Chapter

 1    1|        needle, awl, and thread for work, and then lays them aside,
 2    1|             For it is a truly good work, by which God is praised,
 3    1|       should abstain from toilsome work, and rest, so~that both
 4    1|         doing no external [manual] work whatever, which,~however,
 5    1|            been attending to their work~and trade the whole week,
 6    1|        forbid any other~incidental work that cannot be avoided. ~
 7    1|         and do no rough~[external] work, or deck ourselves with
 8    1| non-Christians can also cease from~work and be idle, just as the
 9    1|         there the person, day, and work are~sanctified thereby,
10    1|            because of the external work, but because of~the Word
11    1|          say that~all our life and work must be ordered according
12    1|        contrary, any observance or work that is practiced without~
13    1|          be first holy. But here a work is to be done by which man
14    1|           pleasing to God than any work of hypocrisy, however brilliant.~~
15    1|            of falsehood or any bad work, but employ it to the~praise
16    1|            great, good, and holy a work is here assigned~children,
17    1|         own choice): "Behold, this work is well pleasing to~my God
18    1|            made you worthy to do a work so precious and pleasing
19    1|            God's presence a single work~done by virtue of His commandment,
20    1|       heart: "Now I know that this work is well pleasing to~Thee."
21    1|         melt for joy when going to work~and doing what is commanded,
22    1|           is,~besides, the highest work which we can do, after the
23    1|          alms and every other good work toward our neighbor are
24    1|   disregarded, nor~that one does a work so well pleasing and precious
25    1|       thank God; and with her tidy~work for which she receives support
26    1|        like a cow or~ass, only for work, or as though we were only
27    1|            and unfaithful in their work. All these are~far worse
28    1|     witness is nothing else than a work of the~tongue. Now, whatever
29    1|         done a great and excellent work; for do you think it is
30    1|          flow that is to be a good work, so that outside of the
31    1|            the Ten~Commandments no work or thing can be good or
32    1|        regarded as a most~precious work which no one can sufficiently
33    1|          seek nor esteem any other work or~holiness. ~Let this be
34    1|            if they can, a~[single] work like these commandments,
35    2|       essence, will,~activity, and work of God the Father. For since
36    2|           the Holy~Ghost, from His work, must be called Sanctifier,
37    2|       preaching of the~Gospel. The work is done and accomplished;
38    2|      resurrection, etc.~But if the work remained concealed so that
39    2|        reason why] to~continue His work in us through the Word,
40    2|            is to be the office and work of the Holy Ghost, that~
41    2|          Holy Ghost carries on His work without ceasing to the last
42    2|          divine essence, will, and work~depicted most exquisitely
43    2|     creatures; the Son, His entire work; and the Holy Ghost,~all
44    3|          should always think: This work is a~work of obedience,
45    3|       always think: This work is a~work of obedience, and what I
46    3|        sufficient to have done the work, whether God~would hear
47    3|            than this, to~do a good work, whereby they might repay
48    3|          be received in faith, and work and live in us, so that
49    3|        servants, that He~cause our work, trade, or whatever we are
50    3|      promise of God, but their~own work and worthiness, whereby
51    4|       nevertheless truly God's own work. From this fact every one
52    4|            that it is a far higher work than any work~performed
53    4|           far higher work than any work~performed by a man or a
54    4|           man or a saint. For what work greater than the work of~
55    4|         what work greater than the work of~God can we do? ~But here
56    4|          and~lead us away from the work of God to our own works.
57    4|       simply thus, that the power, work, profit, fruit, and end
58    4|         works in us He proposes to work through such external ordinances.~
59    4|          Still Baptism is itself a~work, and you say works are of
60    4|       Baptism, however, is not our work, but God's (for, as was~
61    4|      plainly that there is here no work done by us, but a~treasure
62    4|            upon the cross is not a work, but a treasure~comprehended
63    4|          no other kind of life, no work upon~earth, can attain. ~
64    5|        Sacrament. For although the~work is accomplished and the
65    5|         you~unto faith or any good work. We are doing no more than
66    5|       succeed us in our office and~work, in order that they also