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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.
This is then the chief knowledge & true wisdom of Christians,1 to count these words of Paul, that Christ was delivered to death, not for our righteousness or holiness, but for our sins (which are very sins in deed, great, many, yea infinite and invincible) to be most true, effectual, & of great importance. Therefore think them not to be small, & such as may be done away by thine own works: neither yet despair thou for the greatness of them if thou feel thy self oppressed therewith either in life or death: but learn here of Paul to believe ye Christ was given, not for feigned or counterfeit sins, nor yet for small sins, but for great & huge sins: not for one or two, but for all: not for vanquished sins (for no man, no nor Angel is able to overcome the least sin that is) but for invincible sins. And except thou be found in the number of those that say: Our sins, that is, which have this doctrine of faith, & teach, hear, learn, love, & believe the same, there is no salvation for thee.
This is then the cheefe knowledge & true wisedom of Christians,1 to count these wordes of Paule, that Christ was deliuered to death, not for our righteousnes or holines, but for our sinnes (which are very sinnes in dede, great, many, yea infinite and inuincible) to be most true, effectual, & of great importaūce. Therfore thinke them not to be smal, & such as may be done away by thine owne works: neither yet despair thou for the greatnes of them if thou feele thy selfe oppressed therwith either in life or death: but learne here of Paule to beleue ye Christ was geuen, not for fained or counterfait sinnes, nor yet for small sinnes, but for great & huge sinnes: not for one or two, but for all: not for vāquished sinnes (for no man, no nor Angell is able to ouercome the least sinne that is) but for inuincible sinnes. And except thou be found in the nūber of those that say: Our sinnes, that is, which haue this doctrine of faith, & teach, heare, learne, loue, & beleue the same, ther is no saluatiō for thee.
- 1The chief wisdom of Christians.The cheefe vvisedom of Christians.