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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.
Thus God revenged the death of Christ, & all the Prophets, thus were they recompensed for that they knew not the time of their visitation. Wherefore let us be here admonished,1 for it belongeth not only unto us, but even unto all Germany. It is no jesting matter or sport, neither is there any cause why we should persuade our selves that it will fall out otherwise with us. The Jews would not believe that evil should come upon them, until they had sufficiently tried it. And we at this day are visited by the ⟨p. 384⟩benefit of God: he hath opened unto us a treasure, his sacred and holy Gospel, whereby we know his will, and see how much we were subject to the power of Satan: but no man will receive this Gospel, yea we contemn it, and that which is more miserable, we persecute and blaspheme it. God is patient: it pleaseth him to try us a while: if we be not watchful, so that the word be again taken from us, the same wrath and indignation which was poured forth upon the Jews, shall also be poured forth upon us. For there is the same Word, the same God, the same Christ at this day, that there was at that time, whereupon undoubtedly the punishment shall be the same, or at the least as grievous both in soul and body.
Thus God reuenged the death of Christ, & all the Prophets, thus were they recompensed for that they knewe not the time of their visitation. Wherfore let vs be here admonished,1 for it belongeth not onely vnto vs, but euen vnto all Germanie. It is no iesting matter or sport, neither is there any cause why we should perswade our selues that it will fall out otherwise with vs. The Iewes would not beleeue that euill should come vpon them, vntil they had sufficiently tried it. And we at this day are visited by the ⟨p. 384⟩benefite of God: he hath opened vnto vs a treasure, his sacred and holy Gospell, whereby we know his will, and see how much we were subiect to the power of Satan: but no man wil receiue this Gospell, yea we contemne it, and that which is more miserable, we persecute and blaspheme it. God is patient: it pleaseth him to trie vs a while: if we be not watchfull, so that the word be againe taken from vs, the same wrath and indignation which was poured forth vpon the Iewes, shal also be poured forth vpon vs. For there is the same Word, the same God, the same Christ at this day, that there was at that time, whereupon vndoubtedly the punishment shal be the same, or at the least as grieuous both in soule and body.