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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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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.
Item a God of Peace, a God of patience, a God of consolation, as Saint Paul doth often name him according as occasion is given unto him in the matter whereof he doth entreat. But of this name, whereby he is called, Jehovah (say the Jews them selves) is no occasion known, to be declared, neither is there any work expressed, whereof he is so ⟨image 27⟩called, but only that it comprehendeth the bare God, hedade and the Godly Majesty. And therefore when the Jews read this Text, they read not Jehovah, but Adonay.
Item a God of Peace, a God of pacience, a God of consolation, as Sayncte Paule doth often name hym accordinge as occasion is geuen vnto hym in the mater whereof he doth intreate. But of this name, whereby he is called, Iehouah (saye the Iewes them selues) is nome occasiō knowen, to be declared, neyther is there any worke expressed, whereof he is so ⟨image 27⟩called, but onely that it comprehendeth the bare God, hedade and the Godly Mayestie. And therefore when the Iewes reade this Texte, they reade not Iehonah, but Adonay.
Thus may we Christians here upon this saying of Jeremiah comfortably conclude, that Christ must be known as a very and natural God. Therefore let us mark diligently this text, 1that when heretics and Sects shall arise, and assault this Article of our faith, that Christ is not a very and natural God (as undoubtedly this heresy will come) that we then may be furnished, and ready to dash them in their teethe with this saying, against the which they shall not lightly be able to bring up any thing. With such strong and sure arguments and sayings must they be taken and convinced, or else they will escape us, and get away through even as the fishes escape through the net. For an heretic is a slippery merchant, ⟨image 27⟩