Luther writing to the Ministers of Nuremberg, brings in Christ saying to them, Satis est vobis ob nomen meum malorum, You are like to suffer evil enough for my name, you need not be afflictions one to another. It was barbarousness in the Priests of Baal to cut and slash themselves, but it is worse for the Ministers of Jesus Christ to cut and slash one another. 1 Kings 6. 23. The Cherubims were made of the Olive tree; If you be typified by them, as we hinted before, let it appear that you are olives, not brambles: yea and v. 31. For the entering of the Oracle the doors were of Olive-tree: who will believe that you bring the Oracles of God with you, when they see by your froward, contentious carriage, that you never entered in at these doors? People cannot but think it a miserable thing to have a scratching, tearing bramble to be over them. Oh that God would set the beauty, glory of peace, friendship, love, before us! That this precious pearl, Union, might be highly valued by us! All men are taken in some degree or other with the excellency and sweetness of love and friendship.1 Some men, says Cicero, despise riches, others honours; those things that by some are delighted in by others are vilified; but all men of all sorts have a high esteem of friendship, they think there can be no life without it.
Luther writing to the Ministers of Norimberg, brings in Christ saying to them, Satis est vobis ob nomen meum malorum, You are like to suffer evil enough for my name, you need not be afflictions one to another. It was barbarousnesse in the Priests of Baal to cut and slash themselves, but it is worse for the Ministers of Jesus Christ to cut and slash one another. 1 Kings 6. 23. The Cherubims were made of the Olive tree; If you be typified by them, as we hinted before, let it appeare that you are olives, not brambles: yea and v. 31. For the entring of the Oracle the doores were of Olive-tree: who will believe that you bring the Oracles of God with you, when they see by your froward, contentious carriage, that you never entred in at these doores? People cannot but think it a miserable thing to have a scratching, tearing bramble to be over them. Oh that God would set the beauty, glory of peace, friendship, love, before us! That this precious pearle, Ʋnion, might be highly valued by us! All men are taken in some degree or other with the excellency and sweetness of love and friendship.1 Some men, sayes Cicero, despise riches, others honours; those things that by some are delighted in by others are vilified; but all men of all sorts have a high esteem of friendship, they think there can be no life without it.
- 1Multi divitias despiciunt, quo• parvo contentas, tenuis victus cul••sque delectat, honours vero quorum cupiditate quidam inflammantur, quam multi ita contemnunt ut nihil inanius esse vellevias existiment, item caetera quae quibusdam admirabilia videntur, permulti sunt qui ni•ilo putent; de amicitia omnes ad unum idem se•••unt, fine amio••ia […] esse nullam sentiunt. Cicer. de Amicit.Multi divitias despiciunt, quo• parvo contentas, tenuis victus cul••sque delectat, honores vero quorum cupiditate quidam inflammantur, quam multi ita contemnunt ut nihil inanius esse vellevias existiment, item caetera quae quibusdam admirabilia videntur, permulti sunt qui ni•ilo putent; de amicitia omnes ad unum idem se•••unt, fine amio••ia 〈…〉 esse nullam sentiunt. Cicer. de Amicit.
