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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.
Wherefore in many places of the Scripture, the joyful,1 prosperous, and quickening preaching of the Gospel is likened to the morning and the rising of the sun, as it is here of Paul who calleth the Gospel the day springing or arising. Also Psal. 110: In the day of thy power shall the people offer thee free will offerings, of the womb of the morning shall the dew of ⟨p. 242⟩thy children spring. Here also the Gospel is plainly called the womb of the morning, and the day of the power of Christ, wherein we are conceived and borne the children of God as dew, to wit, without the labour of men, by the only grace of the holy Ghost from heaven. The most pleasant and comfortable sun Jesus Christ maketh this day, whom the Scripture hereupon calleth the sun of righteousness.2 God saith Mala. 4: To you that fear my name, shall that sun of righteousness arise, and health shall be under this wings. For as many as believe in Christ, do receive of him the beams of his grace and righteousness, and do obtain salvation under his wings. Whereupon it is said Psal. 118: This is the day which the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it, as though he said: This corporal sun maketh the corporal day, but God himself maketh this day, even he is that sun, from whence those beams and that day come, wherewith the whole world is enlightened. Finally, hereupon he calleth himself the light of the world, Joh. 9. And Psal. 19: The heavens declare the glory of God, that is, even as these bodily heavens do bring the sun and the day, and the sun is carried in them, so the Apostles have in themselves, and bring by preaching, the true sun, which is Christ, &c: Whereupon it followeth: In the heavens he hath set a tabernacle for the sun, which cometh forth as a bridegroom out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a giant to run his course. His setting forth is from the utmost part of heaven, and his circuit unto the utmost part thereof: and there is nothing hid from his heat. All this is said of the exceeding pleasant beginning or rising of this day, that is of the Gospel, which the Scripture every where marvellously setteth forth. For it is a word which quickeneth, maketh glad, willing, cheerful, and ready to do good works, and finally it bringeth with it all good things.