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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.
Verse. 19. But as then he that was borne after the flesh, persecuted him that was borne after the spirit, even so is it now.
Verse. 19. But as then he that vvas borne after the flesh, persecuted him that vvas borne after the spirite, euen so is it novv.
This place containeth a singular consolation. Whosoever are borne and live in Christ, and rejoice in this birth and inheritance of God, have Ismael for their enemy and their persecutor. This we learn at this day by experience: For we see that all the world is full of tumults, persecutions, sects and offences. Wherefore, if we did not arm our selves with this consolation of Paul and such like, and well understand this article of Justification, we should never be able to withstand the violence & subtle sleights of Satan. For who should not be troubled with these cruel persecutions of our adversaries, and with these sects and infinite offences, which a sort of busy and fantastical spirits stir up at this day? Verily it is no small grief unto us, when we are constrained to hear that all things were in peace & tranquility before the Gospel came abroad:1 but since the preaching & publishing thereof, all things are unquiet & the whole world is in an uproar, so that every one armeth himself against an other. When a man that is not endued with the spirit of God heareth this, by and by he is offended, and judgeth that the disobedience of subjects against their magistrates, that seditions, wars, plagues & famine, that the overthrowing of common weals, kingdoms and countries, that sects, offences and such other infinite evils do proceed altogether of the doctrine of the Gospel.