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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.
But so far of is it that we think this groaning which we make in these terrors and in this our weakness, to be a cry, that scarcely we perceive it to be a groaning. For our Faith which in tentation thus groaneth unto Christ, is very weak if we consider our own sense and feeling. And this is the cause that we hear not this cry. We have but only the word, which when we apprehend in this conflict, we have a little breathing, and then we groan. Of this groaning some little feeling we have,1 but the cry we hear not. But he (sayeth Paul) which searcheth the hearts, knoweth what is the meaning of the spirit. &c. To this searcher of the hearts, this small and feeble groaning (as it seemeth unto us) is a loud and a mighty cry, and an unspeakable groaning: in comparison whereof the great and horrible roarings of the law, of sin, of death, of the devil, and of hell, are nothing, neither can they be once heard. Paul therefore, not without cause, calleth this groaning of a godly afflicted heart, a cry, and a groaning of the spirit which can not be expressed. For it filleth the whole heaven, so that the Angels think they hear nothing else but this cry.
But so farre of is it that we thinke this groning which we make in these terrours and in this our weaknes, to be a cry, that scarsely we perceaue it to be a groning. For our Faith which in tentation thus groneth vnto Christ, is very weake if we consider our owne sense and feeling. And this is the cause that we heare not this crie. We haue but onely the word, which when we apprehend in this conflict, we haue a litle breathing, and then we grone. Of this groning some litle feeling we haue,1 but the crie we heare not. But he (sayeth Paule) vvhich searcheth the heartes, knovveth vvhat is the meaning of the spirite. &c. To this searcher of the hearts, this small and feeble groning (as it seemeth vnto vs) is a loud and a mighty cry, and an vnspeakeable groning: in comparison whereof the great and horrible rorings of the law, of sinne, of death, of the deuill, and of hell, are nothing, neither can they be once heard. Paule therfore, not without cause, calleth this groning of a godly afflicted heart, a cry, and a groning of the spirite which can not be expressed. For it filleth the whole heauen, so that the Angels thinke they heare nothing else but this crie.
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