A06508:91
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, wham an ungodly person and an infidel seeth, a Priest saying his hands upon a sinner, & con trite heart for his since sake, & forgiving sin, or assoiling him from sin he doth also laugh it to scorn, & would set more by it if a Crone of silver or of Gold garnished with Pearls & precious stones, were set on a mans head, this doth an infidel regard much, & a thousand times more, then the laying on of hands, and forgiving ⟨image 44⟩of since, notwithstanding that it is not to be compared with any substance, treasure of this world.
In likemaner also, whā an vngodly person and an infidele seeth, a Prieste sayenge his handes vpō a synner, & cō trite herte for his synnes sake, & forgeuing synne, or assoyling him frō synne he doth also laugh it to scorne, & would set more by it yf a Cronne of syluer or of Golde garnyshed with Perles & precious stones, were set on a mans heade, this doth an infidell regarde muche, & a thousandtymes more, then the layenge on of handes, and forgeuing ⟨image 44⟩of synnes, notwitstanding that it is not to be compared with any substaunce, treasure of this worlde.
But a Christen man, beholdeth it with other eyes & with another heart, he regardeth not the Golden Crown, but hath a respect to the word, which he heareth, marketh the same, and cleaveth thereunto, which saith unto him on this wise. Believe and cleave unto the word, and thou shalt live for ever and be a Lord over Sin, Law, Death, Devil and Hell, albeit that there are yet since left remaining in thee, they shall not be imputed unto thee, but they shall be all covered and quenched for Jesus Christus sake the Son of God. What can be more comfortable unto us, then this, that all out since shall be forgiven, put out and taken away: And besides that, shall have a merciful God, & obtain everlasting life?
But a Christen man, beholdeth it with other eyes & with another herte, he regardeth not the Golden Crowne, but hath a respecte to the word, which he heareth, marketh thesame, and cleaueth therevnto, which sayth vnto hym on this wyse. Beleue and cleaue vnto the worde, and thou shalt lyue for euer and be a Lorde ouer Synne, Lawe, Deathe, Deuill and Hell, albeit that there are yet synnes left remaynynge in the, they shall not be imputed vnto the, but they shall be all couered and quenched for Iesus Christus sake the sonne of God. What can be more confortable vnto vs, then this, that all out synnes shall be forgeuen, put oute and taken awaye: And besydes that, shall haue a mercifull God, & obtayne euerlastinge lyfe?