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Michael Sattler

A leader of the Swiss Brethren who wrote to the church at Horb from prison and was burned as a heretic in May 1527.

Summary

This site quotes Michael Sattler 5 times across 5 books, and lists 0 works.

  • Lived died 1527, German.
  • Quoted here most in Romans: 1 of 5.

Michael Sattler

Lived
died 1527
Nation
German
Tradition
Swiss Anabaptist
Portrait
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5 of 5 quotations

Own words

Quoted in full, because Michael Sattler died in 1527 and these works are out of copyright. Each citation below names its edition and its year. A citation naming a modernised text means that edition makes its own editorial changes, and that edition's terms are not in this site's record.

“Ye ministers of God, I am not sent to judge the Word of God; we are sent to bear witness of it, and, hence, cannot consent to any law, since we have no command from God concerning it”

his answer at his trial (1527), in Thieleman J. van Braght, Martyrs Mirror (1660), translated by Joseph F. Sohm (Elkhart, 1886), page 418

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Romans 13:4 For he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not carry the sword in vain. He is God’s servant, an agent of retribution to the wrongdoer. BSB

“Then you can present yourselves to God your heavenly Father, a pure, godly, true church of Christ, which is cleansed through his blood (Eph. 5:26), that it may be holy and unblamable in the sight of God and men”

Letter to the church of God at Horb (1527), in van Braght, Martyrs Mirror, translated by Joseph F. Sohm (Elkhart, 1886), page 403

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Ephesians 5:27 and to present her to Himself as a glorious church, without stain or wrinkle or any such blemish, but holy and blameless. BSB

“I did indeed desire, and it would have been profitable, I trust, if I had labored a little while longer in the work of the Lord; but it is better for me, to be released, and to await with Christ the hope of the blessed.”

his letter to the church of God at Horb (1527), in Thieleman J. van Braght, Martyrs Mirror (1660), translated by Joseph F. Sohm (Elkhart, 1886), page 420

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The rest of the quotation

The Lord is able to raise up another laborer to finish this work.

Philippians 1:23 I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better indeed. BSB

“Remember our assembly, and strictly follow that which was resolved on therein; and if anything has been forgotten, pray the Lord for understanding.”

his letter to the church of God at Horb (1527), in Thieleman J. van Braght, Martyrs Mirror (1660), translated by Joseph F. Sohm (Elkhart, 1886), page 420

Undated in the archive this site cites.

Hebrews 10:25 Let us not neglect meeting together, as some have made a habit, but let us encourage one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching. BSB

“The Turk is a true Turk, knows nothing of the Christian faith; and is a Turk after the flesh; but you, who would be Christians, and who make your boast of Christ, persecute the pious witnesses of Christ, and are Turks after the spirit.”

his answer at his trial (1527), in Thieleman J. van Braght, Martyrs Mirror (1660), translated by Joseph F. Sohm (Elkhart, 1886), page 417

Undated in the archive this site cites.

1 Peter 2:21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps: BSB

Influence, on the record

  • This site quotes Michael Sattler 5 times across 5 books.

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A leader of the Swiss Brethren who wrote to the church at Horb from prison and was burned as a heretic in May 1527.

5 quotations across 5 books

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