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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.
The School doctors speaking of yt abolishment of the law, say that the Judicial & the ceremonial laws are pernicious since the coming of Christ and therefore are abolished: but not the moral law. These blind Doctors knew not what they said. But if thou wilt speak of the abolishment of the law, talk of it as it is in his own proper use & office,1 & as it is spiritually taken, & comprehend withal the whole law, making no distinction at all betwixt the Judicial, Ceremonial and Moral law. For when Paul saith, that we are delivered from the curse of the law by Christ, he speaketh of the whole law, and principally of the Moral law, which only accuseth, curseth & condemneth the conscience: ⟨image 219⟩which the other two do not. Wherefore we say that the Moral law, or the law of the ten commandments hath no power to accuse and terrify the conscience, in which Jesus Christ reigneth by his grace: for he hath abolished the power thereof.
The Scholedoctors speaking of yt abolishment of the law, say that ye Iudiciall & the ceremonial lawes are pernicious since the comming of Christ and therfore are abolished: but not the morall law. These blind Doctors knew not what they said. But if thou wilt speake of ye abolishment of the law, talke of it as it is in his owne proper vse & office,1 & as it is spiritually taken, & comprehend withall the whole lawe, making no distinction at all betwixt the Iudiciall, Ceremoniall and Morall law. For when Paule sayth, that we are deliuered from the curse of the law by Christ, he speaketh of the whole lawe, and principally of the Moral law, which only accuseth, curseth & condemneth the cōscience: ⟨image 219⟩which the other two doe not. Wherefore we say that the Morall lawe, or the lawe of the ten commaundements hath no power to accuse and terrifie the conscience, in which Iesus Christe raigneth by his grace: for he hath abolished the power therof.
- 1The whole law is abolished.The vvhole lavv is abolished.