30. [29.] I heard Melanchthon speaking with some Englishmen outside his vaulted chamber, talking about faith alone, and they said they did not know what faith alone is. He said that God the Father sent His Son, who suffered for our sins. They said that was a matter of history. What else? He said that by that faith they have eternal life. They asked whether he had eternal life. To this he could not reply. The Englishmen went on to say that they hear preachers on the subject of faith alone and justification by that faith, and as they listen the preaching sounds as if full of wisdom, being skillfully and cleverly composed; but when they go home they do not know at all what the preachers said, not comprehending their arcane mysteries.