Casamiriana (1626, Johann Gerhard):
The Almighty God has graciously had mercy upon you, and through the precious
merits of the all-holy sufferings, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus
Christ, His beloved Son, He forgives you all your sins. And I as an
ordained Servant of the Christian Church announce this forgiveness of all of
your sin to all of you who are truly repentant and who through faith place
all your trust upon the singular merits of Christ Jesus, and who intend to
order your life according to the command and will of God, and who intend to
make frequent use of the high and most worthy Supper of the true body and
blood of Christ for the strengthening of your faith and the betterment of
your lives, in the name of God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
But on the contrary I say on the basis of God’s Word and in the name of
Jesus Christ to all unrepentant and unbelieving persons who despise God
himself, His Word and the most holy Sacrament, that God has retained your
sins and certainly will punish you with both temporal and eternal punishment
if you do not turn and repent in the time of grace, which repentance we wish
for you with all our heart.
Saxon Herzog Heinrich Public – 1581:
“Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servants of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you who heartily repent of your sins, believe on Jesus Christ, and sincerely and earnestly purpose by the assistance of God the Holy Ghost henceforth to amend your sinful lives, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ, I forgive you all your sins in the name of God + the Father, God + the Son, and God + the Holy Ghost. Amen.”
This is from Braunschweig-Wolfenbuettel 1569, authored by Chemnitz and Adnreae:
The Absolution: “The Almighty God has been merciful to you and through the merit of the most holy suffering, death, and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, His beloved Son, He forgives you all your sins; and I, as an ordained servant of the Christian church, proclaim to all you who truly repent and who through faith place your trust and minds on the merit of Jesus Christ and who order your lives after the commands and will of God, the forgiveness of all your sin in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. On the contrary, however I say to any impenitent and unbelieving, according to God’s Word and in His name, that God has held your sin against you and this certainly is punished.”
The Absolution from the Swedish Petri Rite (1531):
The almightiest eternal God of his great incomprehensible mercy forgive us all our sins and give us grace that we may amend our sinful life and attain with him eternal life. Amen.
The PRIVATE Absolution from Herzog Heinrich (1539):
The almighty God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ would be gracious and merciful to you. He wants to forgive you all your sins, and this because his dear Son Jesus Christ has suffered for them and died for them. In the name of that same Jesus Christ, because he has mandated me to do this, in the power of his words where he said: ‘Whosoever sins you forgive, they are forgiven,’ I say to you that all your sins are forgiven. They cannot hold you captive. They are altogether forgiven you as abundantly and completely as was won for you by Jesus Christ through his suffering and death, and which he commanded to be proclaimed in all the world through the Gospel, and this is now said to you, to comfort and strengthen you, as I now speak this to you in the name of the Lord Christ, for you to receive it gladly, setting your conscience at peace, as with a faith that cannot be shaken, your sins are surely forgiven you, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Go forth in peace."