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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 other Evangelists write concerning this woman, that ⟨p. 443⟩after she was healed, Christ perceived virtue to have gone out of him, and turned him about in the press, and asked who had touched him, and that his Disciples made answer, that the multitude did throng & thrust him, but that the Lord would not be content with that answer, but said: some one hath touched me: for I perceive the virtue is gone out of me, I know that some one hath received some thing from me. All which the Lord therefore did, that the faith of the woman might be thankful unto him, which he would therefore have made manifest before all the people, for that nothing is more acceptable unto him, then that we believe and trust in him & also that the Lord might by this miracle confirm the faith of the Ruler. Wherefore Mark saith, that when the woman understood that the Lord knew of her, she feared and trembled, and came and fell down before him, and told him the whole truth, how it fell out with her: whereupon the Lord doth deliver her and saith: Go in peace, & be whole of thy disease. Were not these loving words? what great joy did the woman take here, when as Christ had dealt so bountifully with her?1 This joy and peace all they obtain, which repose their whole hope and trust in Christ Jesus. Where this joy shall be, forthwith works must needs follow, which may show forth this joy: as also the faith of this woman must needs come to light. For as soon as she had received of the Lord, she confessed before all the people, neither was she ashamed to declare, that she had received something of him, for which notwithstanding she had given nothing. Now, God requireth of us these works & this giving of thanks, to wit, that we confess & declare before all men such good things, grace and benefits, that others also may be brought unto him, & suffer a benefit to be bestowed upon them, as it was here done. Wherefore Christian life enforceth me to do good unto others also, even as God through Christ hath done good unto me, but thereby am I not made a Christian, as the woman here is not healed by her confession, for she was healed before any work and confession, but after she had recovered her health, she confesseth Christ, and praiseth him, even to the commodity and converting of others.
The other Euangelists write concerning this woman, that ⟨p. 443⟩