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A very comfortable and necessary sermon in these our days made by the right…A very comfortable and necessary sermon in these our dayes made by the right…
A very comfortable and necessary sermon in these our days made by the right reverend father and faithful servant of Jesus Christ Martin Luther ; concerning the coming of our Saviour Christ to Judgement and the signs that go before the Last Day, which sermon is an exposition of the Gospel appointed to be red in the church on the second Sunday in Advent ; and is now newly translated out of Latin into English and something augmented and enlarged by the translator with certain notes in the margin.A very comfortable and necessary sermon in these our dayes made by the right reuerend father and faithfull seruaunt of Iesus Christ Martin Luther ; concerning the comming of our Sauior Christ to Iudgement and the signes that go before the Last Day, which sermon is an exposition of the Gospell appointed to be red in the church on the second Sonday in Aduent ; and is now newly translated out of Latin into English and something augmented and enlarged by the translator with certaine notes in the margent.
London: printed by John Daye, 1570London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1570
The Sermon, or exposition of the Gospel.The Sermon, or exposition of the Gospell.
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.
Princes seek their own honour, more then the honour of God, and their own profit, more then ⟨image 16⟩the profit of y• common weal. They make bloody battles for small trespasses against them selves, not passing for many heinous offences committed against God. Through ambition they pick quarrels and wage war to enlarge their own1 kingdoms, having no regard to enlarge the kingdom of God.
Princes seeke theyr owne honour, more then ye honour of God, and theyr own profite, more then ⟨image 16⟩the profite of y• cōmō weale. They make bloudy battailes for small trespasses agaynst thē selues, not passing for many haynous offēces cōmitted against God. Through ambition they picke quarels and wage war to enlarge theyr owne1 kyngdomes, hauyng no regarde to enlarge the kyngdome of God.
- 1God• king •oure as it • taken for the whole world, can •t be enlarged, but •s it is taken for the congregation of the Christians when his word is truly preached, so it may and is daily enlarged.God• king •oure as it • takē for the whole world, can •t be enlarged, but •s it is taken for the congregation of the Christians when hys worde is truly preached, so it may and is dayly enlarged.