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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.
Moreover she followeth Jesus even into the house, as Mark writeth, she is instant upon him, falleth down before him, and saith: Lord help me. Here the Lord giveth a deadly & the last blow saying unto her face, that she is a dog, and unworthy to be partaker of the bread of the children. What may she answer hereunto? For he seemed to signify in these words that she is of the number of the damned and desperate, which can look for no part with the elect. This word seemeth eternal and that can not be gainsaid: For he which doth not pertain to the company of the elect by the ordinance of God, what may he hope to be left for him? This woman is not yet discouraged and past hope, but yieldeth to this judgement of the Lord, she confesseth of her own accord, that she is a dog, neither desireth she any thing but that which is wont to be given to dogs, namely the crumbs which fall from their masters table. Seemeth she not to have used marvellous cunning? She taketh Christ in his own words. He had made her like unto a dog, she acknowledgeth it, and desireth that he will only suffer her to be a dog according to his own saying: what should he here do? how should he escape? he was now as it were even taken. For the crumbs under the table are granted to the dog, for unto dogs they are said to be due.1 Here therefore Christ being as it were overcome, doth open him self wholly, and granteth the desires of the woman, and maketh that she is not now a dog, but a true Israelite.
Moreouer she followeth Iesus euen into the house, as Marke writeth, she is instant vpon him, falleth downe before him, and sayth: Lord helpe me. Here the Lorde giueth a deadly & the last blow saying vnto her face, that she is a dogge, and vnworthy to be partaker of the bread of the children. What may she aunswere hereunto? For he seemed to signifie in these wordes that she is of the number of the damned and desperat, which can looke for no part with the elect. This word seemeth eternall and that can not be gainesayd: For he which doth not pertaine to the companie of the elect by the ordinaunce of God, what may he hope to be left for him? This woman is not yet discouraged and past hope, but yeldeth to this iudgement of the Lord, she confesseth of her owne accorde, that she is a dogge, neither desireth she any thing but that which is wont to be giuen to dogges, namely the crummes which fall from their maisters table. Seemeth she not to haue vsed maruelous cunning? She taketh Christ in his owne wordes. He had made her like vnto a dogge, she acknowledgeth it, and desireth that he will onely suffer her to be a dogge according to his owne saying: what should he here do? how should he escape? he was now as it were euen taken. For the crummes vnder the table are graunted to the dogge, for vnto dogges they are sayd to be due.