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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.
1And where soever this mercy is not, neither is there faith also. For thy heart being settled in faith, so that thou knowest God to have showed himself thy God, so gentle and bountiful, without thy desert and of mere grace, when thou wast as yet his enemy, and the child of everlasting malediction, thy heart I say being settled in this faith, thou canst not contain thy self, but that thou show thy self again so to thy neighbour, & that wholly for the love of God, and for thy neighbours commodities sake. Take heed therefore what difference thou make between a friend and an enemy, between the worthy and unworthy: for ye see all which are in this text rehearsed, to have otherwise deserved of us, then that we should love them, or do well unto them. And the same thing the Lord meaneth when he sayeth Luke 6: But love your enemies, do well unto them, lend, looking for nothing again, and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the most High: for he is kind unto the unkind, and to the evil.
1And where soeuer this mercy is not, neither is there faith also. For thy heart being setled in faith, so that thou knowest God to haue shewed himselfe thy God, so gentle and bountifull, without thy desert and of mere grace, when thou wast as yet his enemie, and the childe of euerlasting malediction, thy heart I say being setled in this faith, thou canst not containe thy selfe, but that thou shew thy selfe againe so to thy neighbour, & that wholy for the loue of God, and for thy neighbours commodities sake. Take heede therefore what difference thou make betweene a friend and an enemie, betweene the worthy and vnworthy: for ye see all which are in this text rehearsed, to haue otherwise deserued of vs, then that we should loue them, or do well vnto them. And the same thing the Lord meaneth when he sayeth Luke 6: But loue your enemies, do well vnto them, lend, looking for nothing againe, and your reward shalbe great, and ye shalbe the children of the most High: for he is kinde vnto the vnkinde, and to the euell.
- 1Where true mercy is not, neither is there any true faith.