A06521:405
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.
Matth. 22. Verse 15. Then went the Pharisees, & took counsel how they might tangle him in talk. 16. And they sent unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God truly, neither carest for any man: for thou considerest not the person of men. 17. Tell us therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawful to give tribute unto Cesar or not? 18. But Jesus perceived their wickedness and said: Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19. Show me the tribute money. And they brought him a penny. 20. And he said unto them: Whose is this image and superscription? 21. They said unto him, Caesars, Then said he unto them: Give therefore to Cesar the things which are Caesars, and give unto God, those things which are Gods. 22. And when they heard it, they marvelled, and left him, and went their way.
Matth. 22. Verse 15. THen went the Pharisees, & tooke counsell howe they might tangle him in talke. 16. And they sent vnto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying: Maister, we know that thou art true, and teachest the waye of God truly, neither carest for any man: for thou considerest not the persone of men. 17. Tell vs therefore, how thinkest thou? Is it lawfull to giue tribute vnto Cesar or not? 18. But Iesus perceyued their wickednes and said: Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites? 19. Shew me the tribute mony. And they brought him a penie. 20. And he said vnto them: Whose is this image and superscription? 21. They said vnto him, Cesars, Then said he vnto them: Giue therefore to Cesar the thinges which are Cesars, and giue vnto God, those thinges which are Gods. 22. And when they heard it, they merueiled, and left him, and went their waye.
1IN this text is set forth unto us, how subtle reason and mans wisdom agree with the wisdom of God, and how foully reason stumbleth, when it striveth to be even most subtle and wise, as it here falleth out with the Pharisees, who notwithstanding were the best and most wise of the Jews, which even by this their subtlety they declare: nevertheless their wisdom is here proved to be foolishness. They could blame Christ neither for his preaching nor for his works, and yet would they willingly have had occasion to put him to death, wherefore they thought to set upon him most craftily and willy, propounding a subtle question unto him, the subtlety whereof was such, that mans reason was not able to comprehend it, then which also a subtler could not be invented: and thus they speak unto him: