Valerius Herberger (21 April 1562 – 18 May 1627) was a GermanLutheran preacher and theologian.
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He was born atFraustadt,Silesia (nowWschowa inPoland). He studied for three years at Freystadt in Silesia (nowKożuchów inPoland), and then entered theUniversity of Frankfort-on-the-Oder. In 1582 he went toLeipzig University.
In 1584 he became a teacher in Fraustadt, in 1590deacon, and in 1599pastor.Sigismund III Vasa ordered his congregation to cede their house of worship to the Roman Catholics; Herberger then acquired two private residences, which he gradually transformed into a church. He died in Fraustadt.
In 1613 an epidemic broke out at Fraustadt, and under those circumstances Herberger composed his only hymn,Valet will ich dir geben ("O world, so vain, I leave thee"). It was published in 1614 with a melody byMelchior Teschner.[1]
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He was a prolific writer. His most comprehensive work isMagnalia Dei de Jesu scripturæ nucleo et medulla (12 parts, 1601–18), meditations on the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, emphasising the revelation of Christ in theOld Testament. Herberger also wrote commentaries on Revelation xxi.-xxii. and published them asHimmelsches Jerusalem (1609).Passionszeiger (1611),Trauerbinden or funeral sermons (7 vols., 1611–21), andEvangelische Herzpostille (1613) are collections of sermons which may be mentioned.
After his death appearedEpistolische Herzpostille,97 Predigten über Jesus Sirach, andStoppelpostille (sermons on various texts). Several of his works were reprinted in the nineteenth century:
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