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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.
Augustine saith very well and godly, that every man seeth most certainly his own Faith, if he have Faith. This do they deny. God forbid (say they) that I should assure my self that I am under grace, that I am holy, and that I have the holy Ghost, yea although I live godly and do all good works. Ye which are young, and are not infected with this pernicious opinion (whereupon the whole kingdom of the Pope is grounded) take heed & fly from it as from a most dangerous plague. We that are old men have ben trained up in this error even from our youth, and have ben so nursled therein, that it hath taken deep root in our hearts.1 Therefore it is to us no less labour to unlearn and forget the same, then to learn and lay hold upon true Faith. But we must be assured & out of doubt that we are under grace, that we please God for Christs sake, and that we have the holy Ghost: For if any man have not the spirit of Christ, the same is none of his.
Augustine sayth very well and godly, that euery man seeth most certainely his owne Faith, if he haue Faith. This doe they deny. God forbid (say they) that I should assure my selfe that I am vnder grace, that I am holy, and that I haue the holy Ghost, yea although I liue godly and doe all good workes. Ye which are yong, and are not infected with this pernicious opinion (whervpon the whole kingdom of the Pope is groūded) take heede & flie from it as from a most daungerous plague. We that are old men haue ben trained vp in this errour euen from our youth, and haue ben so nusled therein, that it hath taken deepe roote in our hearts.1 Therefore it is to vs no lesse labour to vnlearne and forget the same, then to learne and lay hold vpon true Faith. But we must be assured & out of dout that we are vnder grace, yt we please God for Christes sake, and that we haue the holy Ghost: For if any mā haue not the spirite of Christ, the same is none of his.
- 1We must assure our selves that we are under grace. Rom. 8.9.VVe must assure our selues that vve are vnder grace.