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A19962	Every-dayes sacrifice Wherein are comprehended many comfortable prayers and meditations, very necessary for all Christians. Also, many comforts for the sicke which are afflicted by the sight of their sins and the terrour of death; written by D. M. Luther, a little before his end. With most true comforts out of holy Scripture of the knowledge we shall haue of one another in the world to come. Translated by, W.R.S.	W. R. S., fl. 1624.; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546, attributed name.	1624 (1624)	STC 6398; ESTC S114714	51,362	282

Man haue gotten againe righteousnesse and euerlasting life Do did an honest Christian at ●reiberge in Misnia in the yéere of our Lord 1547 comfort himself with this sentence and got victory ouer the diuell who did trouble him by reason of his sinnes and GOD's wrath For as hee was troubled in his sicknes the diuell came to him in visible forme with Ink and Paper and sate him downe besides the sick man and said Hee should rehearse his sinnes hee was therfore there to write them vp and to giue sentence vpon them The sicke man was affraid but yet hee remembred himself of this sentence answered the diuel and said he should write The seed of the Woman should tread downe the head of the Serpent Straight-waies the diuell vanished away and left such a stinke behinde him in all the house as if hée would baue choaked them all The second comfortable Sentence GENESIS 22. Through thy Seed shall all the Nations of the earth bee blessed THis is the second Promise and Preaching of the Lord Iesus Christ All other mankinde from the first Adam vntill the last were by nature full of wickednesse God was angry with them and became their enemy for there was no blessing with them but cursing because they were sinners But through this Man Iesus Christ born of the Virgin Mary the onely Son of the Father full of Grace and Truth is the onely right Séed of Abraham wherein all the Nations of the earth must bee blessed if they will attaine vnto euerlasting saluation In this Sentence behold what Saint Paul writeth to the G●lat 3. where hee saith Christ hath redeemed vs from the curse of the Law for it is written ●ursed is that man which hangeth on a tree that the blessing of Abraham might come among the Gentiles in sesus Christ And we doo receiue the promised Spirit through faith In this place Saint Paul placeth these two words one against another First the curse and then the blessing All men are of themselues poore cursed and dam●ed sinners For as the fouretéenth Psalme saith They are all gone astray there is none that dooth good no not one Against the which this blessed Séed bringeth the blessing vnto vs and redéemeth vs from the curse of the Lawe in that hée was a curse for vs for hee as the onely immaculate Lamb of God hath taken our sinnes vpon him and as S. Peter saith Offred our sinnes himselfe with his body on the Crosse Wee should henceforth bee quit from sinne and liue vnto righteousnes or as Saint Paul saith To come to the blessing by him and to receiue the Holy Ghost and be the children of God In this bespoken blessed séed did Abraham trust and was happy Abraham beleeued alwaies on God and it was counted to him for righteousnes The third comfortable Sentence ESAY 43. Thou hast made me labor with thy sinnes and hast made mee weary with thy misdeeds I will wipe out thy transgressions for my names sake and wil not think vpon thy sinnes IN this comfortable saying the Lord Iesus Christ teacheth vs that hee onely hath paid the ransome and satisfaction for our sinnes with his bloudy sweat bitter passion death and that hée through his owne merits hath forgiuen vs all our sinnes in such sort that they shall be wholly put out and cleane wiped away before the face of God and cast into the bottome of the sea as though they had neuer béen and shall neuer be thought vpon Therefore let vs not be afraid of the great●es or multitude of our sinnes that wee despair not of Gods mercy as ●ain Lucas did but c●mfort our selues with the ●●ssion s●t●sfaction of our Lo●d I●sus Christ and some vpon th●s● words So did king Ezec●●●s comfort himselfe E●ay 3● in his great tribulation by reason of his sinnes and the wrath of God where hee saith Behold I was much grieued for want of comfort but thou hast heartily accepted of my soule that it doo not perish for thou castest all my sinnes behinde thee that is thou wilt no more know nor think vpon my sinnes Likewise did King Dauid also pray in Psal 51. Wash me from mine iniquiry O Lord and clense me from my sins then shall I be whiter than snowe For no other washing of anointing on earth can help The fourth comfortable Sentence EZECHIEL 33. So sure as I liue saith the Lord I haue no pleasure in the death of the vngodly but rather that hee turne from his wickednes and liue HEER the euerlasting Sonne of GOD our onely Lord and Rock sweareth an oath by himselfe because hée hath no greater as true as he is a liuing eternal and almighty GOD hée will not that a sinner die and bée damned for euer but that hée in acknowledging of his sinnes and sure confidence of Christs bloud and merites in true inuocation and good pretence turne vnto GOD so shall hee surely obtayne remission of sinnes euerlasting righteousnes and the Holy Ghost with eternall life Vpon this deare constant and true oth should wee haue respect when wee are troubled by reason of our sinnes and Gods wrath and also in our last end and say or thinke I care not now how often and how greatly I haue sinned and angred my Lord God but I look vpon the oath and comfort my selfe that the true GOD hath sworn and hée cannot repent it he will not the death of a sinner so will hee not also that I bee damned but for his Sonnes sake will forgiue mee all my sins and take mee with him into euerlasting life So did the holy Apostle S. Paul comfort himselfe and others as in the first epistle to Timothy and in the first chapter It is certain and true saith he that Iesus Christ is comne into the world to saue poor sinners The fift comfortable Sentence IOHN 3. So God loued the world that he gaue his onely-begotten Son that whosoeuer beleeued on him should not perish but haue euerlasting life THis is one of the chiefest Sayings in all the new Testament which IESUS CHRIST whom God the Father from heauen commāds vs to hear did himselfe bring out of the bosome of his Father and preached the same to his louing C●t c●●● 〈◊〉 ●●holar Nichodemus Wherein he teacheth vs his Father will what the eternall GOD is determined towards the world that is towards all great sinners as euer were in the world or yet may bee that hée loueth them and will not haue them lost And this great loue did hée shewe and set foorth vnto vs when-as there was no other meanes whereby the sinnes of the world might bée taken away Gods wrath pacified death and hell vanquished then spared hee not his onely Sonne but did let him take humane flesh and bloud vpon him and to fulfill all which was vnpossible for vs to obserue and suffer all payne and punishment which all the world with their sinnes had deserued Whereby Gods righteousnesse might bee fully accomplished and wee released

But the Baker that is the vngodly dreameth alwaies of the Diuell and how the birds doe eate his Bread out of the Basket The Birds are the Diuels which eate away Gods word from him Such eating and gnawing must they féele for euer whereof wee haue a similitude which our Elders fained of Prometheus that the Eagle did eate out his heart and the heart did grow within him againe and the eating neuer had end The same doe the wicked féele truely as the wofull tragedy of the Rich man sheweth That there are two resurrections whereby all men may direct themselues God causeth to bee preached vnto vs in the time of Grace Therefore whosoeuer will escape such euerlasting gnawing eating consciences hellish paine and torment let him take hold of the sweete doctrine of the Holy Gospell and in the Sacraments put therewith comfort into his heart trust and beléeue as Gods word doth plentifully shew him for so it must bée as Christ very comfortably promiseth Mark 16. Whosoeuer beleeueth and is baptized shall be saued Amen A Prayer O Euerlasting God and Father which art not a God of the dead but of the liuing For in thée doe all they liue which rest vnder the Earth in their Chambers Wee pray thy fatherly goodnesse that thou wilt not let the thinking of death or of his sting bee a feare vnto vs but wilt through grace of thy holy Spirit keepe vs in she right faith of thy déere Sonne who is the truth and life and giue vs a good conscience that wee may liue Christianly and depart happily out of this vale of miserie sleepe in peace and ioy ' and rest quietly vntill thou open our Graues And thorough the sound of the trumpet bée waked againe to life through Iesus Christ our Lord Amen 1. Cor. 15. It is sowed a naturall body c. HEere the Holy Ghost vseth another word and calleth Dying To be sowed which is a friendly similitude wee are the Wheatcornes as Christ himselfe saith Ioh. 12 Now is the séed which the Husbandman soweth glory and bring foorth much fruit whereon God the holie Trinitie shall haue euerlasting ioy and pleasure Therefore should wee not bée afraide of death A Prayer O Lord Iesus Christ come and sowe vs and our Children in thy Churchyard that wee neuer neede to bee afraide for any trouble néede warres or hearts sorrow Amen Luke 2. The old man Simeon singeth Lord now lettest thou thy Seruant depart in peace THis olde Christian Simeon calleth Death a Departing in Peace which is also the saying of the Holie Ghost for there is nothing in our whole body vpon earth but vnrestfulnesse and disquietnesse one after another But when we our Lord and GOD shall goe out of this vale of miserie and come into our euerlasting Countrey then come wee vnto Peace What man would not then once haue also such peace and rest Philip 1. I desire to depart or to bée dissolued and to bee with Christ which is also much better HEere Saint Paul calleth Death A Dissoluing or a departure for héere we are bound to sinnefull flesh to paines and labour and cannot sooner bee quit thereof then through the happie houre 2. Pet. 1. I know that I shall quickly put off my Tabernacle SAint Peter nameth Death héere the Going out of a poore ruinated sinfull and wofull Habitation and to be remooued into a glorious paradise or to put off an olde worne gowne and to put on an immortall and heauenly apparell whereof we ought by good reason to reioyce Esay 26. Go hence my people into a chamber and shut the doore after thée hide thée awhile till the indignation bee ouerpast Esay 57. The righteous are plueked away from their misfortune and they which haue wandred righteously do come into peace and rest in their chambers HOW friendly and ioyfully speaketh the Holie Ghost of the death of Christians and giueth the same fiue beautifull names First Dying hee calleth Going into a Chamber to goe into a pleasant Parlour as often-times a man buildeth a pleasant roome for himselfe where hee would willingly héee alone and bee quiet from his children and houshold Secondly he nameth death Hiding one a while till Gods wrath and punishment bee ouerpast as when one stands vnderneath for soule weather or hideth his daughter when an army passes thorow so doth the Lord God lay vs vp that no misfortune hurt vs. Thirdly Death is called Plucking away from misfortune for when GOD will punish the World for their sinnes hee taketh first his Christians away gathereth them together remooueth them into a place of safetie that they be not hurt Fourthly it is called Departing in peace as Simeon did Fiftly Resting in their chambers for else vpon earth will be small rest or peace But the Graue of the Christians hee calleth our Chambers and resting beds wherein no man shall disquiet vs or awake vs nor any man can driue vs out There would many a one also haue gladly a resting Chamber vpon Earth and buildeth often with great charges in quiet places euen where hee heareth no knocking or running especially when hee is sick but all is to no effect for on Earth is no such fléeping Chamber to bée had wee are awaked with care sorrow need world and Diuell So are our Chambers vpon earth but hired Chambers although wee haue bought them wee know not when wee shall goe foorth of them But the Chambers in the Church-yard are quiet and our owne There shall no care sickenesse nor Diuell make vs vnquiet neyther shall anie man driue vs out till the Lord Iesus awake vs to euerlasting life This is comfortably and ioyfully spoken of the death of Christians and of the Graue Hee that beléeueth it will béeglad from his heart for the houre Philip. 1. Christ is my life and Death is my gaines SAint Paul giueth Death heere a fayre name his greatest and best gaines for there hee layeth in exchange a mortall needefull defectiue sinnefull weake sicke and vnperfect body and taketh for the same againe for vsurie and gaines an euerlasting immortall holy strong and spirituall body which may be called a Gaines who would be afraid to die Psal 116. The death of his Saints is precious in the sight of the Lord. BEfore the world and our fiue Senses nothing is more horrible nor terrible yea nor more dishonourable then death and a dead body But before the face of Almightie God the Death of Christians is the fairest Relique Gen. 15. God saith to Abraham Thou shalt goe to thy Fathers with peace HEere God himselfe nameth Death a Going home into his Country and to come to his Parents and Friends And withall vpon the iourney to be conducted with peace As a childe that hath beene long amongst strangers reioyceth in his heart that hee may once goe home so should wee also reioyce when our deaths houre approacheth that wee may goe home into our euerlasting Country and with all Christendome haue an euerlasting Nuptiall day and

mee out of my troubles Looke vpon mine aduersitie and miserie and forgiue me all my sinnes O kéepe my soule and deliuer mee let mee not be confounded for I haue put my trust in thée The Lord is my light and my saluation whom then should I feare The Lord is the strength of my life of whom then should I bee afraid Though an hoast of men were laide against mee yet shall not my heart bee afraide and though there rose vp war against mee yet will I trust in him O hide not thou thy face from mée cast not thy seruant off in displeasure Thou art my succour leaue me not neither forsake me O God my Sauiour The Lord is my strength and my shield my heart hopeth in him In thee O Lord is my trust let mee neuer bee put to confusion Bowe downe thine eare to mee make haste to deliuer mee Thou art my strong hold and my castle O bee thou my guide and leade mee for thy Names sake Into thy hands I commend my Spirit deliuer me O Lord God of truth O Lord consider my trouble and know my Soule in aduersitie My hope is in thee O Lord thou art my God Shew mee the light of thy countenance help me for thy mercies sake Let mee not be confounded O Lord for I call vpon thée Thou art my defence in the trouble that is come about mee O compasse thou mee about also with the ioy of deliuerance Striue thou with them O Lord that striue with mee fight thou against them that fight against mee and stand vp to helpe me Awake Lord and stand vp auenge thou my cause my God and my Lord. Thou art my helper and redéemer make no long tarrying O my God Arise O Lord help me and deliuer mee for thy mercies sake Haue mercie vpon mee O Lord after thy goodnesse and according to thy great mercies do away mine offences For I acknowledge my faults and my sinne is euer before me Against thée onely haue I sinned and done euill in thy sight Cast mee not away from thy presence Heare my prayer O Lord and hide not thy selfe from my Petition Take heede vnto mee and heare me and preserue my soule Fearefulnesse and trembling are come vpon mee and an horrible dread hath ouerwhelmed me Bee mercifull vnto me O God bee mercifull vnto mee for my soule trusteth in thee and vnder the shadow of thy wings shall be my refuge Heare my crying O God giue heede vnto my prayer for thou art my hope a strong Tower for mee against the enemy Take mee out of the myre that I sinke not Heare mee O Lord and turne thee vnto me according vnto thy great mercie I am poore and in miserie haste thée O God for to helpe mee For thou art my helpe my Redéemer and my God oh make no long tarrying In thee O Lord is my trust let me neuer bee put to confusion For thou art the thing that I long for thou art my hope euen from my youth Forsake mee not O Lord when my strength fayleth mee for mine enemies that lay white for my soule take their counsell together Go not farre from mee O my God my God hast thee to helpe mee O remember not mine iniquities but haue merey vpon me and that soone Helpe me O Lord my Sauiour for the glorie of thy Name O deliuer mee and forgiue mee my sinnes for thy Name sake Comfort the soule of thy seruant for thou Lord art good and gracious and of great mercie vnto all them that call vpon thee In the time of trouble I call vpon thee turne to me haue mercie vpon mee giue thy strength to thy seruant Thou O Lord God art full of compassion and mercie long-suffering great in goodnesse and truth The snares of death compassed mee round about the paines of hell gat holde vpon me I found trouble and heauinesse O Lord deliuer my soule Thy mercie O Lord endureth for euer despise not the worke of thine owne hands Enter not into Iudgement with thy seruant O Lord for in thy sight shall no man liuing be iustified Bring my soule out of trouble for I am thy seruant A Prayer O My God my Lord and Father now shew vnto my poore soule that she may perceiue that thou art my strong rock castle shield tower defence hope succour refuge defender and goodnes that I in this great trouble for mine enemies through thy godly grace helpe and assistance may bee preserued Lord in thee I put my trust let me not bee put to confusion Into thy hands I commend my spirit deliuer mee Lord God of truth Amen A Prayer O Father receiue againe the thing which thou hast created O Sonne receiue the thing which thou hast gouerned O Holy Ghost fetch the thing which thou so bountifully hast preserued Three persons and one verie God I beséech you remember not mine offences for euer For I crie Lord God and Father mercie Lord God Sonne mercie Lord God Holy Ghost mercie Amen When thou departest from a sicke person say vnto him IN your trouble and necessitie call vnto the Lord and crie vnto your God and hée will heare your voice and your crying commeth before him in his eares And God which called you vnto his eternall glorie by Christ Iesu shall his owne selfe after you haue suffered a little affliction make you perfect shall settle strength stablish and saue you To him be glory and dominion for euer and euer FINIS