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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.
Such spiritual comfort, such heavenly doctrine, such experience and practise of conscience herein is contained, such triumphing over Satan and all his power infernal, such contempt of the law compared with the Gospel, such an holy pride and exaltation of the believing man (whom here he maketh a person divine, the Son of God, the heir of the whole earth, ⟨image 4⟩conqueror of the world, of sin of death and the devil) with such phrases and speeches of high contemplation, of Christ, of grace, of justification and of faith (which faith, saith he, transfigureth a man into Christ, and coupleth him more near unto Christ then the husband is coupled to his wife, and maketh a man more then a man), with such other mighty voices, full of spiritual glory and majesty, as the like hath not been used lightly of any writer since the Apostles time, neither durst he ever have used the same him self, had not great experience and exercise of conscience by inward conflicts and profound agonies framed him thereunto, and ministered to him both this knowledge of spirit and boldness of speech.
Such spiritual comfort, such heauenly doctrine, such experience and practise of conscience herein is contained, such triumphing ouer Sathan and al his power infernall, such contempt of the lawe compared with the Gospell, such an holy pride and exaltation of the beleuinge man (whom here he maketh a person diuine, the Sonne of God, the heire of the whole earth, ⟨image 4⟩conquerour of the world, of sinne of death and the deuill) with such phrases and speeches of high cōtemplation, of Christ, of grace, of iustificatiō and of faith (which faith, saith he, transfigureth a man into Christ, and coupleth him more nere vnto Christ then the husband is coupled to his wife, and maketh a man more then a man), with such other mighty voices, full of spirituall glory and maiestie, as the like hath not bene vsed lightly of any writer since the Apostles time, neither durst he euer haue vsed the same him selfe, had not greate experience and exercise of conscience by inward conflictes and profound agonies framed him thereunto, and ministred to him both this knowledge of spirite and boldenes of speech.