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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.
But how may we obtain remission of our sins? Paul answereth, that the man which is called Jesus Christ the son of God hath given him self for them. These are excellent & most comfortable words, & are promises of the old law, that our sins are taken away by none other mean, then by the son of God delivered unto death. With such guns and such artillery must the Papacy be destroyed, and all the ⟨p. 17⟩all the religions of the heathen, all works, all merits and all superstitious ceremonies. For if our sins may be taken away by our own works, merits and satisfactions, what needed the son of God to be given for them? But seeing he was given for them, it followeth, that we can not do them away by our own works.
But how may we obtaine remission of our sinnes? Paule answereth, that the man which is called Iesus Christ the sonne of God hath geuē him selfe for them. These are excellēt & most comfortable words, & are promises of the olde law, that our sinnes are taken away by none other meane, then by the sonne of God deliuered vnto death. With such gunnes and such artillarie must the Papacie be destroyed, and all the ⟨p. 17⟩all the religions of the heathen, all works, all merits and all superstitious ceremonies. For if our sinnes may be taken away by our owne works, merites and satisfactions, what needed the sonne of God to be giuen for them? But seeing he was giuen for them, it followeth, that we can not doe them away by our owne works.
Again, by this sentence it is declared, that our sins are so great, so infinite and invincible, that it is impossible for the whole world to satisfy for one of them: and surely the greatness of the ransom (namely Christ the son of God, who gave himself for our sins) declareth sufficiently, that we can neither satisfy for sin, nor have dominion over it. The force and power of sin is set forth and amplified by these words exceedingly: which gave himself for our sins. 1