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A49486	The prophecyes of the incomparable Dr. Martin Luther concerning the downfall of the Pope of Rome, and the subversion of the German Empire, to be over-run by the armies of the Turks, together with the many reasons that he giveth for it : as also, the remarkable prophecy of the learned and reverend Mvscvlvs, to the same effect / collected by R.C. M.A.	R. C., M.A.; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.	1664 (1664)	Wing L3513; ESTC R23003	35,433	50

this for it is nothing else to be Justified but to be Redeemed from our Sins Goods works do follow our Faith as the Effects and Fruits thereof This Doctrine do I Teach in this will I persist Amen Amen Not long before Luther confuted Nicholas Storke Thomas Muncer and other Phanatick persons who called themselves Prophets and broaching new Doctrines pretended Evangelical Revelations and Conferences with God himself These were they who denyed the Baptisme of Infants and thereby sowed the seed of Anabaptisme and were powerfully and Victoriously opposed by Luther Some few years afterwards the Anabaptists finding Wittenbergh too hot for them did spread themselves over all Helvetia and other parts of Germany and began to broach their Fancies at Antwerp whereupon Luther by an Epistle full of Christian Direction did Advertise the Reformed Church at Antwerp to take heed of such Erronious Spirits Luther Tom. 4. Jen. p. 461. who had very much afflicted him In the same Letter he recited the Impostures of false Spirits in Popery and of other seducing Spirits of the present times And in another Letter he again described the Erronious Articles of the Tumultuous Spirits at Antwerp and clearly opened the Inconstancy boldness and secret Pride lurking in that profession and intreating them to abandon the Question concerning Gods Hidden Will he desired them to attend unto and to follow the necessary precepts set before them by GOD himself in his own word The Articles of the Anabaptists were these 1. That every Man hath the Spririt 2. That the Spirit was nothing else but our Reason and Understanding 3. That every man believeth 4. That there was no place of Torment for men soules but that the Body onely was condemned 5. That every Soul should be saved 6. But even by the Law of Nature we are taught to do good to our Neighbors as we would they should do unto us and that this Will in us was Faith 7. That we sin not against the Law by desiring any thing if our Will consent not to our Desires and Lusts 8. That he who hath not the Spirit hath not Sin because he wanteth Reason which Reason these Anabaptists do call the Holy Ghost Luther wrote a Letter of Consolation to John Hessius of Breshaw to vindicate himself from the Scandal raised by the Heretick and the Sectaries and they fighting against the Articles of the True Faith Hitherto saith Luther The Dispute hath been about the Pope and Purgatory and the like being all about differences not grounded on the Scriptures but now we come to more serious matters now we shall see the Draggon fighting or rather we shall combate with the Draggon Michael being our Captain in these Heavenly Fights Now when the Draggon doth endeavour to pull down the third part of the starrs with his Tayle to the Earth now the Cause will call for our strength in Christ now you shall see what manner of a Warrier and how strong a Champion Satan is whom yet we have not tryed nor have had sufficient Evidence of him but the Foundation of God standeth firm having this Seal that God knoweth who are his and in this let us be confident to prevaile against the Gates of Hell The wicked desires of some of the Reformed Ministers in Germany and others who rather then endure the Papists desired the yoak of the Turk declared against by Luther Tom. 4. Epist Jon. It is very Remarkable that some Preachers of the Reformed Churches in the difficulty of their times proceeded to that height of Folly that they desired that the Turk might come and lay his yoak upon them which they conceived would be more easie then the Burden of the Pope and other Pastors vainly perswading the People that Warr was not to be Weighed against the Turk Luther at the same time did put forth a Book against the Turk in the German Tongue the Turks being then with a great Army before Vienna the chief City of the Empire In this Book Luther spake words of Consolation to the Emperour and by way of Prophecy did assure him That the Turk should not at that time prevaile against that great City which shortly after to the great improvement of the Estimation of Luther did come to pisse In the Year One thousand five hundred and thirty there was held a Solemn and a Numerous Assemby before the Emperour and the States of the Empire at which Melancihon knowing the Rage of the Papists and the Threats of the Emperour did seem to be very Solicitous Luther having notice of it desired him to be Resolute and Secure for the Protestant Cause because he was assured that it was Just and True and that it was the Cause of God and Christ and not stained with the least Sin If we fall saith Luther Christ the Lord and the Ruler of the World falleth with us and suppose the Cause of Christ doth fall I had rather saith Luther fall with Christ Psal 55. Psal 27. then stand with Caesar I intreat you therefore not to forget Gods promises Cast thy Care upon the LORD Have thy Fyes fixed on him play the Man let thy Heart be Comforted and in the Gospel of St. John Be of good Comfort for I have overcome the World if Christ be the Conquerer of the World why should we fear it ar if it would overcome us I extreamly dislike your excessive cares with which you say you are consumed that these Sorrows prevaile so much upon you is not from the Weaknesse of our Cause but from the Greatnesse of your Incredulity for there were more grounds of Fear and of Trepidation in John Hus his time then ours But grant that there be a great cause of Doubt God who is the Agent and the chief mover in it is of greater power for it is not our cause but his Why then do you afflict your self If the cause be faulty let us revoke it but if it be good why do we make God a Lyer who hath made us so great promises saying Cast thy Care upon the Lord the Lord is near unto all who being of a troubled Heart do call upon him Is it possible for you to effect any thing with your unprofitable Fears and Jeloufies I pray you tell me What can the Devill do more unto us then kill us I beseech you seeing in all other things you are a good Christian Souldier The Christian Resolution of Luther that you would endeavour to overcome your self as being your self your Greatest Enemy nor proside any Armour to arme Satan againg your self Christ dyed once for sin but for a Just and true Cause he shall never dye but live and reign in triumph Tell me then what fear is there for the truth if Christ reign if it be cast down by the wrath of God let us be cast down with it but let it not be done by our selves He who is become our father will become the father of all those that put their trust in him God

to Adventure upon all Dangers and equally Contemn both the Favour of Rome and the Fury of Rome Let them Censure and Condemn all that I have written to the Fire I will not be reconciled to them nor at any time will I joyne with them but if I can get any fire where I am I will burn all the Pontifician Law the sink of Heresies yea I will make no more Addresses wherewith the Enemies of the Gospel are more and more incensed Luther understanding that the Popes Bull was coming forth against him did publish his Book of the Babilonian Captivity and that Indulgences were the wicked tricks of the flattery of Rome He wrote also against the Execrable Bull of Antichrist and called the Pope Antichrist and confirmed the thirty Articles censured by the Bull. It is remarkable that Erasmus being promised by the Advocates of the Pope the greatest favours if he would but write against Luther Erasmus did mildly Answer That Luther was a man too great for him to write against and that he Learned more from one short page in Luther then from all the Books of Thomas Aquinas Nevertheless Erasmus being afterwards overcome by some great persons to write against Luther did perform his Task with much lenity and candour although Luther could never after afford him any good word but according to the disposition of his Temper and Complexion would be very hot and violent against him which he alwayes expressed as often as any occasion was given to make mention of him And indeed this inclination he condemneth in himself Almost all men saith Luther do reprove me for too much eagerness But I am of a mind Tom. 2. Epist page 6. that it is GODS will to have the inventions of men in this manner opposed for I see many things in this our Age that are quietly handled to be soon forgotten no man to regard them I do not deny but that I am more vehement then is fit and this is the reason why I have alwaies been so averse in showing my self in Publick but grievous wrongs were done to the word of GOD and to the Truth thereof whereupon it fell out that had I not been apt by Nature to Vehemency and Imbittering my stile the very Indignity of the matter would have urged a dead and stony heart to have written sharply how much more my self who am of an ardent spirit and write not a heavy stile Monsters of Men carried me beyond the due temper of Modesty For the warrant of this sharpness he used to alledge the Example of Christ who called the Jews an Adulterous and Perverse Generation a Generation of Vipers Hypocrites Children of the Devil he would also alleadge the Example of Saint Paul who calleth them Doggs Vain-bablers Seducers and Illiterate whereupon Erasmus who was all Candour and Mildness and did bear no great good Affection to the Chair of Rome was wont to say of Luther in regard of the Diseases of this last Age of the World GOD hath sent them a sharp Physitian and Charles the Emperour of Germany would say of him If the Pope and his Priests were such as they should be they would never need a Luther Luther being diswaded by many of his Friends from going to the Council that was held at Wormes who told him That by the burning of his Books he might well guess what was the Popes Censure concerning himself He with a Resolute Courage said These discouragements are cast into my way by Satan who knew that by the profession of the Truth especially in so Illustrious a place his Kingdome would be shaken and indammaged It is recorded that the Duke of Bavariare's Jester whether suborned by others or by Accident it is uncertain did meet Martin Luther at his Entrance into the City of Worms with such a Cross as is accustomed to be carried in Funerals and with a loud voice he said unto him Welcome hither O thou much desired of us who sate in Darkness In this Council Luther being demanded of Ecchius to declare his Resolution concerning his Books he humdly Desired of the Emperour and Princes to grant him their Gentle Attention which being accorded to he said Of the Books which I have written some of them do tend unto Faith and Piety to these my Adversaries of then selves do give ample Testimony Should I recant these I may justly be censured as a wicked man Others of my Books are against the Pope of Rome and the foule Corruptions of the Church of Rome which so much doth trouble the Christian World and bringeth so much mischief These should I revoke I should confirme their Tyranny The third sort of my Books are against those persons who defend the Papists Cause against which I must confesse I have been very Vehement and yet I cannot Recant those Books unlesso I will set open a gap to the Impudency of many And unlesse I be Convicted by Testimony of Scripture or by Evident Reason I may not I evoke anything which I have Written or Spoken for I will not in any wise wound my Conscience I neither can nor will do any thing to the Offence of my Conscience This will I stand to and vary from this I may not GOD Help me Amen This will I defend though I was presently to dye Concerning this he not long afterwards published this Excellent Protestation I Martin Luther An Vnworthy Preacher of the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ do professe The Excellent Protestation of Luth. r. and Believe that Faith alone without Respect to our Good Works doth Justifie us before GOD and that this Article cannot be overthrown by the Roman Emperour or the Turk or the Tartarian or the Persian nor by the Pope nor all his Cardinals Bishops Sacrisizers Monks Nuns Kings Princes Potentates of the World nor all the Devils in Hell This Article will they nill they will stand the Gates of Hell cannot prevaile against it The Spirit of GOD doth Dictate this unto me This is the True Gospel For thus the Article in the Mouth of all Christian Children hath it I Believe in Jesus Christ Crucified and Dead Now no man dyed for our Sins but Jesus Christ the Son of GOD the One and Onely Son of GOD I say it again and again Jesus the One and Onely Son of GOD Redeemed us from our Sins This is the most surely Grounded the most Vndoubted Doctrine This the whole Scripture aloud proclaimeth though the Devils the Pope and the World do storme and burst with Anger at it And if Christ alone doth take away the sins of the World we verily cannot do it with our own Works and it is impossible that I can lay hold on Christ otherwise then by Faith He is never apprehended by my good Works and s●eing Faith alone layeth hold on our Redeemer and not our Works which are but the Concomitants of our Faith it is a most undoubted Truth that Faith alone before our Works or without our Works doth