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Name: Table Talk - 217
Author: Martin Luther

The reason why Peter and the other apostles did not expressly call Christ the Son of God, was that they would not give occasion to the godly Jews, who as yet were weak in faith, to shun and persecute their preaching, by appearing to declare a new God, and to reject the God of their fathers. Yet they mention, with express words, the office of Christ and his works; that he is a prince of life; that he raises from the dead, justifies and forgives sins, hears prayers, enlightens and comforts hearts, etc., wherewith they clearly and sufficiently show and acknowledge that he is the true God; for no creature can perform such works but God only.

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Chicago: Martin Luther, "217," Table Talk, trans. William Hazlitt in The Table Talk or Familiar Discourse of Martin Luther (London: D. Bogue, 1848), Original Sources, accessed May 13, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L43N4HVXG541QNR.

MLA: Luther, Martin. "217." Table Talk, translted by William Hazlitt, in The Table Talk or Familiar Discourse of Martin Luther, London, D. Bogue, 1848, Original Sources. 13 May. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L43N4HVXG541QNR.

Harvard: Luther, M, '217' in Table Talk, trans. . cited in 1848, The Table Talk or Familiar Discourse of Martin Luther, D. Bogue, London. Original Sources, retrieved 13 May 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=L43N4HVXG541QNR.

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