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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.
Here we learn first to go by benches and settles: here we do feed on milk as yet: but we must likewise learn by these to commit our soul also to God. The Evangelist so meaneth when he saith:
Here we learne first to go by benches and settles: here we do feede on milke as yet: but we must likewise learne by these to commit our soule also to God. The Euangelist so meaneth when he sayth:
Now when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus knees, saying: Lord go from me, for I am a sinful man. For he was utterly astonied, and all that were with him, for the draught of fishes which they took. Let Peter here be a type or figure of them which believe eternal good things, and count him as one verily looking for & seeing the good things to come. A sinful conscience is of that nature,1 that it so behaveth it self, as Peter here did, whereas he flieth his Saviour, and thinketh: Lord I am more unworthy, then that I should be saved, and sit among thy Saints and Angels: for that good is most exceeding high. Here a straight conscience is not able to comprehend such great ⟨p. 369⟩good things, but it thus thinketh: If I were as Peter & Paul, I could easily believe: Which is altogether a foolish and vain thing. For if thou wouldest place thy self according to thine own holiness, thou shouldest build upon the sand. Thou must not do so, but behave thy self like unto Peter, for in that he esteemed himself vile, and judged himself unworthy of so great grace, he rightly became worthy. And therefore,2 whereas thou art a sinner, thou must trust in God, and dilate and open wide thy conscience and heart, that grace may enter in. After thou hast now known God, thou must reject none of his gifts, that is, when as thou seest the great good things, thou must not despair. It is good that we know our selves, & the deeper we know our selves, so much the better. But that grace is not to be refused because of thy since. For when thou shalt find thy conscience to tremble, so that it would drive away since, then art thou most ready and most fit to receive grace, then shalt thou find comfort in thy conscience and say with Micah: Who is such a God as thou,