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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.
Whereof also he writeth excellently in the first Epistle to the Corinthians, where entreating of false brethren he speaketh thus:1 Take heed lest by any means this power of yours be an occasion of falling to them that are weak. For if any man see thee which hast knowledge, sit at table in the idols temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weak, be boldened to eat those things which are sacrificed to idols? and so through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died. Now when ye sin so against your brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. Here thou seest, if a Christian be offended, or evil be done unto him, the same is done unto Christ. This therefore is the sum of the whole Gospel,2 that we may learn so to know Christ, that the name only do not remayn•, but that we may know that all that we have, we have it from him. If we be Christians, we have all things, then God is our father, and we are Lords of all both heavenly and earthly things, which is gotten of us by no work be it never soe great.
Whereof also he writeth excellently in the first Epistle to the Corinthians, where entreating of false brethren he speaketh thus:1 Take heede lest by any meanes this power of yours be an occasion of falling to them that are weake. For if any man see thee which hast knowledge, sitte at table in the idols temple, shall not the conscience of him which is weake, be boldened to eate those thinges which are sacrificed to idols? and so through thy knowledge shall the weake brother perish, for whom Christ died. Now when ye sinne so against your brethren, and wounde their weake conscience, ye sinne against Christ. Here thou seest, if a Christian be offended, or euell be done vnto him, the same is done vnto Christ. This therefore is the summe of the whole Gospell,2 that we maye learne so to knowe Christ, that the name onely doe not remayn•, but that we maye knowe that all that we haue, we haue it from him. If we be Christians, we haue all thinges, then God is our father, and we are Lordes of all both heauenly and earthly thinges, which is gotten of vs by no worke be it neuer soe great.