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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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Therefore saith now the Prophet here, 1that at that time, when this just and righteous King shall reign, shall the law of Moses stand no more in effect, which he expresseth with these words, where he saith, It shall no more be said, The Lord liveth, which brought the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt, for this was the oath or manner of swearing amongest the Jews, that they said. By the living God, which brought us out of Egypt. This is also the manner of the scripture to swear, as we see every where in the Prophets, whereby they would certify and assure the people, that they teach & preach in the name of God, and at his commandment, as though ⟨image 36⟩they would say, This is the trueth and God's word, by the living GOD, or as truly as the Lord God liveth, Even so should also all preachers be sure, that they might say, thus saith the Lord, this is God's word, and when I preach the word of God, then is it as much as if I did swear. And whosoever is not sure of this, and can not say. Thus saith the Lord, the same may cease from preaching well enough, for he shall do no good.
Therfore sayth nowe the Prophete here, 1that at that tyme, whan this iuste and ryghteous Kynge shall raygne, shal the lawe of Moyses stande no more in effecte, whiche he expresseth with these wordes, where he sayth, It shall no more be sayde, The Lorde lyueth, whiche brought the chyldren of Israell out of the lande of Egypte, for thys was the othe or maner of swearyng amongest the Iewes, that they sayde. By the lyuyng God, whiche brought vs out of Egypte. Thys is also the maner of the scripture to sweare, as we se euery where in the Prophetes, whereby they woulde certifye and assure the people, that they teache & preache in the name of God, and at hys cōmaundement, as though ⟨image 36⟩they woulde saye, This is the trueth and Goddes worde, by the lyuynge GOD, or as trulye as the Lord God lyueth, Euen so shoulde also all preachers be sure, that they myght saye, thus sayth the Lorde, thys is Goddes worde, and when I preache the worde of God, then is it as muche as yf I dyd sweare. And whosoeuer is not sure of thys, and can not saye. Thus sayth the Lorde, the same maye ceasse from preachyng well ynough, for he shall do no good.