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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.
Christ also in the .18. of Luke in the parable of the wicked judge, calleth this groaning of a faithful heart, a cry, yea & such a cry as ceaseth not day & night to cry unto God, where he saith: Hear what the unrighteous judge saith. 1Now shall not God avenge his elect, which cry day & night unto him, yea though he suffer long for them? yea I tell you he vvil avenge them quickly. We at this day in so great persecution & contradiction of the Pope, of tyrants & Sectaries which fight against us both on the right hand & on the left, can do nothing else but ⟨p. 182⟩utter such groanings.2 And these were our guns & artillery wherewith we have so many years scattered the counsels and enterprises of our adversaries: whereby also we have begun to overthrow the kingdom of Antichrist. They also shall provoke Christ to hasten the day of his glorious coming, wherein he shall abolish all rule, authority and power, and shall put all his enemies under his feet. So be it.
Christ also in the .18. of Luke in the parable of the wicked iudge, calleth this groning of a faithfull heart, a cry, yea & such a cry as ceaseth not day & night to cry vnto God, where he sayth: Heare vvhat the vnrighteous iudge sayth. 1Novv shall not God auēge his elect, vvhich cry day & night vnto him, yea though he suffer long for them? yea I tel you he vvil auenge them quickly. We at this day in so great persecution & cōtradiction of the Pope, of tyrānes & Sectaries which fight against vs both on the right hand & on the left, can doe nothing else but ⟨p. 182⟩vtter such gronings.2 And these were our gunnes & artillery wherwt we haue so many yeres scattered the coūsels and enterprises of our aduersaries: wherby also we haue begon to ouerthrow the kingdom of Antichrist. They also shall prouoke Christ to hasten the day of his glorious comming, wherein he shall abolish all rule, authoritie and power, and shall put all his enemies vnder his feete. So be it.