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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. 9. But now seeing ye know God.
Verse. 9. But novv seing ye knovv God.
As though he would say: This is a marvellous thing, that ye knowing God by the preaching of Faith, do so suddenly revolt from the true knowledge of his will (wherein I thought ye were so surely established, that I feared nothing less then that ye should so easily be overthrown) do now again by the instigation of the false Apostles, return to the weak and beggarly ceremonies, which ye would serve again afresh. Ye heard before by my preaching, that this is the will of God,1 to bless all nations: not by circumcision or by the observation of the law, but by Christ promised to Abraham. They that believe in him shall be blessed with faithful Abraham: they are the sons and heirs of God.2 Thus (I say) have ye known God.
As though he would say: This is a maruelous thing, that ye knowing God by the preaching of Faith, doe so suddainly reuolt from the true knowledge of his will (wherein I thought ye were so surely established, that I feared nothing lesse then that ye should so easily be ouerthrowne) doe now againe by the instigation of the false Apostles, returne to the weake and beggerly ceremonies, which ye would serue againe afresh. Ye heard before by my preaching, that this is the will of God,1 to blesse all nations: not by circumcision or by the obseruation of the law, but by Christe promised to Abraham. They that beleue in him shall be blessed with faithfull Abraham: they are the sonnes and heires of God.