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title: "Works of Martin Luther, Volume II"
author: "Martin Luther"
translator: "Various translators"
languages: [en]
shelf: "Reformation"
section: 27 of 32
url: https://scriptura.si/works/martin-luther-works-of-martin-luther-volume-ii/27/
cite: "Martin Luther, tr. Various translators, Works of Martin Luther, Volume II, section 27. Scriptura (scriptura.si), https://scriptura.si/works/martin-luther-works-of-martin-luther-volume-ii/27/"
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# Works of Martin Luther, Volume II

*Martin Luther, tr. Various translators*

The great reforming tracts of 1520, Christian liberty, and the Wittenberg sermons of 1522.

## 27. The Eight Wittenberg Sermons · 3 of 3

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[¶0] For our God is not so miserly that He has left us with only one comfort or strengthening for our conscience, or one absolution, but we have many absolutions in the Gospel, and are showered richly with them. For instance, we have this in the Gospel: "If ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you." [Matt. 6:14] Another comfort we have in the Lord's Prayer: "Forgive us our trespasses," [Matt. 6:12] etc. A third is our baptism, when I reason thus: See, my Lord, I am baptized in Thy name so that I may be assured of Thy grace and mercy. After that we have the private confession, when I go and receive a sure absolution as if God Himself spake it, so that I may be assured that my sins are forgiven. Finally I take to myself the blessed sacrament, when I eat His body and drink His blood as a sign that I am rid of my sins and God has freed me from all my frailties; and in order to make me sure of this, He gives me His body to eat and His blood to drink, so that I shall not and cannot despair: I cannot doubt I have a gracious God. Thus we see that confession must not be despised, but that it is a true comfort. And since we need many absolutions and comforts, because we must fight against the devil, death, hell and sin, we must not allow any of our weapons to be taken away, but keep intact the whole armor and equipment which God has given us or use against our enemies. For you do not yet know what work it is to fight with the devil and to overcome him. I know it well; I have eaten salt with him once or twice. I know him well, and he knows me well, too. I only you knew him, you would not in this manner drive out confession.

[¶1] I commend you to God. Amen.

[¶2] THAT DOCTRINES OF MEN ARE TO BE REJECTED

[¶3] TOGETHER WITH A REPLY TO TEXTS QUOTED IN DEFENCE OF THE DOCTRINES OF MEN (VON MENSCHENLEHREN ZU MEIDEN)