A06521:462
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.
1He teacheth the Colossians the same thing in somewhat more words after this sort: Now therefore as the elect of God holy ⟨p. 249⟩and beloved, put on the bowels of mercy, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, long suffering: forbearing one an other & forgiving one an other, if any man have a quarrel to an other: even as Christ forgave, even so do ye. And above all these things put on love which is the bond of perfectness: and let the peace of God rule in your harts, to the which ye are called in one body, and be ye thankful. And Philip. 2, after that he had exhorted them to love one an other, and that every man should esteem other better then him self, and seek to pleasure & do for other, he also setteth Christ before them as an example, who showed him self to us our servant, & saith: Let the same mind be in you that was even in Christ Jesus, who being in the form of God thought it no robbery to be equal with God: But he made him self of no reputation, and took on him the form of a servant, and was made like unto men, & was found in shape as a man. The sum therefore is this:2 the armour or weapons of light are good works, contrary to those works of darkness, gluttony, drunkenness, chambering, wantonness, contention, and envying, such works are, to fast, to watch to pray, to labour, to suffer hunger, thirst, cold, heat, to be chaste, to use modesty, temperance, goodness, and that I do not thrust in too many of mine own words, let us hear Paul him self rehearsing them in order Gal. 5: The fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance. But he rehearseth them far more at large 2. Cor. 6, saying: We beseech you that ye receive not the grace of God in vain: for he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold now the accepted time, behold now the day of salvation, as if he said: Our salvation is now nearer unto us then when we believed, to wit, that it would come to pass, that these days of salvation, in which the Gospel is preached abroad to the whole world, should appear. It is time therefore to arise out of sleep: Let us give no occasion of offence in any thing, that our ministry be not reprehended.