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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.
Against this tentation we must use the words of Paul, 1in the which he giveth a very good and a true definition of Christ in this manner: Christ is the son of God and of the virgin, delivered and put to death for our sins. Here if the Devil allege any other definition of Christ, say thou: The definition and the thing defined are false: therefore I will not receive this definition. I speak not this without cause: For I know what moveth me to be so earnest that we should learn to define Christ out of the words of Paul. For in deed Christ is no cruel exactor, but a forgiver of the sins of the whole world. Wherefore if thou be a sinner (as in deed we are all) set not Christ down upon the reign bow as a judge (for so shalt thou be terrified and despair of his mercy): but take hold of his true definition, namely that Christ the son of God and of the virgin, is a person, not that terrifieth, not that afflicteth, not that condemneth us of sin, not that demandeth an account of us for our life evil passed: but gave him self for our sins,2 and with one oblation hath put away the sins of the whole world, hath nailed ⟨image 27⟩them to the cross, and put them clean out by him self.
Against this tentation we must vse the words of Paule, 1in the which he geueth a very good and a true definition of Christ in this maner: Christ is the sonne of God and of the virgine, deliuered and put to death for our sinnes. Here if the Deuill aledge any other definition of Christ, say thou: The definition and the thing defined are false: therefore I will not receaue this definition. I speake not this without cause: For I know what moueth me to be so earnest that we should learne to define Christ out of the words of Paule. For in deede Christ is no cruel exactor, but a forgeuer of the sinnes of the whole world. Wherefore if thou be a sinner (as in deede we are all) set not Christ downe vpon the raigne bowe as a iudge (for so shalt thou be terrified and despaire of his mercy): but take hold of his true definition, namely that Christ ye sonne of God and of the virgine, is a person, not that terrifieth, not that afflicteth, not that condemneth vs of sinne, not that demaundeth an account of vs for our life euill passed: but gaue him selfe for our sinnes,