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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.
Wherefore they that seek to be justified and quickened by the law, are much further of from righteousness and life, then the Publicans, sinners and harlots. For they can not trust to their own works, seeing they be such, for the which they can not hope to obtain grace and forgiveness of sins.1 For if righteousness & works done according to the law do not justify, how can sins justify which are committed contrary to the law? Therefore in this point they are in far better case then the Justiciaries: for they have no affiance in their own works: which greatly hindereth true Faith in Christ, if it do not utterly take it away. Contrariwise the Justiciaries which abstain outwardly from sins, and live holily and without blame in the sight of the world, can not be without the opinion of their own righteousness, with the which true Faith in Christ can not stand: And for this cause they be more miserable then Publicans and harlots,2 who offer not their good works to God in his displeasure, that for the same he may recompense them with everlasting life (as the Justiciaries do) for they have none to offer: but desire that their sins may be pardoned for Christs sake, &c.
Wherfore they that seeke to be iustified and quickned by the law, are much further of from righteousnes and life, then the Publicanes, sinners and harlots. For they can not trust to their owne works, seing they be such, for the which they can not hope to obtaine grace and sorgeuenes of sinnes.1 For if righteousnes & works done according to the lawe doe not iustifie, how can sinnes iustifie which are committed contrary to the lawe? Therefore in this poynt they are in farre better case then the Iusticiaries: for they haue no affiance in theyr owne workes: which greatly hindreth true Faith in Christe, if it doe not vtterly take it away. Contrariwise the Iusticiaries which abstaine outwardly from sinnes, and liue holily and without blame in the sight of the world, can not be without the opinion of their owne righteousnes, with the which true Faith in Christe can not stande: And for this cause they be more miserable then Publicanes and harlotes,2 who offer not their good workes to God in his displeasure, that for the same he may recompence them with euerlasting life (as the Iusticiaries doe) for they haue none to offer: but desire that their sinnes may be pardoned for Christes sake, &c.