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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. 10. Ye observe days and months, times and years,
Verse. 10. Ye obserue dayes and monethes, times and yeares,
By these words he plainly declareth what the false apostles taught,1 namely the observation of days, months, times & years. The Jews were commanded to keep holy the Sabbath day, the new Moons, the first and the sieveth month, the three appointed times or feasts,2 namely, the paschal or passover, the feast of weeks, of the tabernacles, and the year of Jubilee. These ceremonies the Galatians were also constrained by the false apostles to keep as necessary to righteousness. Therefore he saith that they, losing the grace & liberty which they had in ⟨image 201⟩Christ, were turned back to the serving of weak and beggarly elements. For they were persuaded by the false apostles, that these laws must needs be kept, and by keeping of them they should obtain righteousness: but if they kept them not they should be damned. Contrariwise Paul can in no wise suffer that mens consciences should be bound to the law of Moses, but always delivereth them from the law. Behold I Paul (sayeth he a little after in the .5. chap.) do write unto you, 3that if ye be circumcised, 4Christ shall profit you nothing. And