LECT WORKS OF Aartin Luther: AN TO THE CHURCH OF GOD IN THE LAST DAYS," 2 Tim. iii. 1. SLATED FROM THE WORKS OF LUTHER, TE REV. HENRY COLE, OF CLARE HALL, CAMBRIDGE, LATE LECTURER OF WOOLWICH, KENT. st is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. Prov. x. 7. 1 PREFACE. HER, TO THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS PRINCE ETH GREETING. licate their labours and the productions o illustrious personages, and send them orld under the sanction of their names, rudently and rightly; because, by such ocure to their works both authority, and ainst those aims of malignity which are led at them: for such is the state of hut, the more excellent things are, the more ed to envy and to the shafts of the malece it comes to pass, that laudable literahe productions of genius and erudition, hout doubt some of the best of things, and the particular and serious attention of a little stand in need of their Mecænas, s, and also of their Ulysses, who may yrsites with his ivory sceptre. And some the sanction of the names of illustrious hat they may thereby immortalize those and down to the records of fame the indiom they make their dedication: with the terity may be led to love their virtues, and y be animated by the examples thus held n such praises.-Others again do it from hat they may thereby express their thanks, ome degree make a return for benefits releave behind them a testimony of their hose by whom they have been treated with B2 |