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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.
Vers. 16. Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
Vers. 16. Am I therfore becōe your enemy, because I tel you the truth?
Here he showeth the reason, why he speaketh the Galatians so fair. For he suspecteth that they take him for their enemy, because he had reproved them so sharply. I pray you (saith he) set apart these rebukes, and separate them from doctrine, and ye shall find that my purpose was not to rebuke you, but to teach you the truth. In deed I confess that my Epistle is sharp and severe: but by this severity I go about to call you back again to the truth of the Gospel, from the which ye are fallen, and to keep you in the same: therefore apply this sharpness & this bitter potion, not to your persons, but to your disease: And judge me not to be your enemy in rebuking you so sharply, but rather think that I am your father. For unless I loved you dearly as my children, and knew also that I am beloved of you, I would not have reproved you so sharply.
Here he sheweth the reason, why he speaketh the Galathians so faire. For he suspecteth that they take him for their enemie, because he had reproued them so sharply. I pray you (sayth he) set apart these rebukes, and separate them from doctrine, and ye shal finde that my purpose was not to rebuke you, but to teach you the truth. In deede I confesse that my Epistle is sharpe and seuere: but by this seueritie I goe about to call you backe againe to the truth of the Gospel, from ye which ye are falne, and to kepe you in the same: therfore applie this sharpnes & this bitter potiō, not to your persons, but to your disease: And iudge me not to be your enemy in rebuking you so sharply, but rather thinke that I am your father. For vnlesse I loued you dearly as my children, and knew also that I am beloued of you, I would not haue reproued you so sharply.