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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.
These words then: Christ was made under the law, &c. as they are pithy and import a certain vehemency, so are they diligently to be weighed and considered.1 For they declare that the Son of God being made under the law, did not only perform one or two works of the law, that is to say, he was not only circumcised, or presented in the temple, or went up to Jerusalem with other at the times appointed, or only lived civilly under the law,2 but he suffered all the tyranny of the law. For the law being in his principal use and full power, set upon Christ, and so horribly assailed him, that he felt such anguish and terror, as no man upon the earth had ever felt the like. This his ⟨image 183⟩bloody sweat doth sufficiently witness: also his comfort by the Angel, that mighty prayer which he made in the garden, and briefly: that lamentable complaint upon the cross: O my God why hast thou forsaken me? These things he suffered to redeem those which were under the law, that is to say, in heaviness of spirit, in anguish and terror, and ready to despair, which were oppressed with the heavy burden of their sins, as in deed we are all oppressed. For as touching the flesh we sin daily against all the commandments of God. But Paul giveth us good comfort when he saith: God sent his son, &c.
These wordes then: Christe vvas made vnder the lavve, &c. as they are pithie and import a certaine vehemencie, so are they diligently to be weyed and considered.1 For they declare that the Sonne of God being made vnder the lawe, did not onely performe one or two workes of the law, that is to say, he was not onely circumcised, or presented in the temple, or went vp to Ierusalem with other at the times appoynted, or onely liued ciuily vnder the lawe,2 but he suffered all the tyranny of the lawe. For the lawe being in his principall vse and ful power, set vpon Christe, and so horribly assailed him, that he felt such anguish and terrour, as no man vpon the earth had euer felt the like. This his ⟨image 183⟩