Christianity
MARTIN LUTHER died on the 18th of February, 1546, and the first publication of his “Table Talk”—_Tischreden_—by his friend, Johann Goldschmid (Aurifaber), was in 1566, in a substantial folio. The talk of Luther was arranged, according to its topics, into eighty chapters, each...
Upon these words of Christ, “If a man loveth me, he will keep my Word, and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him,” I say thus, said Lut...
7. Chapter 7In an evening, Luther, walking abroad to take the air, gave alms to the poor. Doctor Jonas, being with him, gave also something, and said, “Who knoweth whether God will give it...
6. Chapter 6And although thou hadst not committed this or that sin, yet nevertheless thou art an ungodly creature; and if thou hast not done that sin which another hath done, so hath he not...
5. Chapter 5The Cardinal of Brixen, who died at Rome very rich, left no great sum of ready money behind him, but only there was found in his sleeve a little note of a finger’s length. This...
4. Chapter 4“All that hath breath, praise the Lord,” saith the Psalm; thence it followeth that in all and every language, speeches, and tongues we should preach and praise the Lord. Why the...
2. Chapter 2Afterwards the Bible was translated by Hieronymus (who first amended and corrected the Seventy Interpreters) out of Hebrew into the Latin tongue, which translation we use to thi...
8. Chapter 8In the year 1518, the 9th of July, when I, said Luther, was cited and summoned, I came and appeared: Frederick Prince Elector of Saxony having appointed me a great and strong co...
1. Chapter 1MARTIN LUTHER died on the 18th of February, 1546, and the first publication of his “Table Talk”—_Tischreden_—by his friend, Johann Goldschmid (Aurifaber), was in 1566, in a subs...