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Commentary upon the Epistle to the Galatians
A commentary of M. Doctor Martin Luther upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Galatians first collected and gathered word by word out of his preaching, and now out of Latin faithfully translated into English for the unlearned. Wherein is set forth most excellently the glorious riches of Gods grace ...A commentarie of M. Doctor Martin Luther vpon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Galathians first collected and gathered vvord by vvord out of his preaching, and novv out of Latine faithfully translated into English for the vnlearned. Wherein is set forth most excellently the glorious riches of Gods grace ...
London: printed by Thomas Vautroullier dwelling wihtin sic, 1575London: printed by Thomas Vautroullier dvvelling vvihtin sic, 1575
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Wherefore it is very profitable for us to have always before ⟨p. 175⟩our eyes this sweet and comfortable sentence and such like,1 which set out Christ truly and lively, that in our whole life, in all dangers, in the confession of our Faith before tyrants, and in the hour of death we may boldly and with a sure confidence say: O law, thou hast no power over me, and therefore thou dost accuse and condemn me in vain. For I believe in Jesus Christ the son of God, whom the Father sent into the world to redeem us miserable sinners oppressed with the tyranny of the law. He gave his life and shed his blood for me. Therefore feeling thy terrors and threatenings, O law, I plunge my conscience in the wounds, blood, death, resurrection and victory of my Saviour Christ. Besides him I will see nothing, I will hear nothing. This Faith is our victory, whereby we overcome the terrors of the law,2 sin, death and all evils, and yet not without great conflicts. And here do the children of God, which are daily exercised with grievous temptations, wrestle & sweat in deed.3 For oftentimes it cometh into their minds that Christ will accuse them & plead against them: that he will require an account of their former life, and that he will condemn them. They can not assure them selves that he is sent of his Father to redeem us from the tyranny and oppression of the law. And whereof cometh this? They have not yet fully put of the flesh, which rebelleth against the spirit.4 Therefore the terrors of the law, the fear of death, and such like sorrowful and heavy sights do oftentimes return, which hinder our Faith that it can not apprehend the benefit of Christ (who hath redeemed us from the bondage of the law) with such assurance as it should do.
Wherefore it is very profitable for vs to haue alwayes before ⟨p. 175⟩our eyes this sweete and comfortable sentence and such like,