(1) There is a good and rich consolation against it, when the world hates us.
2. the world must hate us for the sake of the gospel, because the Father is not revealed to it through the Spirit.
*) Cf. Erl. A. 64, 261. ed.
3 Because of this, it was not the true gospel that went along with such great pomp in the churches for a while under the papacy; therefore it stinks even now and is held worthless.