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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.
But Jesus perceived their wickedness & said: Why tempt ye me, 1ye hypocrites? Show me the tribute money. And they brought him a penny. And he said unto them: Whose is this image & superscription? They said unto him, Caesars. Here thou plainly seest the wisdom & marvellous dexterity of Christ, he willeth the tribute money to be showed unto him, and asketh of the image and superscription thereof. They answering that it is Caesars, he very well ⟨p. 217⟩and most freely inferreth, that they are under Cesar, unto whom they were compelled to pay tribute. As if he said: If ye have so let in Cesar, that his money is coined with you, surely he beareth rule over you, as though he should say: It is come to pass through your own fault that Cesar ruleth over you. What should they say or do unto this question? They marvelled and went their ways, they thought that they should notably have overcome him, but for all their subtlety and wisdom they were deceived.
But Iesus perceiued their wickednes & said: VVhy tempt ye me, 1ye hypocrites? Shew me the tribute mony. And they brought him a peny. And he said vnto thē: VVhose is this image & superscriptiō? They said vnto him, Cesars. Here thou plainly seest the wisedom & meruelous dexteritie of Christ, he willeth the tribute money to be shewed vnto him, and asketh of the image and superscription therof. They aunswering that it is Cesars, he very well ⟨p. 217⟩and most freely inferreth, that they are vnder Cesar, vnto whom they were compelled to pay tribute. As if he sayd: If ye haue so let in Cesar, that his money is coyned with you, surely he beareth rule ouer you, as though he should say: It is come to passe through your owne fault that Cesar ruleth ouer you. What should they say or doe vnto this question? They merueiled and went their wayes, they thought that they should notably haue ouercome him, but for all their subtiltie and wisedom they were deceiued.
- 1The wisdom of Christ in confounding the craft and subtlety of the Pharisees