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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.
Ver. 17. They would exclude you, that you should altogether love them.
Ver. 17. They vvould exclude you, that you shuld altogether loue thē.
As if he said: True it is, that they are very zealous towards you,1 but by this means they seek that ye again should be zealous towards them, and reject me. If their zeal were sincere and godly, then surely they would be content that I also should be beloved of you as well as they. But they hate our doctrine, and therefore their desire is to have it utterly overthrown, & their own preached amongst you. Now, to that end they might bring this to pass, they go about by this jealousy to pluck your hearts from me, & to make me odious unto you: to the end that when ye have conceived an hatred against me & my doctrine, and turned your affection & zeal towards them, ye should love them only, & receive no other doctrine but theirs. Thus he bringeth the false apostles into suspicion among the Galatians, showing that by this goodly pretence they go about to deceive them. So our Saviour Christ also warneth us, saying: Take heed of false prophets, 2which come to you in sheep's clothing.
As if he sayd: True it is, that they are very zealous towards you,1 but by this meanes they seeke that ye againe should be zelous towards them, and reiect me. If their zeale were sincere and godly, then surely they would be content that I also should be beloued of you as well as they. But they hate our doctrine, and therfore their desire is to haue it vtterly ouerthrowne, & their owne preached amongst you. Now, to yt ende they might bring this to passe, they goe about by this ielousie to plucke your hearts from me, & to make me odious vnto you: to ye ende that when ye haue conceiued an hatred against me & my doctrine, and turned your affection & zeale towards them, ye should loue them onely, & receiue no other doctrine but theirs. Thus he bringeth the false apostles into suspition among the Galathians, shewing that by this goodly pretence they goe about to deceiue them. So our Sauiour Christe also warneth vs, saying: Take heede of false prophets,