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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.
Paul here knitteth up the matter with a notable conclusion, saying: Ye will be justified by the law, by circumcision and by works: but we seek not to be justified by this means, lest Christ should be made utterly unprofitable unto us: and we become debtors to perform the whole law, and so finally fall away from grace: but we wait in spirit through Faith for the hope of righteousness. Every word is here diligently to be noted, for they are pithy and full of power. He doth not only say, as he is wont: We are justified by Faith, or in spirit by Faith, but moreover he addeth: We wait for the hope of righteousness, including hope also, that he may comprehend the whole matter of Faith.
Paule here knitteth vppe the matter with a notable conclusion, saying: Ye will be iustified by the lawe, by circumcision and by workes: but we seeke not to be iustified by this meanes, lest Christ should be made vtterly vnprofitable vnto vs: and we become detters to performe the whole lawe, and so finally fall away from grace: but we waite in spirite through Faith for the hope of righteousnes. Euery word is here diligently to be noted, for they are pithie and full of power. He doth not only say, as he is wont: We are iustified by Faith, or in spirite by Faith, but moreouer he addeth: VVe vvaite for the hope of righteousnes, including hope also, that he may comprehend the whole matter of Faith.
Hope, after the manner of the Scriptures, is taken two ways: for the thing that is hoped for, & for the affection of him that hopeth. For the thing which is hoped for, it is taken in yt first chapt. to the Coloss:1 For the hopes sake which is laid up for you in heaven: that is to say, the thing which ye hope for. For the affection of him that hopeth, it is taken in the 8 chap. to the Romans: For we are saved by hope. 2So hope in this place also may be taken two ways, and so it yieldeth a double sense. The first is: We wait in spirit through Faith for the hope of righteousness, that is to say, the righteousness hoped for, which shall be certainly revealed in such time as it pleaseth the Lord to give it. The second: We wait in spirit by Faith for righteousness with hope and desire: that is to say, we are righteous: howbeit our righteousness is not yet revealed, but hangeth yet in hope. For, as long as we live here, sin remaineth in our flesh: