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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.
And this which I say by occasion of Pauls words, I have learned both in my self and others. I have seen many which have painfully travailed, and upon mere conscience have done as much as was possible for them to do, in fasting, in prayer, in wearing of hear, in punishing and tormenting their bodies with sundry exercises (whereby at length they must needs have utterly consumed them,1 yea although they had ben made of iron), and all to this end that they might obtain quietness and peace of conscience: notwithstanding, the more they travailed, the more they were stricken down with fear, & specially when the hour of death approached they were so fearful, that I have seen many murderers and other male factors condemned to death, dying more courageously then they did: which notwithstanding had lived very holily.
And this which I say by occasion of Paules words, I haue learned both in my selfe and others. I haue seene many which haue painfully trauailed, and vppon mere conscience haue done as much as was possible for them to doe, in fasting, in prayer, in wearing of heare, in punishing and tormenting their bodies with sundry exercises (whereby at length they must needes haue vtterly consumed them,1 yea although they had ben made of iron), and all to this end that they might obtaine quietnes and peace of conscience: notwithstanding, the more they trauailed, the more they were stricken down wt feare, & specially when the houre of death approched they were so fearfull, that I haue seene many murtherers and other male factours condemned to death, dying more couragiously then they did: which notwithstanding had liued very holily.
- 1The conscience is not quieted and pacified with the observation of mans traditions.The consciēce is not quieted and pacified vvith the obseruation of mans traditions.