Martin Luther and His Work

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G. P. Putnam's sons, 1882 - 243 Seiten
 

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Seite 174 - But the natural man receiveth not the things of the spirit of God ; for they are foolishness unto him; neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
Seite 132 - Wer nicht liebt Wein, Weib, und Gesang Der bleibt ein Narr sein Leben lang;" and when he advised a young scholar perplexed with fore-ordination and free-will, to get well drunk.
Seite 167 - Pope, and the apostolic see. I efface all the stains of weakness, and all traces of the shame that thou mayest have drawn upon thyself...
Seite 201 - Then the man said, If he loves to pray and to learn, and is good, he shall come into this garden and...
Seite 180 - Erfurt, and, by his sore sweat and labor, has helped me to what I have become, — still I have been a beggar at the doors of the rich, and, according to this psalm, have attained so far by means of the pen, that now I would not compound with the Turkish emperor, to have his wealth and forego my art. Yea, I would not take for it the wealth of the world many times multiplied, and yet, without doubt, I had never attained to it, had I not chanced upon a school and the writers
Seite 201 - I know a pretty, merry garden wherein are many children. They have little golden coats, and they gather beautiful apples under the trees, and pears, cherries, plums, and wheat-plums ; — they sing, and jump, and are merry. They have beautiful little horses, too, with gold bits and silver saddles. And I asked the man to whom the garden...
Seite 195 - Thou my God ! Thou my God, stand Thou by me against the reason and wisdom of all the world. Do Thou so ! Thou must do it, Thou alone. Behold, it is not my cause but thine. For my own person I have nothing to do here with these great lords of the world. Gladly would I too have good quiet days and be unperplexed. But Thine is the cause, Lord ; it is just and eternal. Stand Thou by me, Thou true, eternal God 1 I confide in no man.
Seite 201 - Ah, dear sir ! I will immediately go and write all this to my little son Johnny, and tell him to pray diligently, and to learn well, and to be good, so that he also may come to this garden. But he has an Aunt Lehne, he must bring her with him.
Seite 167 - Our Lord Jesus Christ have mercy on thee, NN, and absolve thee by the merits of his most holy sufferings ! And I, in virtue of the apostolic power committed to me, absolve thee from all ecclesiastical censures, judgments, and penalties that thou mayst have merited ; and further, from all excesses, sins, and crimes that thou mayst have committed, however great and enormous they may be...
Seite 195 - Thou canst not die. Thou only hidest Thyself. Hast Thou chosen me for this end ? I ask Thee. But I know for a surety that Thou hast chosen me. Ha ! then may God direct it. For never did I think, in all my life, to be opposed to such great lords ; neither have I intended it. Ha ! G-od) then stand by me in the name of Jesus Christ, who shall be my shelter and my shield, yea ! my firm tower, through the might and strengthening of thy Holy Spirit. Lord ! where stayest Thou? Thou my God! where art Thou...

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