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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.
He correcteth the sentence going before [:But now seeing ye have known God] or rather turneth it after this manner: yea rather ye are known of God. For he feared lest they had lost God utterly. As if he would say: Alas, are ye come to this point, that now ye know not God, but return again from grace to the law? Yet notwithstanding God knoweth you. And in deed our knowledge is rather passive then active: that is to say, it consisteth in this, that we are rather known of God, then that we know him. All our doing, that is, all our endeavour ⟨p. 191⟩to know and to apprehend God, is to suffer God to work in us. He giveth the word: which when we have received by Faith given from above, we are new borne and made the sons of God. This is then the sense and meaning. Ye are known of God, that is, ye are visited with the word, ye are endued with Faith and the holy Ghost, whereby ye are renewed. &c. Wherefore even by these words. Ye are known of God, 1he taketh away all righteousness from the law, and denieth that we attain the knowledge of God through the worthiness of our own works. For no man knoweth the father but the son, 2& he to whom the son vvill reveal him. Also:3 He by his knowledge shall justify many, because he shall bear our iniquities. Wherefore our knowledge concerning God, consisteth in suffering and not in doing.
He correcteth the sentence going before [:But novv seing ye haue knovven God] or rather turneth it after this maner: yea rather ye are knovven of God. For he feared lest they had lost God vtterly. As if he would say: Alas, are ye come to this poynt, that now ye know not God, but returne againe from grace to the law? Yet notwithstanding God knoweth you. And in deede our knowledge is rather passiue then actiue: that is to say, it consisteth in this, that we are rather knowen of God, then that we know him. All our doing, that is, all our endeuour ⟨p. 191⟩to know and to apprehend God, is to suffer God to worke in vs. He geueth the word: which when we haue receiued by Faith geuen from aboue, we are new borne and made the sonnes of God. This is then the sense and meaning. Ye are knovven of God, that is, ye are visited with the word, ye are endued with Faith and the holy Ghost, wherby ye are renewed. &c. Wherfore euen by these words. Ye are knovven of God,