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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 by chance some man will say, than why mock the Christ, if they knew by the word of God, that dead men should arise again? I answer, they wax not all true Israelites, that is to say, faithful Christians, & there was yet much darkness & ignorance with the chosen men divine matters in which have ben converted afterward. I beseech the at what point is the matters now in the church? Suppose ye that they all be true Christians which profess Christ by name, and followeth the bodies of dead men to be buried by cause of honour? how many Epicures and Sadducees, how many stinking hogs might thou find which know & believe little of these greatest matters? chaff is always mixed to corn.
But bechaunche some man wil say, than why mock the Christ, if thei knewe by the word of God, that dead mē should aryse agayn? I answer, thei waxe not al true Israelites, that is to say, faithfull Chistianes, & there was yet much darkenesse & ignoraunce with the chosē mē dyuine matters in which haue ben conuerted afterwarde. I besech the at what poynt is the matters now in the churche? Suppose ye that thei al be true Christianes which professe Christ by name, and foloweth the bodies of dead men to be buried by cause of honour? how many Epicuries and Saduceis, how many stynkynge hogges myght thou fynde which knowe & beleue little of these greatest matters? chaffe is alwaies mixed to corne.
Of these we learn that churchyards and burienges of faithful Christians should be honoured and had in reverend dread, forasmuch as we witness by this self thing, a Christian hope of our resurrection in Christ. Wherefore the men in our times be wicked and Sadducees, which worship not fearfully the churchyards of Christians, ⟨image 80⟩and setteth nothing by an honourable sepulture, and handleth no other wise the bones of Christians nor setteth more by them, than they ware the bones of brute beasts. All faithful Christians, as well among the Jews, as the gentiles, worshipped always fearfully sepultures, as both the testaments beareth witness.
Of these we lerne that churchyardes and burienges of faithful Christianes shud be honoured and had in reuerende dreade, for asmuch as we witnesse by this self thing, a Christian hope of our resurrectiō in Christ. Wherfor the men in our tymes be wycked and Saduceis, whiche worshippe not fearfully the churcheyardes of Christianes,