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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.
But Christ nevertheless will be at his own liberty. And he is not unlike the Unicorn, which beast men deny that he can be taken alive, with what kind of hunting soever he be assailed. He suffereth him self to be wounded, to be stricken with darts, and to be slain,1 to be taken he doth not suffer him self. No otherwise doth Christ also, who although he be set upon by laws, yet doth he not suffer them, but breaketh through as through a spiders web, rebuking them most sharply. As Matth. 12. where they found fault with his Disciples, because they had plucked the ears of corn on the Sabbath day, alleging the commandment of God that the Sabbath was to be kept holy, &c. he avoucheth the clean contrary, tearing in sunder the commandment, affirming the contrary both in words, and also by examples. Also Matth. 16, where he declareth to his Apostles that he shall suffer and be crucified, but Peter admonisheth him to be of a good there, and setteth before him the precept of charity, saying: Master, pity thy self, there again he doth earnestly and sharply blame and rebuke his admonisher, and saith: Get thee behind me, Satan: thou understandest not the things that are of God, but the things that are of men.
But Christ neuertheles will be at his owne libertie. And he is not vnlike the Vnicorne, which beast men deny that he can be taken aliue, with what kind of hunting soeuer he be assayled. He suffereth him selfe to be wounded, to be striken with darts, and to be slayne,1 to be taken he doth not suffer him selfe. No otherwise doth Christ also, who although he be set vpon by lawes, yet doth he not suffer them, but breaketh through as through a spiders web, rebuking them most sharpely. As Matth. 12. where they found fault with his Disciples, because they had plucked ye eares of corne on the Sabbath day, alleaging the commaundement of God that the Sabbath was to be kept holy, &c. he auoucheth the cleane contrary, tearing in sunder ye commaundement, affirming the contrary both in wordes, and also by examples. Also