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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.
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Therefore I conclude, that we cannot well say the Articles of our faith, that is, we can not believe a right in Christs coming to judgement, the resurrection of our flesh, and life everlasting, except we desire that the last day may come, at what time our true Saviour will put us in full possession of these exceeding great benefits of his. Again, a man that hath no desire of the last day, doth not well understand the ten commandments: For what meaneth it when he saith, I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not take my name 1in vain: thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not kill▪ thou shalt not commit 2adultery▪ &c. but that we are in danger of all these vices and wickednesses, and that such is our state and condition, that without ⟨image 33⟩sin and great danger we can not live: the devil endeavouring by all means to persuade us, that we do not take God only for our God, & by crafty means to withdraw us from a quiet, joyful, and godly life. He setteth up idolatry, raiseth up blasphemy, and unhallowing of Gods name, he stirreth up men to disobedience, sedition, wrath, filthy lust, robbery, theft, murder, and all kind of wickedness. These incommodities who so ever seeth in deed, & would fain be rid of them, must needs desire the last day, which is the time when all these, and such other miseries, and calamities, shall have an end.
Therfore I conclude, that we cānot well say the Articles of our faith, that is, we can not beleue a right in Christs cōming to iudgement, the resurrection of our flesh, and life euerlasting, except we desire that the last day may come, at what time our true Sauiour will put vs in full possession of these excedyng great benefites of his. Agayne, a man that hath no desire of the last day, doth not well vnderstand the ten commaundementes: For what meaneth it when he saith, I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt not take my name 1in vayne: thou shalt not steale, thou shalt not kill▪ thou shalt not commit