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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.
In long suffering, in kindness, in the holy Spirit. What the two former are the Apostle hath at large sufficiently declared Rom. 2. Gal. 5. But whereas he saith: In the holy Spirit, it may be understood after two sorts, either that he speaketh of the holy Ghost, God himself, or that he meaneth by the holy spirit the true force and manner of a spiritual life, as though he would admonish in ⟨p. 333⟩this manner: Beware of an hypocritical spirit, which will be counted for a holy spirit through a marvellous show and crafty counterfeiting of spiritual things, when it is in deed an unclean, profane, and an evil spirit, and bringeth in nothing but sects and heresies.1 But live ye in the true & holy spirit which is given of God, which giveth and maintaineth unity, one mind, heart and affection, whereof he speaketh also Eph. 4: Endeavour to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. They therefore which persevere in the same true faith, mind and sentence, behave themselves as the ministers of God in the holy spirit, being truly spiritual, and living a spiritual life. For a sincere spiritual life, which is led by the assistance of the holy spirit of God, is also led in the unity of minds, the hearts by faith being affected after the same sort.
In long suffering, in kindnes, in the holy Spirit. What the two former are the Apostle hath at large sufficiently declared Rom. 2. Gal. 5. But whereas he saith: In the holy Spirit, it may be vnderstood after two sorts, either that he speaketh of ye holy Ghost, God himselfe, or that he meaneth by the holy spirit the true force and maner of a spirituall life, as though he would admonish in ⟨p. 333⟩this maner: Beware of an hypocriticall spirit, which wilbe counted for a holy spirit through a meruelous shew and craftie counterfaiting of spirituall thinges, when it is in deede an vncleane, prophane, and an euell spirit, and bringeth in nothing but sects and heresies.