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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.
And whatsoever ye ask in my name, that will I do. As if he should say: As soon as I come to the Father, there is no cause why ye should be careful. For those things that ye have need of and ask, ye shall obtain, I will do this for you, because I obtain a kingdom. And he peculiarly addeth, in my Name, whereby he excludeth all our merits. For by Christ we are heard, as also in Christ we are loved, by whom also we are Priests, as Peter saith, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, and acceptable to God. All these things saith Christ, I will do for this cause:
And whatsoeuer ye aske in my name, that will I doe. As if he should say: As soone as I come to the Father, there is no cause why ye should be carefull. For those thinges that ye haue neede of and aske, ye shall obtaine, I wil doe this for you, because I obtaine a kingdom. And he peculiarly addeth, in my Name, whereby he excludeth all our merits. For by Christ we are heard, as also in Christ we are loued, by whom also we are Priestes, as Peter sayth, to offer vp spirituall sacrifices, and acceptable to God. All these thinges sayth Christ, I will doe for this cause:
That the Father may be glorified in the Sonne. The Father is then glorified, when glory is given and ascribed unto him, not unto us. That is, when we acknowledge ye we are saved not by our own merits, not by our own wisdom and righteousness, but do put our trust in his mercy. For he hath given his Son for our ⟨p. 481⟩sins, and whatsoever we purpose to ask, we must ask it by this Son, and we shall obtain it. Wherefore he repeateth these words, and saith:
That the Father may be glorified in the Sonne. The Father is then glorified, when glorie is giuen and ascribed vnto him, not vnto vs. That is, whē we acknowledge ye we are saued not by our owne merits, not by our owne wisedom and righteousnes, but do put our trust in his mercie. For he hath giuen his Sonne for our ⟨p. 481⟩