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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.
Verse. 9. A little leaven doth leaven the whole lump.
Verse. 9. A litle leauen doth leauen the vvhole lumpe.
This whole Epistle sufficiently witnesseth how Paul was grieved with the fall of the Galatians, and how often he beat into their heads (sometime chiding and sometime entreating them) the exceeding great & horrible enormities that should ensue upon this their fall, unless they repented. This fatherly and Apostolical care and admonition of Paul moved some of them nothing at all: For many of them acknowledged Paul no more for their teacher, but preferred the false apostles far above him: of whom they thought them selves to have received the true doctrine, and not of Paul. 1Moreover the false apostles, no doubt, slandered Paul among the Galatians, saying that he was an obstinate and a contentious fellow, which for a light matter would break the unity of the churches, and for no other cause but that he alone would be counted wise and be magnified of them. Through this false accusation they made Paul very odious unto many.
This whole Epistle sufficiently witnesseth how Paule was greeued with the fall of the Galathians, and how often he beat into their heades (sometime chiding and sometime entreating them) the exceding great & horrible enormities that should ensue vpō this their fall, vnlesse they repented. This fatherly and Apostolicall care and admonition of Paule moued some of them nothing at all: For many of them acknowledged Paule no more for their teacher, but preferred the false apostles farre aboue him: of whom they thought them selues to haue receaued the true doctrine, and not of Paule.