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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.
An old Interpreter translateth it modesty, which, if thou understand it aright, and not for the only moderation & temperance of meat and apparel, as it is wont commonly to be taken, is not altogether unfitly translated, namely, if thou understand it to be a virtue, whereby one thinking modestly of him self, endeavoureth to order and apply him self unto all, according to the capacity and ability of every one, ready to permit, to take in good part, to obey, to give place, to do, to omit, to suffer all things, as he shall see it will profit his neighbour, albeit he must suffer hinderance and loss of his substance, name, and body thereby. That these things may be made more plain, it shall be ⟨p. 259⟩good to declare them by examples.1 Paul 1. Cor. 9 writeth thus of him self: Unto the Jews I become as a Jew, that I may win the Jews: to them that are under the law, as though I were under the law: to them that are without law, as though I were without law (when I am not without law as pertaining to God, but am in the law through Christ) I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some. Behold, thou seest here the patient & pliant mind rightly observing those things which are here commanded. For those things that he writeth of him self have this meaning: Sometimes he did eat, drink, and do all things as a Jew, albeit it was not necessary that he should so do: sometimes he did eat and drink with the Gentiles, and did all things as free from the law. For only faith in God, and love toward our neighbour, are necessarily required, all other things are free, so that we may freely observe them for one mans sake, & omit them for an other mans sake, as we shall perceive it to be profitable to every one.
An old Interpreter translateth it modestie, which, if thou vnderstand it aright, and not for the onely moderation & temperancie of meate and apparell, as it is wont commonly to be taken, is not altogither vnfitly translated, namely, if thou vnderstand it to be a vertue, whereby one thinking modestly of him self, endeuoureth to order and apply him selfe vnto all, according to the capacitie and abilitie of euery one, ready to permit, to take in good part, to obey, to giue place, to doe, to omit, to suffer all thinges, as he shall see it will profit his neighbour, albeit he must suffer hinderance and losse of his substance, name, and body thereby. That these thinges may be made more playne, it shall be