A06521:494
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.
Moreover in these words Paul hath very well expressed the mystery of the golden censer of the old Testament,1 whereof we read many things in the books of Moses. It was lawful for the Priests only to burn incense, now all we which believe in Christ, are Priests, wherefore it is lawful for all us, and for us only to burn the incense of prayers. The censer that golden vessel, is the words which we utter in prayer, surely golden and precious, as those are, whereof the Lords prayer consisteth, the Psalms and other prayers of the Scripture. For commonly in the Scripture vessels signify words, for that our meanings are contained in words as in a vessel, and by words are uttered and received as out of a vessel, as wine, water, burning coals, and such like, are contained in vessels, and taken out of vessels. So by the cup of Babylon Apoc. 17. the doctrine of men is understood, and by the cup wherein the blood of Christ is drunk the Gospel.
Moreouer in these wordes Paule hath verie well expressed the mysterie of the golden censer of the old Testament,1 whereof we read many thinges in the bookes of Moses. It was lawfull for the Priestes only to burne incense, now all we which beleeue in Christ, are Priestes, wherefore it is lawfull for all vs, and for vs onely to burne the incense of prayers. The censer that golden vessel, is the wordes which we vtter in prayer, surely golden and precious, as those are, whereof the Lordes prayer consisteth, the Psalmes and other prayers of the Scripture. For commonly in the Scripture vessels signifie wordes, for that our meaninges are contained in wordes as in a vessel, and by wordes are vttered and receiued as out of a vessell, as wine, water, burning coles, and such like, are contained in vessels, and taken out of vessels. So by the cuppe of Babylon Apoc. 17. the doctrine of men is vnderstood, and by the cuppe wherein the blood of Christ is dronke the Gospell.
- 1The mystery of the golden censer declared.