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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.
Ver. 27. All things are given unto me of my Father: & no man knoweth the Son but the Father: neither knoweth any man the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
Ver. 27. All things are giuē vnto me of my Father: & no man knoweth the Sonne but the Father: neither knoweth any mā the Father but the Sōne, and he to whom the Sonne will reueale him.
Here thou seest the safety, which is in the kingdom of Christ, by whom we have knowledge and light. If therefore Christ holdeth all things in his hand, and hath power over all things as the Father hath, no man can pluck any thing out of his hands, which he himself also witnesseth in John:1 I give eternal life to my sheep, and they shall never perish, neither shall any pluck them out of my hand: my Father which gave them me, is greater then all, and none is able to take them out of my Fathers hand. I and my Father are one. 2Wherefore every Christian, when he hath received the Gospel, may worthily rejoice, that he is now under the tuition of Christ, and is not any thing troubled because of his since. If he hath embraced the Gospel, Christ under whom he fighteth will guide the matter excellently well. Satan in deed will tempt him with this and ⟨p. 464⟩that vice, as, with adultery, whoredom, theft, slaughter, envy, hatred, wrath, and other like since. But let him not therefore be discouraged, he hath a king, that is strong & mighty enough, of whom he shall be easily defended. Notwithstanding it will be very hard to stand strongly, and nothing to yield, wherefore prayer in this case is very needful, others also may by their prayers entreat for thee, that a stout courage and manly heart may be given unto thee, to withstand Satan. But it is certain, that thou shalt not be destitute, Christ will easily preserve thee, be not disquieted in mind, let it only be thy care, that thou fallest not from his kingdom. Moreover in this Gospel thou seest, that Christ is both God & man: Man, inasmuch as he praiseth God, and giveth him thanks: God, inasmuch as all things are given unto him of the Father. Which ought to be great comfort unto us in all things that do trouble and afflict us. Whereas he saith: No man knoweth the Son but the Father: neither knoweth any man the Father but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him: he in these words overthroweth free will, which will know God and Christ, when and how it pleaseth it. Here thou hast plainly, from whence the knowledge of God and of Christ is: the Father, saith he, knoweth the Son, and the Son the Father, but how do we know, by this or that preacher? no truly, these are only certain middle instruments, but he only knoweth, to whom the Son will reveal.