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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 put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ. In these words as it ⟨p. 248⟩were in a sum, he showeth all the armour of light, when as he exhorteth us to put on Christ.1 Now Christ is put on of us after two sorts: first when we are clothed with his righteousness, which is done by faith, wherewith he that is endued, believeth that Christ for him died, and fulfilled all things. For not ours, but Christs righteousness hath reconciled us to the Father, and delivered us from since. And so to put on Christ pertaineth to the doctrine of faith, which teacheth that Christ was given unto us, and is unto us in stead of a pledge. Whereof Paul speaketh Galat. 3: All ye that are baptized into Christ, have put on Christ. The other manner of putting on Christ is, when we weigh and consider, that he is given unto us also in stead of an example, that we should show our selves serviceable toward our neighbours, being endued with the same virtues, with which we by faith acknowledge that he being adorned, did serve us, that so we may resemble him in all points: and of this manner of putting on Christ Paul speaketh here. The same also he willeth us to do 1. Corinth. 15. when he saith: As we have borne the image of the earthly, so let us now bear the image of the heavenly. And Ephes. 4: Cast ye of, concerning the conversation in time past, that old man, which is corrupt through the deceivable lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, which after God is created unto righteousness, and true holiness. Now in Christ we see nothing but the armour of light, no gluttony, no drunkenness, but fasting, temperance, keeping under of the flesh by divers labours, travelling, preaching, praying, and doing well to all men, in him was no place for slothfulness or superfluous sleep, much less for wantonness, but a marvellous chastity and purity: he accustomed himself to watch, to rise early, to lye on the ground in the field, having neither house, neither chamber, nor bed: in him was no wrath, contention or brawling, but altogether goodness, sweetness, meekness, charity, mercy, patience, &c. Wherefore where as Paul saith here briefly: Put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, it is as much as that we should set him before us as an example to follow.