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• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Series Introduction
• Engaging the Essential Luther
• The Rationale for This Edition
• Defining the “Essential Luther”
• The History of the Project
• Editorial Principles
• Abbreviations
• Maps
• Introduction to Volume 4 (Mary Jane Haemig)
• The Invocavit Sermons, 1522 (Martin J. Lohrmann)
• Introduction
• Historical Background
• The Invocavit Sermons: Content and Effects
• About This Edition
• The Invocavit Sermons
• The First Sermon, 9 March 1522, Invocavit Sunday
• The Second Sermon, 10 March 1522, Monday after Invocavit
• The Third Sermon, 11 March 1522, Tuesday after Invocavit
• Concerning Images
• The Fourth Sermon, 12 March 1522, Wednesday after Invocavit
• Concerning Meats
• The Fifth Sermon, 13 March 1522, Thursday after Invocavit
• Concerning Both Kinds in the Sacrament
• The Sixth Sermon, 14 March 1522, Friday after Invocavit
• The Seventh Sermon, 15 March 1522, Saturday before Reminiscere
• The Eighth Sermon, 16 March 1522, Reminiscere Sunday
• Selected Sermons (Mary Jane Haemig)
• Introduction
• Selected Sermons
• Sermon Preached at Erfurt on the Journey to Worms, John 20:19–20, 7 April 1521
• The Second Sermon on Matt. 22:37–39, the Afternoon of 19 October 1522
• The Second Sermon Preached by Martin [Sic] at Weimar in the Parish [Church] on the Afternoon of the Above-Named Sunday
• Sermon at Coburg on Cross and Suffering 1530
• A Harmony of Matthew 27, Luke 24, and John 19
• Sermon on the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity 1531
• Sermon on the Epistle for the Twelfth Sunday after Trinity, 2 Cor. 3:4–6, Preached on the Afternoon of 27 August 1531
• Sermon in Castle Pleissenburg, Leipzig 1539
• Sermon Preached in Castle Pleissenburg on the Occasion of the Inauguration of the Reformation in Leipzig, John 14:23–31, 24 May 1539
• The Gospel for the Early Christmas Service, Luke 2[:15–20]
• Selected Hymns (Dorothea Wendebourg)
• Introduction
• The Hymn Texts
• 1. A New Song Here Shall Be Begun (1523)
• 2. Dear Christians, Let Us Now Rejoice (1523)
• 3. From Heaven on High I Come to You (1535)
• 4. From Trouble Deep I Cry to Thee (1523)
• 5. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (1528/29)
• 6. Our Father Who in Heaven Art (1539)
• 7. All Praise to Thee, O Jesus Christ (1523/4)
• 8. Death Held Our Lord in Prison (1524)
• 9. Come, Holy Ghost Lord and God (1524)
• 10. Jesus Christ, Our God and Savior (1524)
• Selected Hymns
• Hymn 1: “A New Song Here Shall Be Begun”
• Hymn 2: “Dear Christians, Let Us Now Rejoice”
• Hymn 3: “From Heaven on High I Come to You”
• Hymn 4: “From Trouble Deep I Cry to Thee”
• Hymn 5: “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”
• Hymn 6: “Our Father Who in Heaven Art”
• Hymn 7: “All Praise to Thee, O Jesus Christ”
• Hymn 8: “Death Held Our Lord in Prison”
• Hymn 9: “Come, Holy Ghost Lord and God”
• Hymn 10: “Jesus Christ, Our God and Savior”
• A Sermon on Prayer and Procession during Rogation Days, 1519 (Mary Jane Haemig)
• Introduction
• A Sermon on Prayer and Procession during Rogation Days
• Little Prayer Book, 1522 (Mary Jane Haemig)
• Introduction
• Little Prayer Book
• Foreword
• The First Tablet
• The Second Tablet
• What It Means to Break the Commandments
• Breaking the First
• Breaking the Second Commandment
• Breaking the Third Commandment
• Breaking the Fourth Commandment
• Breaking the Fifth Commandment
• Breaking the Sixth Commandment
• Breaking the Seventh Commandment
• Breaking the Eighth Commandment
• Breaking the Last Two Commandments
• Fulfilling the Commandments
• The First
• The Second
• The Third
• The Fourth
• The Fifth
• The Sixth
• The Seventh
• The Eighth
• The Last Two
• Jesus
• The Creed
• The First Part of the Creed
• The Second Part
• The Third Part
• The Lord’s Prayer
• Preface and Preparation for Praying the Seven Divine Petitions
• The First Petition
• The Second Petition
• The Third Petition
• The Fourth Petition
• The Fifth Petition
• The Sixth Petition
• The Seventh Petition
• The Hail Mary
• The Epistle of St. Paul to Titus
• To Give Instruction for Living a Christian Life
• Preface to St. Paul’s Epistle to Titus
• Passional
• The Small Catechism, 1529 (Timothy J. Wengert)
• Introduction
• The Development of Luther’s Small Catechism
• Content
• The Purpose of the Small Catechism
• Handbook the Small Catechism for Ordinary Pastors and Preachers Martin Luther [1529]
• The Ten Commandments: In a Simple Way in Which the Head of a House Is to Present Them to the Household
• The First [Commandment]
• The Second [Commandment]
• The Third [Commandment]
• The Fourth [Commandment]
• The Fifth [Commandment]
• The Sixth [Commandment]
• The Seventh [Commandment]
• The Eighth [Commandment]
• The Ninth [Commandment]
• The Tenth [Commandment]
• The Creed: In the Very Simple Way in Which the Head of a House Is to Present It to the Household
• The First Article: On Creation
• The Second Article: On Redemption
• The Third Article: On Being Made Holy
• The Lord’s Prayer: In the Very Simple Way in Which the Head of a House Is to Present It to the Household
• The First Request
• The Second Request
• The Third Request
• The Fourth Request
• The Fifth Request
• The Sixth Request
• The Seventh Request
• The Sacrament of Holy Baptism: In a Simple Way in Which the Head of a House Is to Present It to the Household
• First
• Second
• Third
• Fourth
• How Simple People Are to Be Taught to Confess
• The Sacrament of the Altar: In a Simple Way in Which the Head of a House Is to Present It to the Household
• How the Head of the House Is to Teach the Members of the Household to Say Morning and Evening Blessings
• How the Head of the House Is to Teach Members of the Household to Offer Blessing and Thanksgiving at Meals
• The Table Blessing
• Thanksgiving
• The Household Chart of Some Bible Passages
• For Bishops, Pastors, and Preachers
• Concerning Governing Authorities
• For Husbands
• For Wives
• For Parents
• For Children
• For Male and Female Servants, Day Laborers, Workers, and the Like
• For Masters and Mistresses
• For Young People in General
• For Widows
• For All in the Community
• A Marriage Booklet for Simple Pastors
• The Baptismal Booklet: Translated into German and Newly Revised
• A Simple Way to Pray: How One Should Pray, for Peter, the Master Barber, 1535 (Eric Lund)
• Introduction
• A Simple Way to Pray: How One Should Pray, for Peter, the Master Barber
• The Lord’s Prayer
• The First Petition
• The Second Petition
• The Third Petition
• The Fourth Petition
• The Fifth Petition
• The Sixth Petition
• The Seventh Petition
• The Ten Commandments
• The First Commandment
• The Second Commandment
• The Third Commandment
• The Fourth Commandment
• The Fifth Commandment
• The Sixth Commandment
• The Seventh Commandment
• The Eighth Commandment
• The Ninth and Tenth Commandments
• A Simple Exercise for Contemplating the Creed
• The First Article of Creation
• The Second Article of Redemption
• The Third Article of Sanctification
• A Sermon on Preparing to Die, 1519 (Anna Marie Johnson)
• Introduction
• A Sermon on Preparing to Die
• The Magnificat, 1521 (Beth Kreitzer)
• Introduction
• The Magnificat as Mirror for a Prince
• The Magnificat
• Preface and Introduction
• 46. My Soul Magnifies God, the Lord
• 47. And My Spirit Rejoices in God, My Savior
• 48. For He Has Regarded the Nothingness of His Maid. Therefore All Generations Will Call Me Blessed
• 49. For He Has Done Great Things for Me, He Who Is Mighty, and Holy Is His Name
• 50. “And His Mercy Is on Those Who Fear Him, from Generation to Generation”
• The First Work of God, Mercy
• The Second Work of God, Breaking Spiritual Pride
• 51. He Has Shown Strength with His Arm and Has Scattered the Proud in the Imagination of Their Hearts
• The Third Work, Putting down the Mighty
• 52. He Has Put down the Mighty from Their Seats
• The Fourth Work, Exalting the Lowly
• And He Has Exalted Those of Low Degree
• The Fifth and Sixth Works
• 53. He Has Filled the Hungry with Good Things, and the Rich He Has Sent Empty Away
• 54. He Has Helped His Servant Israel in Remembrance of His Mercy
• 55. As He Spoke to Our Fathers, to Abraham, and to His Seed Forever
• Epilogue
• How King Solomon Made a Princely Prayer to God, as a Good Example to All Princes and Lords, Found in 1 Kings 3[:5–14]
• Whether One May Flee from a Deadly Plague, 1527 (Anna Marie Johnson)
• Introduction
• Whether One May Flee from a Deadly Plague
• Luther’s Introduction
• Who Must Normally Stay, and under What Conditions They Might Leave
• Who May Flee
• Love of Neighbor in All Circumstances
• Recommendations for Communities
• Fighting the Devil by Loving the Neighbor
• Those Who Tempt God
• Preparing for Death
• On Cemeteries
• Conclusion
• That Christians Should Bear Their Cross with Patience, 1530 (Ken Sundet Jones and Mark C. Mattes)
• Introduction
• That Christians Should Bear Their Cross with Patience
• The Need [for the Cross]
• The Source [of the Cross]
• The Entreaty
• Consolation for Women Whose Pregnancies Have Not Gone Wel, 1542 (Kristen E. Kvam)
• Introduction
• Afterword
• Selected Letters of Pastoral and Spiritual Counsel (John A. Maxfield)
• Introduction
• Letter to Friar George Spenlein (Wittenberg, 8 April 1516)
• Letter to George Spalatin (Wartburg, 9 September 1521)
• Preface to the Judgment of Martin Luther on Monastic Vows, Addressed to Hans Luther (Wartburg, 21 November 1521)
• Letter to Nicholas Hausmann (Wittenberg, 17 March 1522)
• To Hans Luther (Wittenberg, 15 February 1530)
• To Philip Melanchthon (Coburg, 29 June 1530)
• To Margarethe Luther (Wittenberg, 20 May 1531)
• To Thomas Zink (Wittenberg, 22 April 1532)
• Letters to Katherine Luther (Eisleben, 7 and 10 February 1546)
• Letter of 7 February 1546 to Katherine Luther
• Letter of 10 February 1546 to Katherine Luther
• Preface to the Wittenberg Edition of Luther’s German Writings, 1539 (Erik H. Herrmann)
• Introduction
• Preface to the Wittenberg Edition of Luther’s German Writings
• Oratio
• Meditatio
• Tentatio
• Preface to the Latin Works, 1545 (Robert Kolb)
• Introduction
• Preface to Luther’s Latin Works
• Image Credits
• Index of Scriptural References
• Old Testament
• New Testament
• Index of Names
• Index of Works by Martin Luther and Others
• Index of Subjects