A06521:847
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.
How then sayest thou: Show us thy Father? Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? As if he would say: Forasmuch as there is no other way to know the Father, but that which I have showed, why I pray thee, dost thou not believe my words, seeing that I have taught that I am the way, the truth, and the life? Dost thou not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? Believest thou not that my divinity and the divinity of the Father is one? and that the Father will be known by me? But why is the Father known by ⟨p. 479⟩the knowledge of the Son? even therefore, for that the Son is in the Father, and the Father in the Sonne. For the word by which the Son is known, is the power of the Son and of the Father. Wherefore seeing the Son is known by his word, it necessarily followeth, that the father also is known thereby.
How then sayest thou: Shewe vs thy Father? Beleeuest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me? As if he would say: Forasmuch as there is no other way to know the Father, but that which I haue shewed, why I pray thee, doost thou not beleeue my wordes, seeing that I haue taught that I am the way, the truth, and the life? Doost thou not beleeue that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? Beleeuest thou not that my diuinitie and the diuinitie of the Father is one? and that the Father will be knowne by me? But why is the Father knowne by ⟨p. 479⟩the knowledge of the Sonne? euen therefore, for that the Sonne is in the Father, and the Father in the Sonne. For the word by which the Sonne is knowne, is the power of the Sonne and of the Father. Wherefore seing the Sonne is knowne by his word, it necessarily followeth, that the father also is knowne thereby.
Believe me, that I am in the Father, and the Father is in me: at the least believe me for the very works sake. Here he doth as it were appeal to works, that they may give testimony of the word. As if he should say: Seeing that ye can not be content to believe the word, at the least believe the signs which bear witness of the word, and whereby the Father hath given testimony of me. For the works and signs are testimonies of the word. By these words Christ meaneth nothing else but to confirm the consciences of his Disciples, and of all us against the offence of the cross. For consciences will know and not believe the bare words of God, but do always doubt and say: What if God careth not for thee? and have such like cogitations. Holy & godly men seem for the most part to be neglected, as abjects and most contemptible men, inasmuch as the world according to the will & lust thereof, rageth and practiseth tyranny against them, and doth almost what it list. Hereupon they are in anguish & in danger of faith, & desire to know the will of God toward them. These Christ comforteth, that they may seek no other comfort but in him and in his death, and believe that he is life, that he beareth rule, and maketh alive them that be dead. And that they should nothing doubt hereof, he maketh them yet more certain, and saith: