A06521:583
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.
1The next thing, whereby this deed doth comfort and encourage the Preachers of Christ, is, that it showeth where help is to be asked, when a tempest is risen: to wit, not of the world, for not mans wisdom or power, but Christ him self, and he alone is able to help them. Him they must call upon in every distress with full confidence, in him they must trust, as his Disciples here did. For unless they had believed that Christ was able to take away the danger wherein they were, they would not have awaked him, and prayed him to save them: although their faith then was very weak, and very much diffidence was in them, for that ⟨p. 323⟩they did not confidently commit them selves with him unto danger, doubting nothing but he was able to deliver them out of the middest of the sea, and from death it self. Hereof therefore let it be acknowledged as certain, that as no Judge or Moderator can be given to the word of God, but God only, so there can be had no other maintainer or defender thereof: who as he sendeth it out whether he will without any merit or counsel of men, so he alone also will defend & preserve it without the aid or strength of men: and therefore he that seeketh aid unto this word of men, shall without doubt fall, being forsaken as well of men as of God.
1The next thinge, whereby this deede doth comfort and encourage the Preachers of Christ, is, that it sheweth where helpe is to be asked, when a tempest is risen: to wit, not of the world, for not mans wisedom or power, but Christ him selfe, and he alone is able to helpe them. Him they must call vpon in euery distres with full confidence, in him they must trust, as his Disciples here did. For vnles they had beleeued that Christ was able to take away the daunger wherein they were, they would not haue awaked him, and prayed him to saue them: although their faith then was very weake, and very much diffidence was in them, for that ⟨p. 323⟩they did not confidently commit them selues with him vnto daunger, douting nothing but he was able to deliuer them out of the middest of the sea, and from death it selfe. Hereof therefore let it be acknowledged as certaine, that as no Iudge or Moderator can be giuen to the word of God, but God onely, so there can be had no other maintainer or defender thereof: who as he sendeth it out whether he will without any merit or counsell of men, so he alone also will defende & preserue it without the ayde or strength of men: and therefore he that seeketh ayde vnto this word of men, shall without dout fall, being forsaken as well of men as of God.