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A word in season
A word in season: being the commentary of Dr. Martin Luther, on three selected Psalms: viz. the CXXIVth, CXXVth, and CXXIXth. With his commentary on some part of the fourth and fifth chapters of the First Epistle of St. Peter. Being of special use for the present times.
London: printed by George Larkin, 1685
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Here Saint Peter teacheth those that have any charge of feeding the Flock of Christ, how they ought to behave themselves. In the Chapter afore, he told that none should presume ⟨p. 49⟩to teach or preach any thing, unless he were certain and assured that the same was the sincere and pure Word of God, upon which as upon a firm and strong Rock, our Consciences may boldly stay. For this in Duty is required of us Christians, that we should be certain and know throughly what thing is allowed of Christ, and what is not: for they that waver in uncertainty of this knowledge, are not to be taken as Christians. He addeth also thus much, that whosoever entereth into any Office or Function, should so behave himself therein, in each respect, as that he should not doubt but that God was the Author thereof. But what he here saith, peculiarly belongeth to Bishops and Ecclesiastical Pastors, wherein he teacheth them how they are to demean themselves in the Administration of their duties and charges, and what manner of persons they ought to be.
HEre Saint Peter teacheth those that have any charge of feeding the Flock of Christ, how they ought to behave themselves. In the Chapter afore, he told that none should presume ⟨p. 49⟩to teach or preach any thing, unless he were certain and assured that the same was the sincere and pure Word of God, upon which as upon a firm and strong Rock, our Consciences may boldly stay. For this in Duty is required of us Christians, that we should be certain and know throughly what thing is allowed of Christ, and what is not: for they that waver in uncertainty of this knowledge, are not to be taken as Christians. He addeth also thus much, that whosoever entreth into any Office or Function, should so behave himself therein, in each respect, as that he should not doubt but that God was the Author thereof. But what he here saith, peculiarly belongeth to Bishops and Ecclesiastical Pastors, wherein he teacheth them how they are to demean themselves in the Administration of their duties and charges, and what manner of persons they ought to be.