A06521:71

Special and chosen sermons of D. Martin Luther collected out of his writings and…

Name: Special and chosen sermons of D. Martin Luther collected out of his writings and…
Author: Martin Luther

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.

Martin Luther 1483–1546London: printed by Thomas Vautroullier, 1578

[16], 481, [3] p. · 207k words · STC 16993 · ESTC S108932

Title page: Princeton Theological Seminary Library copy, digitized by the Internet Archive (opens the Internet Archive in a new tab)

Sermon Nativity › Body of sermon Epiphany: A SERMON OF D. MARTIN LUTHER, OF THE EPIPHANY OR APPEARING OF CHRIST.Sermon Nativity › Body of sermon Epiphany: A SERMON OF D. MARTIN LVTHER, OF THE EPIPHANIE OR APPEARING OF CHRIST.

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After this sort do we also offer gold with the wise men, when we take away rule from our own will, and do suffer Christ to work in us according to his will & pleasure. Wherefore they are hypocrites, which know not to suffer the will of God, but howsoever he dealeth with them, have always, whereof they do complain. They forsooth suppose, that whatsoever they think, it shall have success according to their thinking, If it fall out otherwise, they are angry, they do not patiently suffer ⟨p. 26⟩persecution and contempt: they murmur, they find fault, and vex when those things happen, no otherwise then horses being stirred up with fury or rage. So therefore by resisting they stay the kingdom of Christ from them, and deprive Christ of gold, which notwithstanding they ought to offer and present unto him, that is, they them selves will bear rule, & do not vouchsafe to acknowledge Christ for their king and Lord.

After this sort doe we also offer golde with the wise men, when we take away rule from our owne will, and do suffer Christ to worke in vs accordinge to his will & pleasure. Wherefore they are hypocrites, which knowe not to suffer the will of God, but howsoeuer he dealeth with them, haue alwayes, whereof they doe complayne. They forsooth suppose, that whatsoeuer they thinke, it shall haue successe according to their thinking, If it fall out otherwise, they are angrie, they do not patiently suffer ⟨p. 26⟩persecution and contempt: they murmure, they finde fault, and vexe when those thinges happen, no otherwise then horses being stirred vp with furie or rage. So therfore by resisting they staye the kingdome of Christ from them, and depriue Christ of gold, which notwithstanding they ought to offer and present vnto him, that is, they them selues will beare rule, & doe not vouchsafe to acknowledge Christ for their king and Lord.

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¹By frankincense they resembled divine honour, which we then offer unto him, when we confess, that whatsoever we have, we must acknowledge it to have come from God, and that we have it freely, and without any merit of ours: Wherefore all these things are to be ascribed unto him, as to the true Lord, neither must we glory one whit in the good things received, but his glory is to be sought in them. And if he take them from us again, we ought to suffer him with quiet minds, and to bless him with the beloved Job in these words:

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The book

Title as printed

Author

Martin Luther 1483–1546

Place

London

Printer

Thomas Vautroullier

Year

1578

Size

[16], 481, [3] p.

Words

207,034

Catalogue

STC 16993 · ESTC S108932

Text

EEBO-TCP A06521

Passages

853

Sections

Title page

Special and chosen sermons of D. Martin Luther collected out of his writings and…

Certain sentences out of the Scripture concerning Christ, whereby is declared that through him we are loved of the Father, and without him are refused.

Certaine sentences out of the Scripture concerning Christ, vvhereby is declared that through him vve are loued of the Father, and vvithout him are refused.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Certain sentences out of the Scripture concerning Christ, whereby is declared that through him we are loved of the Father, and without him are refused.

Certaine sentences out of the Scripture concerning Christ, vvhereby is declared that through him vve are loued of the Father, and vvithout him are refused.

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