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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. 24.25. For these mothers are the two* Testaments: the one which is Hagar of mount Sina, which engendereth unto bondage. (For Hagar or Sina is a mountain in Arabia.
Vers. 24.25. For these mothers are the tvvo* Testamentes: the one vvhich is Agar of mount Syna, vvhich engendreth vnto bondage. (For Agar or Syna is a mountaine in Arabia.
- *They are called two covenants, one of the old, another of the new testament although in very deed they are not two, but are so called in respect of the times.They are called tvvo couenaunts, one of the olde, another of the nevv testamēt although in very deede they are not tvvo, but are so called in respect of the times.
1Abraham is a figure of God, which hath two sons, that is to say, two sorts of people are represented by Ismael and Isaac. These two are borne unto him by Hagar and Sarah, the which signify the two Testaments,2 the old and the new. The old is of mount Sina, begetting unto bondage,3 which is Hagar. For the Arabians in their language call Hagar the same mountain which the Jews call Sinai (which seemeth to have that name of brambles and thorns):