Some 50 years before the Reformation, Wessel met Thomas à Kempis (about 1379 - 1471), who is generally accepted as the author of the famous De Imitatione Christi (Imitation of Christ).
Pothuajse 50 vjet para Reformës, Veseli takoi Tomas a Kempisin (rreth 1379 - 1471), i cili përgjithësisht pranohet si autori i veprës së famshme De Imitatione Christi (latinisht).