and benefit of Printing the said Book translated into English by him
as aforesaid, for the space of fourteen years, to commence from the
date hereof. And that none do Print or Re-print the same but such
as shall be licensed by the said Captain by Authority under his
hand.
HENRY ELSYNG.
(Vera Copia.)




LUTHER'S TABLE-TALK.




OF GOD'S WORD.



Of the Word of God; or the Holy Scriptures contained in the Bible.

The Bible, or Holy Scripture, said Luther, is like a fair and
spacious orchard, wherein all sorts of trees do grow, from which we
may pluck divers kinds of fruits; for in the Bible we have rich and
precious comforts, learnings, admonitions, warnings, promises, and
threatenings, etc. There is not a tree in this orchard on which I
have not knocked, and have shaken at least a couple of apples or
pears from the same.