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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 love unfeigned, in the word of truth. As he set the holy spirit against heretics and false Prophets, so he setteth unfeigned love against slothful and sluggish Christians, who albeit they have the same meaning and mind in the true spiritual life, as concerning opinions of doctrine, yet are they remiss, cold and faint in love. So he setteth the word of truth against them which abuse the word of God, and interpret it according to their own affections, that thereby they may get them a name and profit. For as false spirits do contemn the word of the Scripture, and prefer themselves before it: so these do in deed boast of the word, and will be counted masters of the Scripture, but by their interpretations do pervert the sense and meaning thereof. Against these Peter speaketh: If any man speak, let him speak as the words of God, that is, let him take heed that he be certain that those words which he speaketh, be the words of God, and not his own vain imagination. Now Paul calleth that here the word of truth, which it is sincere word of God,1 not which is unsyncere & feigned, which forasmuch as it is ours, is falsely called the word of God. For that which we call the true & right word, the Hebrews call the word of truth.
In loue vnfained, in the word of truth. As he set the holy spirit against heretikes and false Prophets, so he setteth vnfained loue against slouthfull and sluggish Christians, who albeit they haue the same meaning and mynde in the true spirituall life, as concerning opinions of doctrine, yet are they remisse, colde and faint in loue. So he setteth the word of truth against them which abuse the word of God, and interpret it according to their owne affectiōs, that thereby they may get them a name and profit. For as false spirits do contemne the word of the Scripture, and preferre themselues before it: so these do in deede boast of the word, and wilbe counted maisters of the Scripture, but by their interpretations do peruert the sense and meaning thereof. Against these Peter speaketh: If any man speake, let him speake as the wordes of God, that is, let him take heede that he be certaine that those wordes which he speaketh, be the wordes of God, and not his owne vaine imagination. Now Paule calleth that here the word of truth, which yt is syncere word of God,1 not which is vnsyncere & fained, which forasmuch as it is ours, is falsly called the word of God. For that which we call the true & right word, the Hebrewes call the word of truth.