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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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But forasmuch as our adversaries accuse us, and babble, that faith is praised to much, and exalted above measure of us, thereby they show them selves not yet to understand, what is faith, and what the scriptures of the Prophets, and Evangelists, yea & the fathers and ancient Bishops teach of Christian faith. Wherefore let no man suffer himself to be lead ⟨image 64⟩away from the trueth by the rebukes of our adversaries, by which they overthrow us.
But for asmuche as our aduersaries accuse vs, and bable, that faythe is praysed to moche, and exalted aboue measure of vs, thereby they shewe thē selfes not yet to vnderstande, what is fayth, and what the scriptures of the Prophetes, and Euangelistes, yea & the fathers and auncient Byshoppes teache of Christian fayth. Wherfore let no man suffre hymself to be leadde ⟨image 64⟩awaye from the trueth by the rebukes of oure aduersaryes, by whiche they ouerthrowe vs.
That not any man may be troubled lightly, and called away from the true sentence, we shall show the causes wherefore scripture praiseth and exalteth so greatly faith in Christ. Faith in us is unperfect, & evereaceth from day to day, & for that cause it is not so perfect a work by it self, that so great things may be attributed and given for the perfection of it self. But the course of this laud and praise is, because faith giveth true glory to our Lord God, and because it believeth, that he is merciful, just, & true, which will & may perform surely his promise in Christ. This is the right & true worshipping of God, Whosoever believeth, so the word of God, he calleth upon God in all his necessity without doubt, & trusteth & looked for help of him in patience. Therefore faith is the same thing, which cleaveth & fasteneth it self to true perfection, that is to say, to Christ, & apprehendeth the mercy of god promised in Christ, which ⟨image 64⟩