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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.
Verse 25. I give thee thanks O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and men of understanding, and hast opened them unto children: Verse 26. It is so, O Father, because thy good pleasure was such.
Verse 25. I giue thee thankes O Father, Lord of heauen and earth, because thou hast hid these thinges from the wise and men of vnderstanding, and hast opened them vnto children: Verse 26. It is so, O Father, because thy good pleasure was such.
Christ speaketh not here of very children: there may be some notable doctor, whom he calleth a child in this place. Contrariwise ⟨p. 461⟩there may be a rustical fellow, whom he calleth here wise and prudent. In the eight Psal. David also calleth these infants and children, when he saith: Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies. They surely by whom God ordained strength against his enemies, which should extol his glory through the whole world, were not babes or children in very deed. Those therefore the Lord calleth children here, which compt their own works for nothing, attribute nothing to their own wisdom,1 make nothing of themselves, but think God only to be wise and of understanding. Wherefore they are humble and lowly, and how great soever they are, do submit themselves to God, of whom only they suffer themselves to be taught. Now other be over wise, and will learn nothing of God, yea they presumptuously take to themselves judgement and censure over the doctrine and works of God, whereof thou mayest read in the first and second chapter of the Epistle to the Corinthians. Wherefore Christ saith