▁( 1 5 0 2 ) ▁in ▁the ▁recently ▁founded ▁university . ▁He ▁soon ▁obtained ▁various ▁academic ▁hon ours , ▁and ▁became ▁professor ▁of ▁the ology ▁in ▁ 1 5 1 1 . ▁ ▁Like ▁Andreas ▁Karl stadt , ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁first ▁a ▁leading ▁exponent ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁type ▁of ▁sch ol astic ▁the ology , ▁but ▁under ▁the ▁influence ▁of ▁Luther ▁abandoned ▁his ▁Arist ot elian ▁positions ▁for ▁a ▁the ology ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁August in ian ▁doctrine ▁of ▁grace . ▁Through out ▁his ▁life ▁he ▁remained ▁one ▁of ▁Luther ' s ▁most ▁determined ▁supp or ters ; ▁he ▁was ▁with ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁Leipzig ▁conference ▁( 1 5 1 9 ), ▁and ▁the ▁Diet ▁of ▁W orm s ▁( 1 5 2 1 ); ▁and ▁was ▁priv y ▁to ▁the ▁secret ▁of ▁his ▁W art burg ▁se clusion . ▁ ▁He ▁assist ed ▁the ▁first ▁efforts ▁of ▁the ▁Re formation ▁at ▁Mag de burg ▁( 1 5 2 4 ), ▁at ▁G os lar ▁( 1 5 3 1 ) ▁and ▁at ▁Ein beck ▁( 1 5 3 4 ); ▁took ▁an ▁active ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁deb ates ▁at ▁Sch m alk al den ▁( 1 5 3 7 ), ▁where ▁he ▁def ended ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁sacr ament ▁by ▁the ▁un bel ieving ; ▁and ▁( 1 5 3 9 ) ▁spoke ▁out ▁strongly ▁against ▁the ▁big amy ▁of ▁the ▁Land gra ve ▁of ▁H esse . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Philip ▁of ▁the ▁Pal at inate