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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And this is the name that they shall call him, even the Lord our righteousness.
And this is the name that they shall call hym, euen the Lorde our rightuousnes.
The Person hath he described, and also the office, and the fruit of the office, namely, that he shall set up equity and righteousness, and that the people shall have help, and dwell in safety, how be it under the Cross and persecution. Now declareth the Prophet, what his name shall be, and saith: he shall be called, the Lord our righteousness. The Jews hold much of this name in the Hebrew ⟨image 24⟩tongue, which we have translated Lord, and say: that he may not be named, neither do they name him also, in such great reverence do they keep it, they write it upon no paper, and when they writ it there on, they alter the letters, and make scant two letters, and they allow it not that the Christians should see it written. Also some wicked persons among the Jews, have deceived many Princes and Lords, unto whom they have given this name in writing, and have told them, that whosoever did bear it about him, should not be slain, and that it doth serve for more other things, of like superstition. Even as also many Christians, which have learned it of the Jews, where wont to grave this name in gold or silver, and to hang it about their necks, to the intent, that they should not be shot or wounded, &c.
The Person hath he described, and also the office, and the frute of the office, namely, that he shall sette vp equitie and righteousnes, and that the people shall haue helpe, and dwell in sauetie, howe be it vnder the Crosse and persecution. Nowe declareth the Prophete, what his name shall be, and saythe: he shall be called, the Lorde oure righteousnes. The Iewes holde muche of this name in the Ebrewe ⟨image 24⟩tonge, whiche we haue translated Lorde, and saye: that he may not be named, neyther do they name hym also, in suche great reuerence do they kepe it, they writtet it vpon no paper, and whan they writte it there on, they alter the letters, and make seant two letters, and they alowe it not that the Christians shoulde se it written. Also some wicked personnes amonge the Iewes, haue deceaued many Princes and Lordes, vnto whome they haue geuen this name in writtinge, and haue tolde them, that whosoeuer did beare it aboute hym, should not be slayne, and that it doth serue for more other thinges, of lyke superstition. Euen as also many Christians, whiche haue learned it of the Iewes, where wonte to graue this name in golde or siluer, and to hange it aboute their neckes, to thintent, that they shoulde not be shot or wounded, &c.