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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 our nature which is full of deceit & plainly corrupt, doth so behave it self, as if that which is gold in the hand of Peter, were turned into a coal in the hand of Judas, and it is wont to be patient and pliant toward rich men, great personages, ⟨p. 265⟩strangers, friends, and not toward every one, wherefore it is false, vain, lying, hypocritical, and nothing but deceit and mockery before God. Hereof now learn how unpossible sound and entire, that is, spiritual meekness and a patient mind is unto nature, and how few there be which mark this evil, by reason of that deceitful meekness and patient mind, though in outward show very goodly, which they show unto certain, thinking that they do well and justly, in that they are more hard and impatient toward some. For so their defiled and filthy nature teacheth them, by her goodly reason, which always judgeth and doeth against the spirit and those things that are of the spirit, because as Paul saith: Rom. 8: They that are after the flesh, savour the things of the flesh.
But our nature which is full of deceit & plainly corrupt, doth so behaue it selfe, as if that which is gold in the hande of Peter, were turned into a cole in the hande of Iudas, and it is wont to be patient and plyant toward riche men, great personages, ⟨p. 265⟩straungers, freinds, and not toward euerie one, wherefore it is false, vaine, lying, hypocriticall, and nothing but deceit and mockerie before God. Hereof now learne how vnpossible sound and entire, that is, spirituall meeknes and a patient minde is vnto nature, and how few there be which marke this euell, by reason of that deceitfull meekenes and patient minde, though in outward shew verie goodly, which they shew vnto certaine, thinking that they do well and iustly, in that they are more hard and impatient toward some. For so their defiled and filthie nature teacheth them, by her goodly reason, which alwayes iudgeth and doeth against the spirit and those thinges that are of the spirit, because as Paul sayth: Rom. 8: They that are after the flesh, sauour the thinges of the flesh.