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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.
Secondly the holy Ghost is sent by the word into the hearts of the believers, as here it is said: God sent the spirit of his son. &c. This sending is without any visible appearance: to wit, when by the hearing of the external word, we receive an inward fervency and light, whereby we are changed & become new creatures: whereby also we receive a new judgement, a new feeling, & a new moving. This change & this new judgement is no work of reason, or of the power of man, but is the gift & operation of the holy Ghost,1 which cometh with the word preached, which purifieth our hearts by faith, and bringeth forth in us ⟨p. 178⟩spiritual motions. Therefore there is a great difference betwixt us & those which with force & subtlety persecute the doctrine of the gospel. For we by the grace of God can certainly judge by the word, of the will of God towards us: also of all laws and doctrines, of our own life and of the life of others. Contrariwise the Papists and Sectaries can not certainly judge of any thing: For they corrupt, they persecute and blaspheme the word. Now, without the word a man can give no certain judgement of any thing.
Secondly the holy Ghost is sent by the word into the hearts of the beleuers, as here it is sayd: God sent the spirite of his sonne. &c. This sending is wtout any visible appearance: to witte, when by ye hearing of the externall word, we receaue an inward feruencie and light, wherby we are chaunged & become new creatures: wherby also we receaue a new iudgement, a new feeling, & a new mouing. This chaūge & this new iudgemēt is no worke of reason, or of the power of mā, but is the gift & operation of the holy Ghost,1 which commeth wt the word preached, which purifieth our hearts by faith, and bringeth forth in vs ⟨p. 178⟩spirituall motions. Therefore there is a great difference betwixt vs & those which wt force & subteltie persecute ye doctrine of the gospell. For we by the grace of God can certainly iudge by the word, of the will of God towardes vs: also of all lawes and doctrines, of our owne life and of the life of others. Contrariwise the Papists and Sectaries can not certainly iudge of any thing: For they corrupt, they persecute and blaspheme the word. Now, without the word a man can geue no certaine iudgement of any thing.