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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.
one, for that they have forsaken me the well of the water of life, and digged them pits, yea vile and broken pits that can hold no water: An other, for that thou darest say: I am without sin and guiltless, tush, his wrath can not come upon me: behold I will reason with thee, because thou darest say, I have not offended.
one, for that they haue forsaken me the well of the water of life, and digged them pitts, yea vile and broken pitts that can holde no water: An other, for that thou darest say: I am without sinne and giltles, tush, his wrath can not come vpon me: behold I will reason with thee, because thou darest say, I haue not offended.
First he saith, that his spouse is turned into an harlot, and hath estranged her self from God the fountain of life, from whom life, salvation & every good thing floweth, him they have forsaken. Secondly they set up their own traditions, and dig unto them selves a fountain of their own, which can hold no water. So our Papists trust to their own inventions, to their founding of Masses, to their fastings, prayers, and such like things. Which appear to be as a fountain, out of which they would draw life, and blessedness or salvation, when as notwithstanding it is able to hold no water: they forsake God the fountain of life. Afterward he saith: they dare rise against me, that I should not be angry with them, alleging that their works be just, and they will go to law with me. Behold this is an other sin, that they go about to defend their works. Whereupon God also saith: I will contend with thee in judgment, & will show how thou gaddest hither and thither to change thy ways. So faith pertaineth to God alone,1 whereunto it belongeth to obtain all whatsoever things are necessary, as well temporal things as eternal, and so to obtain them, that it think not that it hath merited in any thing. Also it must again apply it self downward toward our neighbour, with out looking for any recompense, not that blessedness consisteth in that deriving of faith, to wit charity, for neither doth God require that, who will have the conscience ⟨p. 173⟩