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Special and chosen sermons of D. Martin Luther collected out of his writings and…
Special and chosen sermons of D. Martin Luther collected out of his writings and preachings for the necessary instruction and edification of such, as hunger and seek after the perfect knowledge and inestimable glory which is in Christ Jesus, to the comfort and salvation of their souls. Englished by VV.G.Special and chosen sermons of D. Martin Luther collected out of his writings and preachings for the necessary instruction and edification of such, as hunger and seeke after the perfect knowledge and inestimable glorie which is in Christ Iesu, to the comfort and saluation of their soules. Englished by VV.G.
London: printed by Thomas Vautroullier, 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.
When Adam our first father having fallen by a notable offence, was guilty of death with all his children, as well in body as in soul, it was notwithstanding promised unto him, although obscurely, that both he and his posterity should be delivered, in those words which God spake to the Serpent:1 I will put enmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed & her seed, and it shall tread down thy head. Of these words Adam took comfort, that a woman should come, by whose fruit such guile and subtlety of the Serpent should be again amended, and Adam redeemed. This comfort did uphold Adam with his posterity until Noah. For then the promise was renewed, when God made a covenant with the sons of Noah, and set the rainbow for a sign of the covenant, whereby men might conceive a trust and confidence, that God is yet favourable unto them, and doth not purpose their destruction: whereby mankind was again upheld and comforted even until Abraham.
WHen Adam our first father hauing fallen by a notable offence, was gilty of death with all his children, as well in body as in soule, it was notwithstanding promised vnto him, although obscurely, that both he and his posteritie should be deliuered, in those wordes which God spake to the Serpent:1 I will put enmitie betwene thee and the woman, betwene thy seede & her seede, and it shall treade downe thy head. Of these wordes Adam tooke comfort, that a woman should come, by whose frute such guile and sutteltie of the Serpent shoulde be againe amended, and Adam redeemed. This comfort did vphold Adam with his posteritie vntill Noe. For then the promise was renued, whē God made a couenant with the sonnes of Noe, and set the rainebowe for a signe of the couenant, whereby men might conceiue a trust and confidence, that God is yet fauorable vnto them, and doth not purpose their destruction: whereby mankinde was againe vpheld and comforted euen vntill Abraham.