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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.
And if he have but a little meat, he shall perceive that little, although it were but even one piece of bread, to feed and nourish him no less, then if he did enjoy princely fare. For not by bread, but by the word of God the body is nourished and preserved, like as by it it was made, as also all other things, like as by the word they were created, so also by it are they preserved. The other thing, which we are here taught that the believer shall have experience of, is, that at the length he shall assuredly receive bread, from whence so ever it come, yea although it should rain down from heaven, as Manna did to the Israelites, in a place where no other bread could be gotten. Let a Christian quietly promise to himself and look for these two things, his hope can not be frustrate, either he shall have in hunger somewhat to eat, from whence soever it be given him, or his hunger shall be made so tolerable unto him, that he shall be no less fed, then if he were fed with bread, the power of the word of God nourishing and sustaining him. Those things that I have said of bread that is, of meat, are also to be understood of drink, apparel, ⟨p. 343⟩house, and all things necessary unto this life.
And if he haue but a litle meat, he shall perceiue that litle, although it were but euen one peece of breade, to feede and nourish him no lesse, then if he did enioy princely fare. For not by bread, but by the word of God the body is nourished and preserued, like as by it it was made, as also all other thinges, like as by the word they were created, so also by it are they preserued. The other thing, which we are here taught that the beleeuer shall haue experience of, is, that at the length he shall assuredly receiue bread, from whence so euer it come, yea although it should raine downe from heauen, as Manna did to the Israelites, in a place where no other breade could be gotten. Let a Christian quietly promise to himselfe and looke for these two thinges, his hope can not be frustrate, either he shall haue in hunger somewhat to eate, from whence soeuer it be giuen him, or his hunger shalbe made so tolerable vnto him, that he shalbe no lesse fedde, then if he were fedde with breade, the power of the word of God nourishing and sustaining him. Those thinges that I haue said of bread that is, of meat, are also to be vnderstood of drinke, apparell, ⟨p. 343⟩house, and all thinges necessarie vnto this life.