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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.
These they make grievous and heinous offences,1 that Monks and priests do marry wives, that we eat flesh upon the fridays, and such like. But this is no offence to them at all, that by their wicked doctrine they seduce & daily destroy innumerable souls, that by their evil examples they offend the weak, that they blaspheme & condemn the gospel of the glory of the mighty God, and that they persecute and kill those ye love the sincerity of doctrine & the word of life: this (I say) is to them no offence, but an obedience, a service and an acceptable sacrifice unto ⟨image 209⟩God.2 Let us ••er them therefore: For they are blind, and leaders of the blind. He that hurteth, let him hurt still, and he that is filthy, let him be more filthy. But we, because we believe, will speak and set forth the wonderful works of the Lord so long as we have breath, and will endure the persecutions of our adversaries until the time that Christ our high Bishop and King shall come from heaven, who we hope will come shortly as a just judge to take vengeance of all those that obey not his Gospel.3 So be it.
These they make greeuous and hainous offences,1 that Monks and priests doe marry wiues, that we eate flesh vpon the fridayes, and such like. But this is no offence to them at al, that by their wicked doctrine they seduce & daily destroy innumerable soules, yt by their euill examples they offend the weake, that they blaspheme & condemne ye gospell of the glory of the mighty God, and that they persecute and kil those ye loue the sinceritie of doctrine & the word of life: this (I say) is to them no offence, but an obedience, a seruice and an acceptable sacrifice vnto ⟨image 209⟩God.2 Let vs ••er them therfore: For they are blinde, and leaders of the blinde. He that hurteth, let him hurt still, and he that is filthie, let him be more filthie. But we, because we beleue, will speake and sette forth the wonderful works of the Lord so long as we haue breath, and wil endure ye persecutiōs of our aduersaries vntill the time that Christ our high Bishop and King shall come from heauen, who we hope will come shortly as a iust iudge to take vengeaunce of all those that obey not his Gospell.