[drstevej]

***But the Luther of 1535 says:
"The Word of God does not suffice as a regula fidei (rule of faith)... [an] authority is also needed to decide on questions of doctrine"
- Friedrich Paulsen, esteemed Protestant historian, quoted from his History of German Education, 4:485 ***

Can you provide the citation from Luther's works? I have a doctorate in Reformation and am unfamiliar with this "esteemed Protestant historian."

Dr. Clair Davis, my professor of Reformation History use to tell us, "Men look the quotes up first hand. Don't assume historians either quoted accurately or in context." I have often found this counsel to be validated.

Furthermore the elipsis in the quote indicates editing.

[polemikos]

I have a doctorate in Reformation and am unfamiliar with this "esteemed Protestant historian."

Here's a brief bio on Paulsen. The title of the English translation (I. Lorenz, 1907) is "German Education, Past and Present"