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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.
This thing the Gospel also witnesseth, speaking of the woman which was grieved 12. years with a bloody issue,1 & suffered many things of many Physicians, upon whom she had spent all her substance, & yet could not be cured, but the longer she was under their hands, the worse she was. As many therefore as do the works of the law to the end they may be justified thereby, are not only not made righteous, but twice more unrighteous then they were before, that is (as I have said) more weak & beggarly, & more unapt to do any good work. This have I proved to be true both in my self & in many others. I have known many Monks in the Papacy which with great zeal have done many great works for the attaining of righteousness & salvation, and yet were they more impatient, more weak, more miserable, more faithless, more fearful, & more ready to despair than any other. The civil Magistrates who were ever occupied in great and weighty affairs, were not so impatient, so fearful, so faint hearted, so superstitious and so faithless as these Justiciaries and Meritmongers were.
This thing the Gospell also witnesseth, speaking of the woman which was greeued 12. yeres wt a bloudy issue,1 & suffered many things of many Phisitians, vpon whom she had spent all her substance, & yet could not be cured, but the longer she was vnder their hands, the worse she was. As many therfore as doe the works of the law to the end they may be iustified thereby, are not onely not made righteous, but twise more vnrighteous then they were before, that is (as I haue said) more weake & beggerly, & more vnapt to doe any good worke. This haue I proued to be true both in my self & in many others. I haue knowen many Monks in ye Papacy which with great zeale haue done many great works for the attaining of righteousnes & saluation, and yet were they more impatiēt, more weake, more miserable, more faithles, more fearful, & more ready to despaire thē any other. The ciuil Magistrates who were euer occupied in great and weightie affaires, were not so impatient, so fearfull, so faint hearted, so superstitious and so faithles as these Iusticiaries and Meritmongers were.
- 1Luke. 5.43. Of the woman which was diseased with the bloody issue.