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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.
Wherefore it is an extreme madness that the Papists and Turks do so strive among themselves about the religion and service of God, contending that both of them have the true religion and true worship of God. And the Monks themselves agree not together. For one of them will be accounted more holy then an other for certain foolish outward ceremonies, and yet in their hearts the opinion of them all is so like, tha• one egg is not more like to an other. For this is the imagination of them all:1 If I do this work, God will have mercy upon me: if I do it not he will be angry. And therefore every man that revolteth from the knowledge of Christ, must needs fall into Idolatry, and conceive such an imagination of God as is not agreeable to his nature. As the Charterhouse Monk for the observing of his Rule, the Turk for the keeping of his Alcoran, hath this affiance, that he pleaseth God and shall receive a reward of him for his labour.
Wherfore it is an extreme madnes that the Papists and Turks do so striue among themselues about the religion and seruice of God, contending that both of them haue the true religion and true worship of God. And the Monkes themselues agree not together. For one of them wil be accounted more holy then an other for certaine foolish outward ceremonies, and yet in their hearts the opinion of them all is so like, tha• one egge is not more like to an other. For this is the imagination of thē all:1 If I doe this worke, God wil haue mercy vpon me: if I doe it not he will be angry. And therefore euery man that reuolteth from the knowledge of Christ, must needes fall into Idolatry, and conceaue such an imagination of God as is not agreable to his nature. As the Charterhouse Mōke for the obseruing of his Rule, the Turke for the keping of his Alcoran, hath this affiance, that he pleaseth God and shall receaue a reward of him for his labour.
- 1The imagination of all the meritmongers alike.