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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.
Paul suffered the same tentation which we suffer at this day. He was marvellously troubled with this enormity,1 that after the preaching of his doctrine which was divine & holy, he saw so many sects, commotions, dissipations of common weals, changes of kingdoms and such other like things to ensue, which were the cause of infinite evils & offences. He was accused of the Jews to be a pernicious fellow, a mover of sedition in his whole nation,2 and to be an author of the sect of the Nazarites. As if they had said: This is a seditious and a blasphemous fellow: for he preacheth such things whereby he not only overthroweth the Jewish common wealth excellently well ordered and stablished by the laws of God: but also abolisheth even the ten commandments, the religion and service of God, and our priesthood and publisheth through out the world the Gospel (as he calleth it): whereof are sprung infinite evils, seditions, offences, and sects. He is compelled to ⟨image 208⟩hear of the Gentiles also which cried out against him in Philippi,3 that he was a troubler of their City, and preached ordinances which were not lawful for them to receive. &c.
Paule suffred ye same tentation which we suffer at this day. He was maruelously troubled wt this enormitie,1 that after the preaching of his doctrine which was diuine & holy, he saw so many sects, commotiōs, dissipations of common weales, chaūges of kingdoms and such other like things to ensue, which were the cause of infinite euils & offences. He was accused of ye Iewes to be a pernicious felow, a mouer of sedition in his whole nation,2 and to be an author of the secte of the Nazarites. As if they had sayd: This is a seditious and a blasphemous fellow: for he preacheth such things wherby he not onely ouerthroweth ye Iewish common wealth excellently well ordred and stablished by the lawes of God: but also abolisheth euen the ten commaundements, the religion and seruice of God, and our priesthoode and publisheth thorow out the world the Gospell (as he calleth it): whereof are sprong infinite euilles, seditions, offences, and sectes. He is compelled to