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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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❧ An other Article of the resurrection of the dead.
Here let us behold & consider with intentive, eyes both the word & work of Christ our Lord. For as much as they he so marvellous, ⟨image 67⟩that we may never marvel enough at them, nor never praise enough the glory of his grace. He saith that the wench sleepeth, anon he toke her hand, and calleth her unto life.
Here let vs behold & cōsider with intentyue, eyes bothe the word & work of Christ our Lorde. For as moche as they he so merueylouse, ⟨image 67⟩that we may neuer meruayle ynough at them, nor neuer prayse ynough the glory of hys grace. He sayth that the wenche slepeth, anone he toke her hād, and calleth her vnto lyfe.
The world hearing this, standeth by with stiff & astonying eyes, & reason mocketh, for it seemeth incredible and a mere foolishness, that a deformed, mortal, cold, stiff, and stinking carrion sleepeth. In conclusion how may reason believe, that death is not death.
The worlde hearyng this, standeth by with styf & astouyeng eyes, & reasō mocketh, for it semeth incredible and a mere folyshenes, that a deformed, mortall, colde, styffe, and stynkyng caryon sleapeth. In conclusyon how may reasone beleue, that death is not death.