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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.
1Hereof let us learn, not to be moved or discouraged, if we be poor and miserable, and forsaken of the world, for we have here great comfort. If Christ the maker of all things, with his beloved mother, was cast into so great misery, and so contemned of the world, why may not the same also come unto us? or why should not we being in misery, and compassed about with all calamities, bear them patiently, yea if God will at any time kill us with adversity and distress? But this thing is to be lamented, that we do exclude such an example from our eyes, but much farther from our hart. We should easily suffer adversity and contempt, if so be that we believed, and had a sure trust and confidence in God, when as we see that the Lord Christ suffered this misery, poverty, and calamity. Wherefore this is first throughly to ⟨p. 7⟩be marked and considered of us, how Christ came into the world in so great poverty, and found not so much as one in so great a city, which was dutiful and beneficial toward him. Thus this nativity was received in the earth, over which notwithstanding all the heavenly soldiers did exceedingly rejoice, as it followeth:
1Hereof let vs learne, not to be moued or discouraged, if we be poore and miserable, and forsaken of the world, for we haue here great comfort. If Christ the maker of all thinges, with his beloued mother, was cast into so great miserie, and so contemned of the worlde, why may not the same also come vnto vs? or why should not we being in miserie, and compassed about with all calamities, beare them patiently, yea if God will at any time kill vs with aduersitie and distres? But this thing is to be lamented, that we doe exclude such an example from our eyes, but much farther from our hart. We should easily suffer aduersitie and contempt, if so be that we beleued, and had a sure trust and confidence in God, when as we see that the Lord Christ suffered this miserie, pouertie, and calamitie. Wherefore this is first throughly to ⟨p. 7⟩be marked and considered of vs, how Christ came into the world in so great pouertie, and found not so much as one in so great a citie, which was dutifull and beneficial toward him. Thus this natiuitie was receiued in the earth, ouer which notwithstanding all the heauenly souldiers did exceedingly reioyce, as it followeth: