▁on ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁canon ization ▁of ▁Bishop ▁Ben no ▁of ▁Me issen , ▁and ▁at ▁his ▁instance ▁Em ser ▁travel led ▁through ▁Sax ony ▁and ▁Boh emia ▁in ▁search ▁of ▁materials ▁for ▁a ▁life ▁of ▁Ben no , ▁which ▁he ▁subsequently ▁published ▁in ▁German ▁and ▁Latin . ▁In ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁object ▁he ▁made ▁an ▁un success ful ▁visit ▁to ▁Rome ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 0 . ▁Meanwhile , ▁he ▁had ▁also ▁been ▁lect uring ▁on ▁class ics ▁at ▁Leipzig , ▁but ▁gradually ▁turned ▁his ▁attention ▁to ▁the ology ▁and ▁canon ▁law . ▁A ▁pre b end ▁at ▁Dresden ▁( 1 5 0 9 ) ▁and ▁another ▁at ▁Me issen , ▁which ▁he ▁obtained ▁through ▁Duke ▁George ' s ▁influence , ▁gave ▁him ▁means ▁and ▁le is ure ▁to ▁purs ue ▁his ▁studies . ▁ ▁At ▁first ▁Em ser ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁reform ers , ▁but ▁like ▁his ▁patron ▁he ▁desired ▁a ▁practical ▁re formation ▁of ▁the ▁cler gy ▁without ▁any ▁do ctr inal ▁bre ach ▁with ▁the ▁past ▁or ▁the ▁church ; ▁and ▁his ▁liberal ▁sympath ies ▁were ▁mainly ▁human istic , ▁like ▁those ▁of ▁Er as mus ▁and ▁others ▁who ▁part ed ▁company ▁with ▁Luther ▁after ▁ 1 5 1 9 . ▁As ▁late ▁as ▁that ▁year ▁Luther ▁referred ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁" Em ser ▁n oster ," ▁but ▁the ▁Leipzig ▁Deb ate ▁in ▁that ▁year ▁completed ▁the ▁bre ach ▁between ▁them . ▁ ▁Em ser ▁war ned ▁his ▁Boh em ian ▁friends