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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.
In my Fathers house are many dwelling places. These dwelling places have bin prepared from everlasting, neither is there any need that they should be prepared of him. Why therefore doth he say: I go to prepare a place for you? This is nothing else but that he goeth and is made Lord of all, whereby he may prepare us unto such dwelling places. For as long as we are not prepared, neither are the dwelling places prepared for us, although they be ready by themselves. Wherefore Christ meaneth thus much: There are dwelling places, but not yet prepared rightly and as they must be. Howbeit then shall they be rightly prepared and appointed, when as I have taken away the kingdom of death by my death, and am now gone to reign, and that by the holy Ghost: which by faith shall prepare and wholly make ready you also unto such dwelling places. So that this is the simple and plain meaning of these words: There are dwelling places, to wit, where the Father glorifieth, but those dwelling places are not yet prepared, for that the kingdom of death is not yet taken away. This Christ signifieth when he saith:
In my Fathers house are many dwelling places. These dwelling places haue bin prepared from euerlasting, neither is there any neede that they should be prepared of him. Why therefore doth he say: I go to prepare a place for you? This is nothinge els but that he goeth and is made Lord of all, whereby he may prepare vs vnto such dwelling places. For as long as we are not prepared, neither are the dwelling places prepared for vs, although they be ready by themselues. Wherefore Christ meaneth thus much: There are dwelling places, but not yet prepared rightly and as they must be. Howbeit then shal they be rightly prepared and appointed, whē as I haue taken away the kingdome of death by my death, and am now gone to reigne, and that by the holy Ghost: which by fayth shall prepare and wholy make ready you also vnto such dwelling places. So that this is the simple and plaine meaning of these wordes: There are dwelling places, to wit, where the Father glorifieth, but those dwelling places are not yet prepared, for that the kingdome of death is not yet taken away. This Christ signifieth when he sayth:
If it were not so I would have told you: I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto my self, that where I am, there may ye be also. In these words the Lord declareth how these dwelling