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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. 10. I have trust in you through the Lord.
Verse. 10. I haue trust in you through the Lord.
As if he would say: I have taught, admonished, and reproved you enough, so that ye would hearken unto me. Notwithstanding I hope well of you in the Lord. Here riseth a question, whether Paul doth well when he saith he hath a good hope or trust of the Galatians, seeing the holy Scripture forbiddeth any trust to be put in men. Both Faith and charity have their trust and belief,1 but after divers sorts by reason of the diversity of their objects. Faith trusteth in God, and therefore it ⟨image 242⟩can not be deceived: charity believeth man and therefore it is often deceived. Now, this Faith that springeth of charity is so necessary to this present life, that without it life can not continue in the world. For if one man should not believe & trust an other, what life should we live upon earth? The true Christians do sooner believe and give credit through charity, then the children of this world do. For faith towards men is a fruit of the spirit, or of christian Faith in the godly. Hereupon Paul had a trust of yt Galatians, yea though they were fallen from his doctrine: but yet through the Lord. As if he should say: I trust unto you so far forth, as the Lord is in you, & ye in him: that is to say, so far forth as ye abide in the truth. From which if you fall away, seduced by the ministers of Satan, I will not trust unto you any more. Thus it is lawful for the godly to trust and believe men.