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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.
Verse. 7. Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son.
Verse. 7. VVherfore thou art no more a seruaunt, but a sonne.
This is the shutting up and the conclusion of that which he said before. As if he should say: This being true that we have received the spirit by the Gospel, whereby we cry, Abba Father: then is this decree pronounced in heaven, that there is now no bondage any more, but mere liberty and adoption. And who bringeth this liberty? verily this groaning. By what means? The father offereth unto me by his promise, his grace and his fatherly favour. This remaineth then,1 that I should receive this grace. And this is done when I again with this groaning do cry, and with a childly heart do assent unto this name Father. Here then the Father & the Son meet, and the marriage is made up without all pomp and solemnity: that is to say, nothing at all cometh between: no law nor work is here required. For what should a man do in these terrors and horrible darkness of tentations? Here is nothing else but the father promising, & calling me his son by Christ, who was made under the law. &c. and I receiving and answering by this groaning, saying: Father. Here then is no exacting, nothing is required, but only that childly groaning that apprehendeth a sure hope and trust in tribulation, and saith: Thou promisest, and callest me thy child for Christs sake, and I again receive this and call thee Father. This is in deed to be made children simply and without any works. But these things without experience and practise can not be understand.
This is the shutting vppe and the conclusion of that which he said before. As if he should say: This being true that we haue receaued the spirite by the Gospell, whereby we crie, Abba Father: then is this decree pronounced in heauen, that there is now no bōdage any more, but mere libertie and adoption. And who bringeth this libertie? verely this groning. By what meanes? The father offreth vnto me by his promise, his grace and his fatherly fauour. This remaineth then,