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A right comfortable treatise containing fourteen points of consolation for them that labour and…A right comfortable treatise containing fourteene pointes of consolation for them that labor and…
A right comfortable treatise containing fourteen points of consolation for them that labour and are laden: Written by D. Martin Luther to Prince Frederick Duke of Saxony, he being sore sick, thereby to comfort him in the time of his great distress. Englished by W. Gace.A right comfortable treatise containing fourteene pointes of consolation for them that labor and are laden: VVritten by D. Martin Luther to Prince Friderik Duke of Saxonie, he being sore sicke, thereby to comfort him in the time of his great distresse. Englished by W. Gace.
London: printed by Thomas Vautrollier, 1578
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.
The fifth chapter of the fifth consideration, which is of the evil on the left hand.
The fift chapter of the fift consideration, which is of the euill on the left hand.
Here we must set before our eyes that great company of adversaries and evil men, 1& in them we must first consider, that they have not done that evil to our body substance, fame, souls, which they would have done, but that God did stay and let them: and the higher calling and state that one is placed in, to so many more deceits, subtle devises, slanders and troubles of the adversaries is he subject, in all which he may perceive & feel the present hand of God. What marvel is it then if we be sometime touched with some one?
HEre we must set before our eyes that great companie of aduersaries and euill men, 1& in them we must first consider, that they haue not done that euil to our body substāce, fame, soules, which they would haue done, but that God did stay and let them: and the higher calling and state that one is placed in, to so many more deceits, subtle deuises, sclaunders and troubles of the aduersaries is he subiect, in all which he may perceiue & feele the present hande of God. What maruell is it then if we be sometime touched with some one?
- 1The first comfort which the consideration of the evil on the left hand ministereth unto us.The first comfort which the consideration of the euill on the left hand ministreth vnto vs.