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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 in all things let your requests be showed unto God in prayer & supplication with giving of thanks. In these words the Apostle teacheth, how our care is to be cast upon God, and the meaning of that which he saith is this:1 Only be not careful, but if any thing chance, which may make you careful (as in deed innumerable such are wont to come unto those that live in the world) so behave your selves, that ye attempt nothing at all with your care, what soever that shall be which chanceth unto you, but casting of care, turn your selves with prayer and supplication unto God, and desire him that he will bring to pass and finish that which your selves otherwise should in vain have attempted with your care to accomplish. Howbeit desire this with giving of thanks, forasmuch as ye have such a God as hath care of you, and unto whom ye may safely commit all cark and care for you. But he that will not so behave himself when any thing happeneth, but will first weigh all things by his own reason, and order them according to his own judgement, and so take to himself the care of his things, he shall wrap himself in innumerable discommodities, he shall lose all joy and quietness thereby, and yet shall prevail nothing, but labour in vain, & plunge himself so much more in troubles and miseries, that he shall not be able to escape out of them again, which we learn daily both by our own and by other mens experience. Now that which Paul here admonisheth concerning prayer tendeth unto this end, lest that any man should neglect all things & commit them to God, and he himself sleep and do nothing at all, no not so much as once pray for them: for he that should use this slothfulness, albeit he were now quiet, shall easily be wrapped in cares, whereof he shall not be able to rid himself: we must do our endeavour and not sleep, and therefore it is that many things be incident, which are wont to bring carefulness, whereby we might be as it were compelled to pray unto God. Wherefore Paul hath not in vain joined together these two: Be nothing careful, and: In all things let your requests be showed unto God in prayer and supplication with giving of thanks.
But in all thinges let your requestes be shewed vnto God in prayer & supplication with giuing of thankes. In these wordes the Apostle teacheth, how our care is to be cast vpon God, and the meaning of that which he sayth is this:1 Onely be not carefull, but if any thing chaunce, which may make you carefull (as in deede innumerable such are wont to come vnto those that liue in the world) so behaue your selues, that ye attempt nothing at all with your care, what soeuer that shalbe which chaunceth vnto you, but casting of care, turne your selues with prayer and supplication vnto God, and desire him that he will bring to passe and finish that which your selues otherwise should in vaine haue attempted with your care to accomplish. Howbeit desire this with giuing of thankes, forasmuch as ye haue such a God as hath care of you, and vnto whom ye may safely commit all carke and care for you. But he that will not so behaue himselfe when any thing happeneth, but will first weye all thinges by his owne reason, and order them according to his owne iudgement, and so take to himselfe the care of his thinges, he shall wrap himselfe in innumerable discommodities, he shall loze all ioy and quietnes thereby, and yet shall preuaile nothing, but labour in vaine, & plunge himselfe so much more in troubles and miseries, that he shall not be able to escape out of them againe, which we learne daily both by our owne and by other mens experience. Now that which Paule here admonisheth concerning prayer tendeth vnto this end, lest that any man should neglect all thinges & commit them to God, and he himselfe sleepe and do nothing at all, no not so much as once pray for them: for he that should vse this slouthfulnes, albeit he were now quiet, shall easily be wrapped in cares, whereof he shall not be able to ridde himselfe: we must do our endeuour and not sleepe, and therefore it is that many thinges be incident, which are wont to bring carefulnes, whereby we might be as it were compelled to pray vnto God. Wherefore Paule hath not in vaine ioyned togither these two: Be nothing carefull, and: In all thinges let your requestes be shewed vnto God in prayer and supplication with giuing of thankes.