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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 like manner also, when we see the holy Sacraments ministered, wherein God offereth and giveth unto us remission of all our sins, mercy salvation, and the life everlasting: There seest thou the deliverance from sin and death, that thou also art no more detained captive in the kingdom of the devil, thou doest not see it, but only hear it, that it is offered & gevê the with the tongue of the Preacher, thorough the word.
In lyke maner also, when we se the holy Sacramentes ministred, wherein God offereth and geueth vnto vs remission of all our syunes, mercy saluation, and the lyfe euerlastinge: There seest thou the delyueraunce from synne and death, that thou also arte no more deteyned captiue in the kingdom of the deuill, thou doeste not se it, but onely heare it, that it is offered & geuê the with the tonge of the Preacher, thorough the worde.
Likewise, when a child, is young born into the world of father & mother, which is a sinful birth, this do we see with our eyes, but when the Child is brought to Christ, grafted in Christ through Baptism, and is borne again of new, washed from sin, and is made the Child, & heir ⟨image 40⟩of God, then is it borne again a new which is far an other birth than the first, which we see and feel. The second and new birth, which is done through the water, word, and the spirit, is not seen, there are only the words heard, which if I believe I am made the child and heir of God, and fellow heir with Christ, not of this corruptible life, wherein we are borne, thorough the first birth, but of the everlasting life, not an heir of money and goods. Silver and Gold. But I am made heir of the everlasting and heavenly goods and gifts of God.
Lykewyse, whan a chylde, is yonge borue into the worlde of father & mother, whiche is a synfull byrth, this do we se with oure eyes, but whan the Chylde is brought to Christe, grafted in Christe through Baptisme, and is borne agayne of newe, wasshed from synne, and is made the Chylde, & heyre ⟨image 40⟩