A06521:170
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.
Seventhly, such fear Bernard had conceived hereof when he said: I did play abroad in the street, and in the Kings privy chamber sentence of death was given upon me. The Kings only begotten son hearing this, laid of his diadem & came forth, clothed in sackcloth, his head sprinkled with ashes, & bare foot, weeping and crying out that his servant was condemned to death. I beholding him suddenly coming forth, am amazed at the strangeness thereof, I ask and hearken after the cause. What shall I do? shall I play still and delude his tears? Alas (saith he) it is no time now to play, it is no time to be secure, when so weighty a matter is in hand. So he bad the women that they should not weep for him, but for them selves and for their children, and he adjoineth the cause: For if they do these things to a green tree, what shall be done to the dry? as if he said: learn what ye obtain by my passion, and howsoever things fall out, yet this is true and known among you, that the whelp is sometime smitten, that the bandog or mastiff may be terrified. So also the Prophet hath spoken: All kindreds of the earth shall ⟨p. 70⟩wail before him. He said not, they shall bewail him, but, they shall wail before him. Moreover they were sore afraid, of whom it is before spoken, so that they said unto the Apostles Act. 2: Men and brethren, what shall we do?
Seuenthly, such feare Bernard had conceiued hereof when he sayd: I did play abroad in the streete, and in the Kinges priuie chamber sentence of death was giuen vpon me. The Kinges onely begotten sonne hearing this, layd of his diademe & came forth, clothed in sackcloth, his head sprinkeled with ashes, & bare foote, weeping and crying out that his seruaunt was condemned to death. I beholding him sodenly comming forth, am amased at the straungenes thereof, I aske and harken after the cause. What shall I doe? shall I play still and delude his teares? Alas (sayth he) it is no time now to play, it is no time to be secure, when so weightye a matter is in hande. So he bad the women that they should not weepe for him, but for them selues and for their children, and he adioyneth the cause: For if they doe these thinges to a greene tree, what shal be done to the drie? as if he sayd: learne what ye obtaine by my passion, and howsoeuer thinges fall out, yet this is true and knowne among you, that the whelpe is sometime smitten, that the bandogge or mastiue may be terrified. So also the Prophet hath spoken: All kinreds of the earth shall