Luther: assurance

Martin Luther once said, "I am so glad that God said He 'so loved the world...that whosoever believeth should not perish', because even if God had said that He loved Martin Luther , that if Martin Luther believed Martin Luther would not perish, I would be afraid He was referring to another Martin Luther."

Quoted RT Kendall A Man After God's Own Heart p 170

a Kempis 9

Love is a great thing, on all sides a great good; it alone can make the heavy burden light, and bears with evenness all inequalities. For it bears a burden without a sense of its weight, and makes every bitter thing sweet and pleasant.