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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.
1But who is able to rehearse all those things, which this day revealeth & maketh manifest unto us? For it teacheth all things, what God is, what we are, whatsoever is past, and to come, of heaven, hell, the earth, Angels and Devils. By this lamp is showed unto us, how we ought to behave our selves in all these ⟨p. 243⟩things, and toward all, from whence we are, and whither we go. Yet nevertheless Satan hath deceived us miserable creatures, that neglecting such a day, whereby all things might be clear and manifest unto us, we seek the truth of Philosophers and heathen men, who have not so much as by a dream known any whit of these things, and so we have suffered our selves to be blinded with mens traditions, and to be thrust back again into the night. For it is not light, whatsoever is not this day, otherwise Paul and the whole Scripture should in vain extol this day alone, and call all other beside it the night. Surely the burden of Gods displeasure must needs be most grievous, for that contrary to so plain and manifest places of Scripture, we have sought an other light, although the Lord himself calleth himself the light and sun of the world. And if other proofs were wanting, this one is sufficient, that universities do so impudently both set up and glory of Aristotle as a light unto them, in whom they exercise themselves much more then in Christ, yea nothing in Christ, but altogether in Aristotle.
1But who is able to rehearse all those thinges, which this day reuealeth & maketh manifest vnto vs? For it teacheth all things, what God is, what we are, whatsoeuer is past, and to come, of heauen, hell, the earth, Angels and Deuels. By this lampe is shewed vnto vs, how we ought to behaue our selues in all these ⟨p. 243⟩thinges, and toward all, from whence we are, and whither we go. Yet neuertheles Satan hath deceiued vs miserable creatures, that neglecting such a day, whereby all thinges might be cleere and manifest vnto vs, we seeke the truth of Philosophers and heathen men, who haue not so much as by a dreame knowne any whit of these thinges, and so we haue suffered our selues to be blynded with mens traditions, and to be thrust backe againe into the night. For it is not light, whatsoeuer is not this day, otherwise Paul and the whole Scripture should in vaine extoll this day alone, and call all other beside it the night. Surely the burden of Gods displeasure must needes be most grieuous, for that contrarie to so plaine and manifest places of Scripture, we haue sought an other light, although the Lord himselfe calleth himselfe the light and sunne of the worlde. And if other proofes were wantinge, this one is sufficient, that vniuersities doe so impudently both set vp and glorie of Aristotle as a light vnto them, in whom they exercise themselues much more then in Christ, yea nothing in Christ, but altogither in Aristotle.