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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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This may not be understand bodily, that Judah and Israel both should come again bodily into the land together, but it is done under Christ, spiritually in the faith, when he is published through the holy Gospel, For when Christ was preached at Jerusalem, there were many Jews converted, and believed in Christ, both of the stock of Judah, and also of Israel, for upon Whitsunday there were at Jerusalem, of Assyrians, Cilicians, Persians, Medes, and of all nations under heaven three thousand converted in one day, & cleaved unto the seed of David, namely unto Christ. Therefore may not this text be understand ⟨image 18⟩of the bodily kingdom, but of the spiritual kingdom of Christ, for that Judah and Israel should come together again, and be made one kingdom, could never be brought to pass, under no bodily King. Therefore when the Prophets join these two nations together, namely Judah and Israel, then will they always signify Christs kingdom. And so here also saith the Prophet Jeremy, that Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell without fear which was done under Christ, for otherwise came they never together, neither shall they at any time hereafter come together again.
Thys maye not be vnderstande bodely, that Iuda and Israel both shoulde come agayne bodely into the land together, but it is done vnder Christ, spiritually in the faythe, whan he is publysshed throughe the holye Gospell, For when Christ was preached at Ierusalem, there were many Iewes conuerted, and beleued in Christ, both of the stocke of Iuda, and also of Israel, for vpon Vvhytesonday there were at Ierusalem, of Assiriens, Cilicians, Persiās, Medes, and of al nations vnder heauen three thousande cō uerted in one day, & cleaued vnto the seede of Dauid, namely vnto Christ. Therfore maye not thys texte be vnderstande ⟨image 18⟩of the bodely kyngedome, but of the spiritual kyngdom of Christe, for that Iuda and Israell shoulde come together agayne, and be made one kyngdom, could neuer be brought to passe, vnder no bodely Kynge. Therfore whan the Prophetes ioyne these two nations together, namelye Iuda and Israel, then wyll they alwayes signifye Christes kyngedome. And so here also sayth the Prophete Ieremye, that Iuda shall be saued, and Israhel shal dwell without feare whiche was done vnder Christe, for otherwyse came they neuer together, neyther shal they at anye tyme hereafter come together agayne.