“In the beginning was the Word…” John 1:1 Postilla Matej Vaclav Steyer Prague, 1691 xBS2348 C8 S74 The word postil or postilla is an abbreviated term for a marginal note or Biblical commentary. Derived from the Medieval Latin phrase,“post illa verba textus” (after these words), postils were intended to provide clarification...
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“…by an ever greater and greater desire, the soul keeps rising constantly to another that lies ahead, and thus it makes its way through ever higher regions towards the Transcendent.” Divi Gregorii, episcopie Nysseni, fratris Basilii Magni, opera quae adipisci licuit omnia...
“For no adornment is above the Word of God, through which you look upon your wife as a gift from God.” Eine Hochzeit Predigt, Uber den Spruch zun… Martin Luther (1483-1546) Wittenberg: Hans Weiss, 1531 First edition This is a wedding sermon preached by Martin Luther for an unnamed couple...