” or The Bondage of Will About This Book
2. Preface by Henry Atherton
3. Preface by the Translator
4. Introduction

Erasmus’ Preface Reviewed

5. Section I.

Erasmus’ Scepticism

6. Section II.
7. Section III.
8. Section IV.
9. Section V.
10. Section VI.

The Necessity of Knowing God and His Power

11. Section VII.
12. Section VIII.

The Sovereignty of God

13. Section IX.
14. Section X.
15. Section XI.
16. Section XII.
17. Section XIII.
18. Section XIV.
19. Section XV.
20. Section XVI.
21. Section XVII.
22. Section XVIII.
23. Section XIX.
24. Section XX.
25. Section XXI.
26. Section XXII.
27. Section XXIII.
28. Section XXIV.
29. Section XXV.
30. Section XXVI.
31. Section XXVII.

Exordium

32. Section XXVIII.
33. Section XXIX.
34. Section XXX.
35. Section XXXI.
36. Section XXXII.
37. Section XXXIII.
38. Section XXXIV.
39. Section XXXV.
40. Section XXXVI.
41. Section XXXVII.
42. Section XXXVIII.
43. Section XXXIX.
44. Section XL.

Discussion: First Part

45. Section XLI.
46. Section XLII.
47. Section XLIII.
48. Section XLIV.
49. Section XLV.
50. Section XLVI.
51. Section XLVII.
52. Section XLVIII.
53. Section XLIX.
54. Section L.
55. Section LI.
56. Section LII.
57. Section LIII.
58. Section LIV.
59. Section LV.
60. Section LVI.
61. Section LVII.
62. Section LVIII.
63. Section LIX.
64. Section LX.
65. Section LXI.
66. Section LXII.
67. Section LXIII.
68. Section LXIV.
69. Section LXV.
70. Section LXVI.
71. Section LXVII.
72. Section LXVIII.
73. Section LXIX.
74. Section LXX.
75. Section LXXI.
76. Section LXXII.
77. Section LXXIII.
78. Section LXXIV.
79. Section LXXV.

Discussion: Second Part

80. Section LXXVI.
81. Section LXXVII.
82. Section LXXVIII.
83. Section LXXIX.
84. Section LXXX.
85. Section LXXXI.
86. Section LXXXII.
87. Section LXXXIII.
88. Section LXXXIV.
89. Section LXXXV.
90. Section LXXXVI.
91. Section LXXXVII.
92. Section LXXXVIII.
93. Section LXXXIX.
94. Section XC.
95. Section XCI.
96. Section XCII.
97. Section XCIII.
98. Section XCIV.
99. Section XCV.
100. Section XCVI.
101. Section XCVII.
102. Section XCVIII.
103. Section XCIX.
104. Section C.
105. Section CI.
106. Section CII.
107. Section CIII.
108. Section CIV.
109. Section CV.
110. Section CVI.
111. Section CVII.
112. Section CVIII.
113. Section CIX.
114. Section CX.
115. Section CXI.
116. Section CXII.
117. Section CXIII.
118. Section CXIV.
119. Section CXV.
120. Section CXVI.
121. Section CXVII.
122. Section CXVIII.
123. Section CXIX.
124. Section CXX.
125. Section CXXI.
126. Section CXXII.
127. Section CXXIII.
128. Section CXXIV.
129. Section CXXV.
130. Section CXXVI.
131. Section CXXVII.
132. Section CXXVIII.
133. Section CXXX.
134. Section CXXXI.
135. Section CXXXII.
136. Section CXXXIII.
137. Section CXXXIV.
138. Discussion: Third Part
139. Section CXXXV.
140. Section CXXXVI.
141. Section CXXXVII.
142. Section CXXXVIII.
143. Section CXXXIX.
144. Section CXI.
145. Section CXLI.
146. Section CXLII.
147. Section CXLIII.
148. Section CXLIV.
149. Section CXLV.
150. Section CXLVI.
151. Section CXLVII.
152. Section CXLVIII.
153. Section CXLIX.
154. Section CL.
155. Section CLI.
156. Section CLII.
157. Section CLIII.
158. Section CLIV.
159. Section CLV.
160. Section CLVI.
161. Section CLVII.
162. Section CLVIII.
163. Section CLIX.
164. Section CLX.
165. Section CLXI.
166. Section CLXII.
167. Section CLXIII.
168. Section CLXIV.
169. Section CLXV.
170. Section CLXVI.

Conclusion

171. Section CLXVII.
172. Section CLXVIII.
173. Martin Luther’s Judgment of Erasmus of Rotterdam. To A Certain Friend
174. Martin Luther to Nicolas Armsdoff Concerning Erasmus of Rotterdam