Meditatio VIII: De certitudine salutis nostra
Bona spes confundere nescit.
Meditatio VIII
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Meditatio VII: De fructu passionis Dominicae
Mea spes est passio Christi.
Meditatio VII
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Meditatio VI: Consolatio poenitentis ex passione Christi, ex Anselmo potissimum
Crux Christi nostra corona est.
Meditatio VI
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Meditatio V: Exercitium fidei ex amore Christi in agone mortis
Mihi Jesu gratia quaestus.
Meditatio V
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Meditatio IV: Meditatio de nomine Jesu
Nomine quid Jesu suavius esse potest?
Meditatio IV
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Meditatio III: De fructu verae et seriae poenitentiae
Christus “resipiscite” clamat.
Meditatio III
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Meditatio Secunda: Exercitium poenitentiae ex dominica passione
Patientem respice Christum.
Meditatio Secunda
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Meditatio Prima: De vera peccatorum agnitione
Sanat confessio morbi.
Meditatio Prima
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Meditationes Sacrae: The Sacred Meditations of Johann Gerhard
The Meditationes Sacrae of Johann Gerhard (1528-1637) are a true treasure for us from the Lutheran Latin tradition. Gerhard published them in 1606 while he was studying theology at Jena. The work has enjoyed immense popularity and was translated into German and English. It is especially to be commended to Lutherans who are learning Latin [...]