“ We seek riches, but no man seeks after the right means how to be rich, namely, through God’s blessing. ”
Martin Luther, Table Talk (1566). copy citation
| Author | Martin Luther |
|---|---|
| Source | Table Talk |
| Topic | God meaning |
| Date | 1566 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by William Hazlitt |
| Weblink | http://www.ntslibrary.com/PDF%20Books/Luther%20Table%20Talk.pdf |
Context
“The 10th of February, 1546, John, Prince elector of Saxony said: A controversy were easily settled, if the parties would exhibit some concord. Luther said: We would willingly have concord, but no man seeks after the medium of concord, which is charity. We seek riches, but no man seeks after the right means how to be rich, namely, through God’s blessing. We all desire to be saved, but the world refuses the means how to be saved—the Mediator Christ.
In former times potentates and princes referred their controversies to faithful people, and did not so readily thrust them into the lawyer’s hands.”
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