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A fruitful and godly exposition and declaration of the kingdom of Christ and of…A frutefull and godly exposition and declaracion of the kyngdom of Christ and of…
A fruitful and godly exposition and declaration of the kingdom of Christ and of the christen liberty, made upo[n] the words of the prophet Jeremy in the xxij. chapter, with an exposition of the viij. Psalm, entreating of the same matter, by the famous clerk Doctor Martin Luther, whereunto is annexed A godly sermon, of Doctor Urbanus Regius, upon the ix. Chapter of Matthew of the woman that had an issue of blood & of the rulers daughter, newly translated out of high Almain.A frutefull and godly exposition and declaracion of the kyngdom of Christ and of the christen lybertye, made vpo[n] the wordes of the prophete Jeremye in the xxij. chapter, with an exposycyon of the viij. Psalme, intreatyng of the same matter, by the famous clerke Doctor Martyn Luther, whereunto is annexed A godly sermon, of Doctor Urbanus Regius, vpon the ix. Chapyter of Mathewe of the woman that had an issew of blood & of the rulers daughter, newly translated oute of hyghe Almayne.
London: printed by S. Mierdman for Gwalter Lynne, 1548
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For he did know and had learned by experience, that the spirit of lying may suffer nothing less nor more grievously, than the exercise of the pure word of God, by which his counsels and weapons be made blunt and be broken, by which also we be fortified in faith and hope of Christ more and more, that we may fight valiantly in spiritual fighting & battle, against ⟨image 58⟩the Lords of this world, the governors of darkness of this time, truly against the evil & crafty spirits under heaven, and that we may obtain finally a glorious victory.
For he did knowe and had learned by experience, that the spirite of lienge may suffre nothynge lesse nor more grenouslie, than the exercise of the pure word of God, by which his counsayls and weapons be made blunte and be broken, by whiche also we be fortified in faythe and hope of Christ more and more, that we may fyght valiauntly in spirituall fyghtyng & battayle, against ⟨image 58⟩the Lordes of thys worlde, the gouernoures of darkenesse of this time, truly agaynst the euyll & crafty spirites vnder heauē, and that we may obtayne finally a glorious victory.
For this cause I would confirm & comfort your charities with some short & compendious oration, instruction, & admonition, because I came again to you, God so governing and willing. Therefore I will entreat the gospel of this present day of s. Matthew, in the ix. chapter, 1in which s. Matthew setteth out to us two notable miracles done of Christ, which was written of the Evangelist to our profit, that our faith may be stirred up, renewed, quickened fortified and preserved, and that our charity may be kindled & inflamed toward God and our neighbour.
For thys cause I wolde confirme & confort your charities with some short & compendiouse oration, instruction, & admonition, bycause I came agayne to you, God so gouernyng and willinge. Therfore I wil intreate the gospell of this present day of s. Mathew, in the ix. chapter,