# Same Year As Above, A. D. 1400.

1400 · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: SAME YEAR AS ABOVE, A. D. 1400.

Source heading; not independently verified

John Tauler, a German divine, said, at this time,
in his book of sermons: “Our prelates (he means
the rulers of the Roman church), are blind, and
leaders of the blind; and it is to be feared that they
both together will be condemned.”

He also spoke much of the persecution, tribulation,
hardship, and suffering, a Christian must expect
here; but did not say that one should inflict
sufferings one upon another.

Read all his sermons, but particularly the 11th,
15th and 31st chapters in his book, where he treats
of suffering; also the first-mentioned author, in the
place indicated.

Note.—That John Tauler was a very pious and
highly educated man, appears from very many testimonies
given concerning him. Truly, he was as a
flaming torch in his time, to lighten up, by his doctrine
as well as his life, the dark night of perversely
religious popery. But if he still erred in anything,
which may easily have been the case, it is all overbalanced
by his virtue and learning. Nevertheless,
we could not defend errors, neither in him nor in
others. Our love must never be so blind as to hinder
us from seeing a blemish (if there is any) in what we
love. But he who has not lived so that his errors are
apparent, should, herein, if he is otherwise well disposed,
be borne with; and this the more, when he
has to live among so disorderly a people, as popery
was then composed of, and can obtain no other liberty.
Such was John Tauler, and as such we will
recognize him. Our love will and shall bear his
weakness. Hence, dismissing this, we will turn to
the pious witnesses of the Lord, who laid down their
dear lives for the truth which they confessed.





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