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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.
He went also into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought, saying unto them, it is written, Mine house is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves. This is the second part of this text, wherein is declared how the Lord going into the temple, beginneth to drive out the buyers and sellers therein. The former part was nothing else but an exhortation and inviting to faith, but here the Lord insinuateth what the temple of God is, and bringeth a place out of the Scripture hereunto appertaining, namely out of Isaiah,1 where he saith: Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. This is a strong saying, whereas the Prophet saith, for all people, against the Jews, who trusting unto that temple at Jerusalem, thought that this house made with hand, should continue for ever, supposing it to be unpossible, that God would either destroy this temple, or leave the city desolate, because the word of God can not lye. Wherefore they stoned Steven, for that he spake against that holy city, and affirmed that Jesus would destroy it, and change the ceremonies given of Moses. For they said: The Prophets have greatly praised this house: and do you Apostles preach that it shall be destroyed? Howbeit this saying is thus to be understood, that the city Jerusalem, the Temple, and the People should continue until the time of Christ, whereunto all the Prophets tend, which referred ⟨p. 389⟩all things unto Christ, that as he should do, so it should be, and so it should continue. Wherefore the place of Isaiah extendeth no farther then to the coming of Christ, which all the Prophets also witness, affirming that there should come a kingdom, which should extend far and wide over the whole world, as it is in Malachi:2 From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same, my name is great among the Gentiles, and in every place incense shall be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name is great among the very Heathen, saith the Lord of hosts. Here the Prophet speaketh of the spiritual kingdom of Christ, who would build unto him self an house of prayer in the whole world.
He went also into the temple, and beganne to cast out them that soulde therein, and them that bought, saying vnto them, it is written, Mine house is the house of prayer, but ye haue made it a denne of theeues. This is the second part of this text, wherein is declared how the Lord going into the temple, beginneth to driue out the byers and sellers therein. The former part was nothing else but an exhortation and inuiting to faith, but here the Lorde insinuateth what the temple of God is, and bringeth a place out of the Scripture hereunto appertaining, namely out of Esai,