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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.
What wouldest thou do, if thou1 shouldest stand in a circle, beset with all kind of weapons, or rather with guns, being charged and bent against thee, as the only mark at the which they should be shot of: Where present death should be continually before thy eyes? If God by his divine power, should take thee being in this case away suddenly, and deliver thee from them: or if thunder and lightening from heaven should at once overthrow and strike down to y• ground, all thy enemies with their daggers, swords, spears and guns: Wouldest thou not rejoice with all thy hart? If a poor prisoner, which under a rigorous & cruel tyrant hath lived a long time, in a filthy and stinking prison, ⟨image 25⟩besides the suffering of many other cruel torments: if such a man (I say) should hear, that his own Prince would come to deliver him, & by force of arms take him out of so great miseries and calamities: How would he be affectioned in his mind trow you, if he should see him coming with a mighty army of men, and with guns, striking down the walls of y• Castle where he lieth? No doubt it would be a terrible sight to all the residue therein abiding: But unto this prisoner it would be very comfortable & joyful. The noise and roaring of the guns would much more delight his ears, then any musical harmony of sweet songs, or pleasant instruments. That day (no doubt) he would celebrate with much solemnity, giving God thanks that he had lived to see that joyful hour.
What wouldest thou do, if thou1 shouldest stand in a circle, beset with all kynd of weapons, or rather with gunnes, beyng charged and bent agaynst thee, as the onely marke at the which they should be shot of: Where present death should be continually before thy eyes? If God by his diuine power, should take thee beyng in this case away sodēly, and deliuer thee from thē: or if thunder and lightenyng from heauen should at once ouerthrow and strike downe to y• groūd, all thy enemyes with their daggers, swordes, speares and gunnes: Wouldest thou not reioyce with all thy hart? If a poore prisoner, which vnder a rigorous & cruell tyraunt hath lyued a long tyme, in a filthy and stincking prison,