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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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In all these sayings it appeareth clearly, that Christ must be God and man, that he must dye and rise again and receive an everlasting kingdom here upon earth, which only is done by his word. All which things although they be not expressly mentioned in these words, yet they are never theles contained there in undoubtedly, and it may well be gathered of the words, if the Text be indifferently looked upon, and marked. But if a man do pass ever the words unadvisedly and undiscretely, without any further consideration, than can no such thing appear to be in them. As in this saying. In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. They be few and short words, but if thou mark them diligently, thou shalt find therein, ⟨image 6⟩that Christ is God and man and that he must dye and rise again from the dead. For if he shall bless (which is as much as to take away the curse) then truly must he be above the curse which curse is nothing else, but death sin, and all mischief, if he shall do this, then must he needs have power to take away sin & death, & to give life, where upon it must needs follow that he is more then a pure man. For no man is able to do such works but God alone, and he that doth this work, must needs be God also. Furthermore, if he shall be the natural seed of Abraham, then must he needs be man also. Now if he be a man, then must he needs be mortal, or else he could not be called Abraham's son. Again, if he shall bring the blessing upon all nations of the earth, then must he needs live alway, and for ever, where upon it followeth, that he is mortal, and living. &c.
In all these saynges it appeareth clearly, that Christe must be God and man, that he must dye and ryse agayne and receyue an euerlasting kyngdome here vpon earth, whiche onely is done by his worde. All whiche thinges although they be not expressely mencioned in these wordes, yet they are neuer theles contayned there in vndoubtedly, and it may well be gathered of the wordes, yf the Texte be indifferently loked vpon, and merked. But yf a man do passe euer the wordes vnaduisedly and vndiscretely, without any further consideracion, than can no such thing appeare to be in them. As in this sayenge. In thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. They be fewe and shorte wordes, but yf thou marke them diligētly, thou shalt fyud therein, ⟨image 6⟩that Christe is God and man and that he must dye and ryse agayne from the deade. For yf he shall blesse (whiche is as muche as to take awaye the curse) then truely must he be aboue the curse which curse is nothing elles, but death synne, and all myschiefe, yf he shall do this, then muste he nedes haue power to take awaye synne & death, & to geue lyfe, where vpō it must nedes followe that he is more then a pure man. For noman is able to do suche workes but God alone, and he that doth this worke, must nedes be God also. Furthermore, yf he shall be the naturall seede of Abraham, then muste he nedes be man also. Nowe yf he be a man, then muste he nedes be mortall, or elles he coulde not be called Abrahams sonne. Agayne, yf he shall brynge the blessinge vppon all nations of the earthe, then muste he nedes lyue alwaye, and for euer, where vppon it foloweth, that he is mortall, and lyuinge. &c.