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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. 2. Behold I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Verse. 2. Behold I Paule say vnto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christe shall profite you nothing.
Paul here wonderfully stirred up with zeal and fervency of spirit, thundereth against the law & circumcision: and these thundering words proceeding of great zeal and indignation, the holy Ghost wresteth from him in saying: Behold, I Paul, &c. I (I say),1 who know that I have not received the Gospel by man, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ, and have commission and authority from above to teach and define, &c. do tell you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing at all. This is a very hard sentence: whereby Paul declareth, that, to be circumcised, is as much as to make Christ utterly unprofitable: not in respect of himself, but of the Galatians, who being deceived by the subtleties of the false apostles, believed that, besides faith in Christ, it was needful for the faithful to be circumcised, without the which they could not obtain salvation.
Paule here wonderfully stirred vppe with zeale and feruencie of spirite, thundreth against the law & circumcision: and these thundring wordes proceding of great zeale and indignation, the holy Ghost wresteth frō him in saying: Behold, I Paule, &c. I (I say),1 who know that I haue not receaued the Gospel by man, but by the reuelation of Iesus Christe, and haue commission and authoritie from aboue to teach and define, &c. doe tel you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profite you nothing at all. This is a very hard sentence: wherby Paule declareth, that, to be circumcised, is as much as to make Christe vtterly vnprofitable: not in respect of himselfe, but of the Galathians, who being deceaued by the subtelties of the false apostles, beleued that, besides faith in Christe, it was needefull for the faithfull to be circumcised, without the which they could not obtaine saluation.