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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.
Therefore now Christ our Saviour putteth us in mind in this Gospel to behold these signs there in mentioned with joy, saying: When these things begin to come 1to pass, look up, and lift up your heads, for your redemption draweth nigh. Heaviness for the most part naturally causeth a man to look downwards, and they that are troubled in their minds go heavily, knitting their brows together. Contrary wise a merry and ⟨image 23⟩joyful hart maketh a man to hold up his head, to stretch out his brows, and to look merrily and pleasantly about him. Therefore he2 saith: When you see these signs come to pass, when all things in heaven and earth, with louring •here do terrify your minds, so that you cast down your heads for sorrow and grief, be you not there withal troubled: For they are not tokens of destruction unto you, but unto them which molest, vex & persecute you. Therefore be of good •here, and look up lustily: For they bring not tidings of destruction, but of deliverance unto you, of unspeakable treasure & abundance of all good things, such as no heart can desire or think. And give no place to the devil, which beateth these signs into your heads, to terrify you, & to bring you into despair, so that you cannot lift up your heads, &3 ⟨image 24⟩desire that joyful day. Accustom your selves rather to behold them a right, lifting up your heads with joy, as I have said, seeing there is no cause why you should trouble and vex your selves, but rather rejoice. For they declare no other thing unto you, but that your redemption is now at hand, and that I will come shortly, and deliver you out of your troubles.
Therfore now Christ our Sauiour putteth vs in mynde in this Gospel to behold these signes ther in mentioned with ioye, saying: When these thinges begyn to come 1