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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.
But what doth this word? it teacheth us to know Christ, in which knowledge our salvation consisteth, as Isaiah, Paul, and Peter do witness. But how doth it teach us to know him? so, that he is the son of God, and doth especially please God his father, by which words God cheereth the hearts of all the faithful, and greatly delighteth them with mere comfort, and heavenly sweetness. Howe is this done? When I know, and am sure, that this man Christ is the son of God, and doth in all things please the father, whereof I must be most fully persuaded: forasmuch as the divine majesty doth confirm this by his voice from heaven, which can not lye, whereby I am certain, that whatsoever that man doth speak and work, they are the mere words & works of the beloved son, which are above measure approved of God. This therefore I do singularly well mark, and lay up in the bottom of my heart. When as therefore I do hereafter hear Christ speak, or see him do any thing, and that for my commodity, which surely he every where doth, (for he saith, that he doth and suffereth all things for us, that he came to serve and not that he should be served,) then I remember these words of the father, that he is the beloved son, then I am enforced to ⟨p. 32⟩think, that all that Christ speaketh, doth, and suffereth, and that for my sake, doth singularly well please God.
But what doth this word? it teacheth vs to know Christ, in which knowledge our saluation consisteth, as Esay, Paule, and Peter doe witnes. But how doth it teach vs to know him? so, that he is the sonne of God, and doth especially please God his father, by which wordes God cheereth the hartes of all the faithfull, and greatly delighteth them with mere comfort, and heauenly sweetnes. Howe is this done? When I knowe, and am sure, that this man Christ is the sonne of God, and doth in all things please the father, whereof I must be most fully perswaded: forasmuch as the diuine maiestie doth confirme this by his voyce from heauen, which can not lye, whereby I am certaine, that whatsoeuer that man doth speake and worke, they are the mere wordes & works of the beloued sonne, which are aboue measure approued of God. This therefore I doe singularly well marke, and lay vppe in the bottom of my harte. When as therefore I doe hereafter heare Christ speake, or see him doe any thing, and that for my commoditie, which surely he euery where doth, (for he sayth, that he doth and suffereth all thinges for vs, that he came to serue and not that he should be serued,) then I remember these wordes of the father, that he is the beloued sonne, then I am enforced to