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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.
1This then is nothing else, but that mans reason fain would that sin were of no greater force and power, than she her self dreameth it to be. Hereof it cometh that the hypocrites being ignorant of Christ, although they feel the remorse of sin, do think notwithstanding that they shall be able easily to put it away by their good works & merits,2 & secretly in their harts they wish that these words: which gave himself for our sins, were but as words spoken in humility, and would have their sins not to be true & very sins in deed, but light & small matters. To be short, mans reason would fain bring and present unto God a feigned and a counterfeit sinner, which is nothing afraid, nor hath any feeling of sin. It would bring him that is whole, and not him that hath need of a Physician, and when it feeleth no sin, then would it ⟨p. 18⟩believe that Christ was given for our sins.
1This then is nothing else, but that mans reason faine would that sinne were of no greater force and power, thē she her selfe dreameth it to be. Hereof it commeth that the hypocrites being ignorāt of Christ, although they feele the remorse of sinne, do thinke notwithstāding that they shalbe able easely to put it away by their good works & merits,2 & secretly in their harts they wish that these words: vvhich gaue himself for our sinnes, were but as words spoken in humilitie, and would haue their sinnes not to be true & very sinnes in deede, but light & small matters. To be short, mans reason would faine bring and present vnto God a fained and a counterfet sinner, which is nothing afraid, nor hath any feeling of sinne. It would bring him that is whole, and not him that hath neede of a Phisician, and when it feeleth no sinne, then would it ⟨p. 18⟩beleeue that Christ was geuen for our sinnes.
- 1Mans reason doth extenuate and lessen sin.