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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
Sermon salvation through Christ › The exposition of the text.
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.
It is written in the Prophets: And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me: Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. When as we hear the first preaching, that is the preaching of the law, how we are condemned with all our works, then man sigheth unto God,1 and knoweth not what to do, his conscience is evil and fearful, and except help should come in time, he should despair for ever. Wherefore the other preaching must not be long differed, the Gospel must be preached unto him, and the way unto Christ must be showed, whom God hath given unto us a Mediator, that through him alone we may be saved, by mere grace and mercy, without all our own works and merits. Then the hart is made joyful,2 and hasteth unto such grace, as the thirsty hart runneth unto the water. David had a notable feeling hereof, when he said thus Psal. 42: Like as the hart desireth the water brooks, so longeth my soul after thee, O God: My soul thirsteth for God, yea even for the living God. When therefore a man cometh to Christ, through the Gospel, then heareth he the voice of the Lord Christ, which strengtheneth the knowledge that God hath taught him: to wit, that God is nothing else but a Saviour abounding with grace, who will be favourable and merciful to all them, which call upon him in this his Sonne. Therefore the Lord saith moreover:
It is written in the Prophets: And they shall be all taught of God. Euery man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, commeth vnto me: Not that any man hath seene the Father, saue he which is of God, he hath seene the Father. Whē as we heare the first preaching, that is the preaching of the law, howe we are condemned with all our workes, then man sigheth vnto God,1 and knoweth not what to doe, his conscience is euill and fearefull, and except helpe should come in time, he shoulde despeire for euer. Wherefore the other preaching must not be long differred, the Gospell must be preached vnto him, and the way vnto Christ must be shewed, whom God hath giuen vnto vs a Mediatour, that through him alone we may be saued, by meere grace and mercy, without all our owne works and merits. Then the hart is made ioyfull,