Held 1516.
John 12:24-26.
Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground, and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He who loves his life will lose it; and he who hastens his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. He that will serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall my servant be also. And whoever will serve me, him my Father will honor.
The apostle distinguishes two works of the teachers, Rom. 12, namely: teaching and admonishing; planting and watering; laying the foundation and building on the foundation. The first is that they openly teach what is unknown.
*) In Löscher's Reformation Acts 1, 280 u. 782 two sermons from 1516 are found on this day. Here the shorter one is given, the longer one, Walch (old edition) X, 244. Cf. Erl. A. opx. var. arZ. I, 111. ed.
This is due to the fact that they do and imprint what is known. This we must also observe with every commandment in particular. I have therefore taught in the foregoing how the first commandment is understood, and who acts according to and against it. Now I am to remind and admonish that we do no more contrary to it: Thou shalt have no other gods etc.