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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.
The days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, and shall make thee even with the ground, and thy children which are in thee, and they shall not leave in thee ⟨p. 382⟩a stone upon a stone, because thou knewest not that season of thy visitation. 1Now the Jews, as they supposed, stood unmoveable & safe, resting upon the promise of God, so that they thought no otherwise, but that they should perseverantly continue so for ever, they were secure and thought thus with them selves: God will not send such things unto us: we have the temple, wherein God him self is resident. We have also plenty of excellent men, money, and other things, Go to then, who can do any hurt or harm to us? Moreover the Emperor and people of Rome having taken the city, seeing it furnished with so many and so great munitions and goodly and excellent buildings, marvelled greatly, and confessed, that it was unpossible that so great a city should be taken, unless it had been the special will of God. Their boasting therefore, and confidence in their own false opinion deceived them. Howbeit the Lord did more earnestly and deeply consider the matter then they, when he said: O Jerusalem, if thou knewest those things that are known to me, thou wouldest have a care of thy peace (peace in the Scriptures is, when the matters and affairs of any have good success) thou thinkest that thou hast glad and merry days, that it is well with thee, and that thy affairs are in a prosperous state: but if thou knewest how thine enemies shall by siege afflict thee, keep thee in on every side, and bring thee into such distress, that they shall make thee even with the ground, destroy all thy buildings, and leave not a stone upon a stone, thou wouldest surely conveniently receive the word, whereby thou mightest enjoy both true peace, and all good things. The reading of the history of the destruction of this city doth make much to the right understanding of this text.
The dayes shall come vpon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compasse thee round, and keepe thee in on euery side, and shall make thee euen vvith the ground, and thy children vvhich are in thee, and they shall not leaue in thee ⟨p. 382⟩