A06521:839
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.
Now of the words we mind to entreat somewhat at large. Not much before, when Christ would confirm his Disciples in faith, he promised them that they should be glorified. Here he addeth and declareth how and by what means they must be glorified, affirming that that must be by his departure, that is, by his death, & that by that mean he must obtain his kingdom. This he had often repeated unto them, so that now it did become them to know and understand it. Therefore he saith: Whither I go ye know, and the way ye know, but they did not yet throughly understand it, as the words of Thomas do declare. Now, it is certain that there was faith in the Disciples, which the words of Peter prove, who answered Christ in stead of the rest, when he asked them, whether they also would go away: Peter said: Master to whom shall we go? 1Thou hast the words of eternal life: and we believe and know that thou art Christ the Son of the living God. This appeareth also by the words of the Lord, which he had said to them a little before at his supper: Ye are clean, which he would not have said, if they had not believed: they knew Christ therefore that he is the way to the Father. So they knew the Father also, for that they had seen the miracles whereby he gave testimony of the Son, and had heard the voice of the Father from heaven: This is my beloved ⟨p. 475⟩Son, in whom I am well pleased, hear him. All these things did greatly increase faith in the Disciples hearts, notwithstanding they did not yet understand, what they should do, and what end concerning the matters of Christ was to be hoped for.
Now of the wordes we mind to entreate somewhat at large. Not much before, when Christ would confirme his Disciples in faith, he promised them that they should be glorified. Here he addeth and declareth how and by what meanes they must be glorified, affirming that that must be by his departure, that is, by his death, & that by that meane he must obtaine his kingdome. This he had often repeated vnto them, so that now it did become them to know and vnderstand it. Therefore he sayth: VVhither I goe ye know, and the way ye knowe, but they did not yet throughly vnderstand it, as the wordes of Thomas doe declare. Now, it is certaine that there was faith in the Disciples, which the wordes of Peter proue, who aunswered Christ in steede of the rest, when he asked them, whether they also would goe away: Peter sayd: Maister to whom shall we goe?