Brief sketch of the life of Luther. With extracts from his writings1840 |
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Amsdorf archbishops of Mayence assured Augsburg Augustine monastery Bible Cajetan Carlstadt cause cheer cheerfully Christian church comfort confession conscience council of Augsburg death declaration despise devil Diet Divine Doctor of Divinity doctrine earnestly Eisenach Eisleben elector of Saxony emperor endeavoured enemies entreat Erfurt eternal excommunication faith Father favoured fear forsake Frederick the Wise friends fully German German empire glory God's gospel grace gracious hath heart Holy Scriptures honour Jesus Christ John Huss John Tetzel journey Justus Jonas leave letters live Luther continued Luther wrote Mansfeldt mercy mind monk overcome the world poor pope pray prayer preached princes promise Psalms recant reformed remission of sins repentance Rome sacred Scriptures safe conduct sake salvation Satan Saviour sermons soul spirit Staupitz suffer tenberg Tetzel thee things thou hast tion translation trouble truth unbelief university of Ingolstadt unto Wartburg Wittenberg word Worms writings
Popular passages
Page 47 - For in that he died, he died unto sin once: but in that he liveth, he liveth unto God. Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Page 61 - Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Page 58 - But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Page 45 - I had fainted, unless I had believed to 'see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Page 51 - The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Page 25 - I cannot submit my faith either to the pope or to the councils, because it is clear as the day that they have frequently erred and contradicted each other. Unless therefore I am convinced by the testimony of Scripture or by the clearest...
Page 45 - Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee : he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
Page 66 - Christ, who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Page 43 - I daily perceive how difficult it is to overcome long cherished scruples. Oh, what pain it has cost me, though the Scripture is on my side, to defend myself to my own heart for having dared singly to resist the pope, and to denounce him as antichrist ! What have been the afflictions of my bosom ! How often, in the bitterness of my soul, have I pressed myself with the papist's argument, — Art thou alone wise? are all others in error? have they been mistaken for so long a time? What if you are yourself...
Page 55 - Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, Upon them that hope in his mercy ; To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.