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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.
And it came to pass in those days, that there came a decree from Augustus Caesar, that all the world should be taxed. This first taxing was made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. Therefore went all to be taxed every man to his own city.
And it came to passe in those dayes, that there came a decree from Augustus Caesar, that all the world should be taxed. This first taxing was made when Cyrenius was gouernour of Syria. Therefore went all to be taxed euery man to his owne citie.
1Ye know right well, that the Jews had a promise made of the Patriarch Jacob, that a Prince, lawgiver or ruler, of the house of Judah, should not be wanting in Judea, until the Messiah which was promised them did come. For the words of Jacob to Judah are plain after this sort: The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, & a lawgiver from between his feet, until Silo come. Now at this time the case was so, that the Romans possessed Judea, and had set a Lieutenant over it, whom the Evangelist here calleth Cyrenius. The Jews before for a long time had used priests for Kings, when as the Maccabees had obtained the kingdom, so that the dominion of the house of Judah was already taken away and suppressed, neither was there any Prince or ruler, of the stock and blood of Judah, governor over the people. But that Christ or the Messiah should now come, that was a great sign, that the prophecy at that time especially might be fulfilled. Wherefore the Evangelist saith here, that at the time when Christ was borne, Augustus Cesar had set a Lieutenant over Judea, under whom the Jews should offer them selves to be taxed. As if he said: Even at that time at which he should be borne, he is borne. All that lived under the Roman Emperor ⟨p. 5⟩were compelled to pay tax, for a testimony that they were subject unto him. This the Jews knew, but they did not understand the Prophecy. Jacob had said thus: The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, and a lawgiver from between his feet, until Silo come: That is, a Prince and ruler of the stock of Judah shall not be wanting in Judea, until Christ come. Jacob did sufficiently show in these words,