Full Text for Die Hauptschriften Luthers in chronologischer Reihenfolge, part 22 (Text)

loflWl, Art. ~ If the trumpet live an UDcertain IOUDd. who .h:lll prepare hlDUleif to the battle t 1 OM. ~.8. Published for the Ev. Luth. Synod of lttissouri, OhiO, and Other States CONCORDIA. PUBLlSHIN'G HOUSE, St. Louis, Mo. ~te .i;)alt\ltf~riften £ut~ed in ~ronologif~et lReitenfolge. 925 In Regard to the Delivery of the Sermon. Not a few of the brethren declare that they have noticed two dangerous tendencies in this respect. In the first place, careless ex- temporizing; and in the second place, reading the sermon from the manuscript. A large conference declares: - "Too many of our younger men are resorting to extemporaneous preaching too early in life. The result is that their preaching de- teriorates into ever-recurring extemporaneous generalities." "Since I have been in the -- District, I have been surprised to' notice that almost all our pastors preaching at conferences had their manuscript before them and in some cases paged it. . .. Imagine these young missionaries, trying to build up new stations 01' congregations, preaching in homes, district schools, rented chapels, and reading to their hearers, putting their manuscripts as a barrier between them- selves and their hearers instead of giving them an appealing Gospel- sermon straight from the heart I .. , Small wonder that some of our missionaries are not drawing or holding many hearers." "This pulpit use of material not original is further fostered by the growing tendency of reading the sermon, i. e., displacing the Bible with a loose-leaf book which has the full text of the sermon. Though the adept reader may only throw furtive glances at the manuscript, he is in danger thereby of not himself fully assimilating the message and of not 'delivering' it." This concludes the resume of the opinions on the alarming symp- toms which the majority of the brethren whom I consulted claim to have observed in our preaching. Whether we agree 01' disagree with them, it certainly must be admitted that their strictures furnish us with ample food for thought. E. J. FRIEDRICH. ~ie ~Ilu.ptfdjfifteu 2ut~ef~ in djfDuulDgifdjef mei~eufulge. !mit ~nmerfungen. (@Jcljluf).) 1539. lImon ben Stonai1iHl unb Stir~en." - ~n biefer S~rift, bie au ben geletrteften unb am f orgfiiltigften aullgeatbeiteten S~ttften £uttetll ge~ott, atbeitete et f~on im ~atte 1538. ~m 19. ~ebtuat 1539 ~atte er etlna ein Siebtel bell !manufftijJtll boUenbet. ~m 2. ·!miira llJat f~on ber erfte ~eil bet S~tift tm ~tucf, llJiittenb £uttet no~ am {etten Siebtel arbeitete. ~m 14. !miita llJar bie S~rift tanbf~tiftli~ boUenbet, unb f~on am 1. ~jJril fonnten bie erften !Bogen betfanbt llJetben. ~m 7. !mai llJar ~uftUll ~onall f~on bamit bef~iifttgt,. ball !Bu~ inll £ateinif~e au tibertragen. ~ll ift eine gellJaltige Streitf~rift, bie aUf ®tunb eingetenber tiftotif~er ~orf~ungen bie falf~en !Be~aujJtungen ber tomifc()en sette llJiberlegt. ~t betanbelt in extenso befonbers ball fogenannte ~jJoftelfon3il unb bie etften bier iifumenifc()en Stonatlten unb ge~t babei immer llJieber aUf bie £etrfragen ein, bie aUf biefen Stonai1ien betanbelt llJurben. !Be~ fpnberll llJeriboU ift ber brUte steil ber Sc()tift, lImon bet Stit~ell, llJotin £ut~er ben Untetfc()ieb allJtfc()en ber Stirc()e im eigentlic()en Sinne unb im uneigentlic()en Sinne barlegt unb bann tiber bie iiuterlic()e ®emetnfc()aft ober bie ®emeinbe tebet, llJobei er auc() bie ~riftlic()e Sc()ule erllJiitnt (,,~ie S~u{e mut ball 91iic()fte fein bei bet Stirc()ell). (St. £outfer ~usgabe XVI, 2144-2303.) 926 i)ie fdauptfd)tiften \lutlJet~ in djrono(ogifdjer ffidlJenfotge. 1539. "SBnn bem getucilJten 'fiafler linn nes lllajlfts Agnus Dei. 1I - i)ie~ ift cine gana luqe 6cljrift, in ber SJutlJer nad) SUbbtucf ber gereimten !Rege1n iibet ben 'fieri bes 'fieilJmaffers mit einem fuqen merfe fetnerfeits antmortet. 'il)as~ felbe gm bon bem Agnus Dei bes lllapftes, mosu SJutl)er in feiner (,\;rmiberung 3u SUnfang bemetft: ,,'il)en mrief ein ~fJrift belJaften foU, ;Darin er medt unb gtcifet mol)I, 'fiie liifterIiclj bet bofe ®eift ®enanet fJat bie ~fJriftenl)eit.1I (6t. l30uifer SUu5gabe XIX, 1018-1923.) 1541. ,,'fiiber fdans 'fiorf!." - s\)ief e 6djtift ift bon ber grof)ten 'fiidjtig~ teU. \lutfJer arbeitete baran fd)on am 8. iYebtuar unb boUenbete fie in ber erften iYorm, mie es fcl)eint, am 19. iYeOtuar. SUm 25. IDear5 lag fie fJanbfcf)tiftHcl) boU~ enbet bor, fo baf) fie fd)on am \le~ten bes 9](onats erfri)einen fonnte. 6ie ift cine 3um Xei! im %llne fri)iitfftct :;'Stonie gefJaUeuc 0tteitfd)tift gegen fder30g fdeinriclj bon mraunfd)meig au 'ffiolfenbiiitel, bet in einer befonberen 6cf)tift mannigfadje 6,djmiifJungen gegen ben ~urfiirften BU 6acljfen unb audj gegen \lutfJer unb bie \lut!)erfdje mewegung ausgefprori)Cll fJatte. ('\;ine bet &dau1JtanfIa\1en mar, baf) \lutl)er unb bie S:utlJcrifri)Cll fidj bon ber gemeiucn fJeHigen ~it.dj,c gc\onberi !)iitten unb ball il)te !Religion nut cine bermeintHd)e !Religion fei. SJutlJer rid)tet 11dj fdjon in ber ~inleitung gegen bie unbcrfcljiimten \liigen bes ®egner~, meift bann nadj, baji bie \lutlJerifd)en jel1t mit !Red)t ben %ite1"redjte Stirclje ll fiilJren, miifJrenb "ifF bie neue, falfd)e mrcf)e feib, bie, immer bon ber aften tecf)ten ~i1:dje ab~ triinnig, beil steufers .\dute unb 5cf)ule mirb", mofiir er 3molf &dauptpunfte an~ fiifJrt. i)ann fdjifbert \lutl)er ben "SUnfang bes SJutl)eriidjen \liitmens" unb gibt fd)fief)Hcf) eine furae (,\;tflarung bes 64. ?1Jfalms, tootin er audj bas tllt3e ®e~ hicI)t uringt, bas mit ben 'ffiorten DcQinnt: ,,%1), bu armer &dein3e, mas ~aft bu getan 1/1 (6t, \Jouifet SUusgabe XVII, 1311-1381.) 1541. lIl!letma~1tung aum ®ebet !1Jiber bie stiiden. 1I - l!letan!a\lt murhe Diefe 6djtift mal)rfd)einlidj hurd) hie SUuffotberung bes ~utfiirften :;'So~ann iYtieb~ ridj an \lutl.Jet unn mugenlJagen, fie mild)ten bas moff sum ®ebet roiber bie stilden erma!)nen. SJut~er atoeitete an ber 6djrift am 8. 6eptembet, unb fie wurbe am 11. Dftober berlanbt. ~lJatatteriitifdj iit ein 6al1 am 0'nbe bet 6cf)rift: IIUnfet ::troft, stro~, fdod)mut, menneflenl)eit, 6tol3, lllocljen, 6idjetlJeit, 6ieg, \leben, jJteube, !Rul)m unb (,\;gre 11l1t brolien aUt !Redjten ®ottes, bes aUmiidjtigen maters." (eli. £ouiietSUusgaoe XX, 2194-2217.) SU n mer tun g. Unter ben q;egetiid)en SUrbeUcn biefes :;'Sagres finben fidj iiefonbers lI'il)as 12. ~a1JiteI S\)aniels mit ber SUusfegung D. 9](. \l.s" unb "mortebe au ~3edjie!, ~tUiirung bes :'tem1Jefbifbes". 1542. "mruber lJUd)arbs metlegung bes SUHoran." - S\)ieie 6d)rift oegann \lutl)er etma am 21. iYebruar, mull fie aber balb naclj bem 26. '.lJ1at3 boUenbet lJabcnj benn iie mar am 11. SU1Jrif im S\)rud unb fag am 28. SU1Jril boUenbet bor. SUuf hie 224 ?1Jaragra1Jl)en lRidjarbs folgen 33 bon \lutl)er, in benen er ben \lug unb mettug bes ,9](ogammebaniSmus aufbecft unb geibelt.'fiidjttg ift hie Unter~ fdjeibunll, bie er macljt: ,,:;'Sd) galt' ben 9](al)met nidjt filt ben ~nbed)riftj et mari)t's 3U grob unb f)at cinen renntfidj fd)waraen :'teufel, ber toeber ®lauben nod) l!lernunft bettiigen fann .. " SUber ber lllaNt bei uns tft ber redjte (,\;nbe~ d)riftj ber l)at ben gol)en, fubtHen, idjiiucn, g(etf)enben :'teufel, ber iil1t inmenhig in ber ~gtiftenl)eit .. .. " (6t. SJouifer SUusgabe XX, 2218-2285.) 1542. IIstroft fiit fromme, gottfefige iYcauen, bencn es unrid)tig in ~inbes~ noten ergangen ift. 1I - SDieie tuqe 6d)tift (neun ?1JaragralJl)en) erfcf)ien in biefem ;;sal)te, abet hie genaue 3cit ift nidjt berannt. \lutget fill)tt l)ier in troftreidjer 'fieife aus, mie fidj cine fromme 9](uttet bei iYe!)lgeburten unb iilJnfidjen iYaUen ttBften tann. (6t. \lonifer SUusgabe X, 730-737.) 1542. "SBon ben :;'Suben unb ilJun \liigen./1 - SDicfe 6djrift bon 394 ?1Jara~ gra~f)en l)atte S:utl)er am 21. 'il)caemoer 1542 in SUtlieit, 1lluf) aber bamag fd)on naf)e3u fettig gemefen fein; benn iie erfdjien bereHs am 4. ;;sanuat 1543. ~r gel)t 1)iet gans ausfiil)rfidj aUf hie ganse ~ontroberfe cin: SDer etfte ®tunb unb lRul)m bet :;'Suben wiber bie ~l)riften, ban fie m.liral)amiJ 6ame feten. i)er anbere ®runb unb !Rul)m bet :;'Suben tlliDet bie ~l)tiften ift hie mcfdjneibung. SDet brUte ®runb nnb !Rngm bet :;'Suben ift bas ®efet, ignen bon ®ott gegeben. 'il)et biette ®tunb unb ffiul)m ber ;;sub en bom \lanbe ~anaan. SDet anbere steil: Ob 9](eHias fom~ men fet ober nidjt (mit SUuslegung bet 6teUen ®en. 49, 10j 2 6am. 23, 2. 3; ~er. 33, 17 ft.; fdagg. 2, 7 ft.; :'tlan. 9, 24 unb hie 11eliaig 'ffiodjen). i)er britte %eif biefes "Behold, He Shall Come!" 927 !Bu~es: !Bon ber ~uben ~iigen lUiber bie \l.'etfon unfers lieben .\d~trn ~~fu ~~tifti. ~er bierie steil bes !Bud)es: mlas ftir ein Unterfd)ieb 3lUif~en ber ~~tiften unb ~uben Iffieffia. (St. ~ouifer sausgabe XX, 1860-2029.) 1543. "mom S~em .Idamjlljoras unb bom ®cfd){e~t ~ljtifti." - ~iefe S~rift ~at 5.Jutljcr augenf~einHd) g{ci~ na~ moUennung bet Ietltgenannten Sd)tift be. gonnen; benn fie lUar fd),on am 7. Iffiiita DoUenbet unb fonnte am 28. b. 9Jt ber. fanbt lUerben. .\dier finbet fi~ ~utljers Uaffifd)e sausfti~tUng tiber bie !Bebeutung bon "saIma", unb bie ganae Scljrift {egt ,seugnis ab Don 13utljers grtinbHcljer srenntniS bes ljcbriiifd)en ste!;tes. (St. ~ouifer sausganc XX, 2028-2109.) sa n mer fun g. Untet ben ScljtiftausIegungen bicfes ~aljres finben ficlj bie ~!:egefe "mon ben {etlten mlorten ~abibs" unb bie ~ietticljfclje sausgabe ber .\dauspoftiUe. ~icljt feljr range banad) etfcljien auel) bie IImOtIefung tioer :;Sef. 53". ('ii:lie e!;egetifcljen Sd)tiften finbcn ficlj I-IX unb XIV.) 1544. IIsruraes !BefenntniS bom ljeiHgen Saframent lUiher 'nie ScljlUiir. met,1I - 'ii:liefe Sd)tift, hie oefonbers aUf Sd)luenffelb gemtin3t Inat, abet auclj bie anbern SatramentsfcljlUiitmer im ~luge ljatte, ljatte 13utljet am 8. sauguft in sarbeit. ~r fd)eint fie ljanbfcljriftHc£j etlna bis ~nbe bes Iffionats fertiggefteUt au ljo:ben, bo: fie o:m 27. S,eptembet im 'ii:lrud tno:t unb o:m ~nbe bell Iffiono:g erfcljien. 'ii:lie ~ljo:to:ftetifm net Scljtniirmer unb bie sausftiljrungen tiber ben UnioniSmus finb befonbers tnid)tig. (St. ~ouifer ~Tusgabe XX, 1764-1791.) 1545. IImlibet bas \l.'ajlfttum au ffiom, born steufeI geftiftet. 1I - 'ii:liefe ge. tnaltige Stteitfcljrift, bie lette, bie tnir aus 13utljers jJeber ~o:ben, ljat 5.)utljer f~on au_ ~_ :: l\: oiefe!! ~', - • : Iant. sam M , --- er an bet m_c,", '~nb am 20.9)1iiq ronnte er oeticljtcn, bat er in ettna adjt stagen fertig fein lutitbc. stat. fau)1ic£j fonnte bie 6cljrift fu)on am 25. Iffiiiq berlanbt tnerben. ;tiie 6prad)e ift oft reiclj1iclj fdjarf, aber bie 'ii:lar!egung ber ~eljten, fonherlidj Me bon bet .ll'irc£je, iit feljr tnertboU. (6t. 5.)ouifer sausgaoe XVII, 1019-1132.) !p. ~. sr. "Behold, He Shall Come!" A Series of Advent Se'rmons on Mal. 3, 1-6. I. MAL. 3, 1-3. Malachi, the last of the prophets, announces that now at last Jehovah is about to send that messenger who was to prepare the way for the coming Messiah. That long period of waiting and expectation was drawing to its close. Nine-tenths of the appointed time had ex- pired. No more prophets should arise in Israel, but a messenger, who should prepare the way for the Lord of hosts. And then suddenly, unexpectedly, shall the Lord, whom they sought, come to His temple, even the Messenger of the Oovenant, whom they delighted in. Behold, He Shall Come, the Messenger of the Covenant. 1. II e is the promised JYI essiah. 2. H eis the Lord of hosts. 1. V. 1. vVho is this Messenger of the Oovenant? It is none other than the Messiah, promised for the :first time to fallen mankind in Paradise (mention other important prophecies), for whom believers had looked, Gen. 4, 1; 5,29; 49,18; Ps. 14, 7; Is. 64, 1. This Mes-