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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 his time shall Judah saved, and Israel shall dwell without fear.
In hys tyme shall Iudabe saued, and Israell shall dwell without feare.
That is, at the same time of the branch of David, when this King shall rule, then shall Judah be saved uprightly, at that time will I help thee, ⟨image 17⟩and deliver the out of all thy trouble, so that this is a helping or delivering from all adversities, and from all dangers.
That is, at the same tyme of the braunche of Dauid, when thys Kyng shall rule, then shal Iuda be saued vprightly, at that tyme wyl I helpe the, ⟨image 17⟩and delyuer the oute of all thy trouble, so that thys is a helpyng or delyueryng from all aduersities, and frō all daungers.
These two sayings do also signify unto us, that this kingdom, is not a bodily kingdom, for ye know that the kingdom of the Jews was divided into two kingdoms, Into the kingdom of Judah, and into the kingdom of Israel. The ten tribes had one King of their own, and were called the kingdom of Israel. Afterward began the kingdom of Judah and Ben Jamin, and that was called the kingdom of Judah. For the people were divided, and either of them had his, proper King, Now the great kingdom did God reject, because of their since and Idolatry and so dispersed and destroyed it, that he never raised it up again, but scattered it among the Heathen, among the Medes, and Assyrians. Wherefore he never sent them any Prophets, neither did he stir up any among them, And so did this ⟨image 18⟩