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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.
Let us suffer therefore the Sun, the Moon and all creatures to lower, and to threaten terrible things to come: For although they be terrible unto the world, they are joyful unto us, which in them see that comfortable deliverance, which our Saviour by y• words of this Gospel hath declared unto us, and which he expoundeth unto us by this godly parable, or similitude following: See (saith he) the fig trees, and all other trees, when they shoot out their buds, you see and know of your selves, how that Summer is then nigh at hand: so likewise ye also when see these things come to pass, be sure that the kingdom of GOD is nigh. Doubtless this is a notable exposition, which I my self could never invent, or apply unto ⟨image 39⟩this purpose. For who ever herd, that the darkening of y• Sun, and the Moon, the destruction of the heaven and earth, the fear and trembling of men, the ruin of the air, water & all creatures, should be likened to the shooting out of buds, and y• blossoming of trees? I would think rather that these things should be likened to a rough, sharp, and very hard winter, which with untollerable cold destroyeth and killeth all fruits, and what soever groweth upon the earth.
Let vs suffer therefore the Sunne, the Moone and all creatures to lowre, and to threaten terrible thinges to come: For although they bee terrible vnto the world, they are ioyfull vnto vs, which in them see that cōfortable deliueraūce, which our Sauiour by y• wordes of this Gospell hath declared vnto vs, and which he expoundeth vnto vs by this godly parable, or similitude folowyng: See (sayth he) the figge trees, and all other trees, when they shoot out their buds, you see and know of your selues, how that Sōmer is thē nigh at hand: so likewise ye also whē see these thinges come to passe, be sure that the kyngdome of GOD is nigh. Doubtelesse this is a notable exposition, which I my selfe could neuer inuent, or apply vnto ⟨image 39⟩this purpose. For who euer herd, that the darkenyng of y• Sunne, and the Moone, the destructiō of the heauē and earth, the feare and tremblyng of men, the ruine of the ayre, water & all creatures, should be likened to the shootyng out of buds, and y blossomyng of trees? I would thinke rather that these thynges should bee lykened to a rough, sharpe, and very hard winter, which with vntollerable cold destroyeth and kylleth all frutes, and what soeuer groweth vpon the earth.