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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.
1Verse. 27. For it is written: Rejoice thou barren that bearest no children: break forth and cry thou that travailest not: for the desolate have many moe children then she which hath an husband.
1Verse. 27. For it is vvrytten: Reioyce thou barren that bearest no children: breake forth and crie thou that trauailest not: for the desolate haue many moe children then she vvhich hath an husband.
Paul allegeth this place out of Isaiah the Prophet, which is altogether allegorical.1 It is written (sayeth he) that the mother of many children, and she which hath an husband must be sick and die and contrariwise, that the barren & she which hath no children, must have abundance of children. After the same manner Hanna singeth in her song, out of that which Isaiah the Prophet took his Prophecy, 1. Sam. 2. The bow and the mighty men are broken, 2and the weak have girded them selves with strength. They that were full are hired forth for bread, and the hungry are no more hired, so that the barren hath borne seven: and she that had many children is feeble. A marvellous matter (saith he): she that was fruitful shall be made barren, and she that was barren fruitful. Moreover, such as before were strong, full, rich, glorious, righteous and blessed, shall become feeble, hungry, poor, ignominious, sinners, subject to death and damnation: And contrariwise the feeble and hungry, &c. shall be strong