Author Archives: Rev. Dr. Benjamin T. G. Mayes

Johann Heermann’s Postil: Labores Sacri

Posted on September 16, 2010 by Rev. Dr. Benjamin T. G. Mayes

Here are the Labores Sacri of Johann Heermann (1547-1647), the famous hymnwriter. This postil is replete with artwork and hymnody.

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Trinity 3, 2010: “Seeking and Saving the Lost”

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Rev. Dr. Benjamin T. G. Mayes

Third Sunday after Trinity June 20, 2010 A+D Rev. Dr. Benjamin T. G. Mayes Zion Lutheran Church, Carpenter, Ill. Trinity Lutheran Church, Worden, Ill. +Jesu juva!+ Luke 15:1–10 Seeking and Saving the Lost In the Name of the Father and … Continue reading →

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Trinity 4 Epistle, Rom. 8:18-23, CPH chapel sermon

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Rev. Dr. Benjamin T. G. Mayes

Creation does not have a human will, but it’s almost like it does, because God created everything with order, direction, and purpose, to serve and support His children. That is God’s natural law woven into the fabric of creation. Continue reading →

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Salomo Glassius Postill

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Rev. Dr. Benjamin T. G. Mayes

Salomo Glassius (1593-1656) was Johann Gerhard’s favorite student, table companion, and successor at Jena. With Gerhard he edited the Ernestian Bible (Weimar Bible), an enormous Lutheran study Bible from the age of Orthodoxy. Here is part of his postill: Evangelicorum … Continue reading →

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Selnecker Postills

Posted on November 16, 2009 by Rev. Dr. Benjamin T. G. Mayes

Here are some Latin postills by Nicolaus Selnecker: Epistolarum et Evangeliorum dispositio, quae in diebus Festis B. Mariae semper virginis & S. Apostolorum usitate in ecclesia proponuntur et explicantur. This covers the feasts of Mary and of the Apostles. Evangeliorum … Continue reading →

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