About the origin of Rörer's Postille, the necessary information has been given in the preface to the first part of this volume.
The present edition, like the Erlangen edition, is based on the first printing of 1559, which was only procured after Rörer's death. It is entitled: "Hauspostille über die Sonntags- und der fürnehmsten Feste Evangelien, durch das ganze Jahr, von D. Martin Luther selig gepredigt, aus M. Georg Rörers bligen geschriebenen Büchern, wie er die von Jahr zu Jahr aus seinem des Doctors Mund aufgefaßt und zusammengebracht, treulich ohne alle Aenderung, Abbruch oder Zusatz, auf neu zugerichtet und in Druck gegeben. 2 Petri 1. Printed at Jena, by Christian Rödinger's heirs. Anno 1559."
Concerning the index relating to the entire thirteenth volume, please refer to the note on the register of the
Church Postils in the preface to the twelfth volume.
We add to the renewed publication of the Hauspostille a note from the Centifolium Lutheranum by J. A. Fabricius at 300 of the Hamburg edition of 1728): "Anno 1532 D. Martinus preached at home to his children and servants every Sunday, probably for half a year, but he did not preach in church. Then D. Jonas asked him why he did this, perhaps he saw that the common people and rabble thus despised God's word. Martin replied that he was doing it for the sake of his office and for the sake of his conscience, as a householder who is obligated to do so: "Nevertheless, I know and see well," he said, "that it is as little respected here in the house as it is in the church. Table Talks p. 2476." Would that our Christian houses would not be guilty of contempt for the Word of God and the teachings and sermons of Luther!
St. Louis, Pentecost 1884.