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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. 14. For all the law is fulfilled in one word.
Verse. 14. For all the lavv is fulfilled in one vvord.
As if he said: Why do ye burden your selves with the law? Why do ye so toil and turmoil your selves about the ceremonies of the law, about meats, days, places and such other things: as how ye ought to eat, drink, keep your feasts, sacrifice? &c. Leave of these follies, and hearken what I say: All the law is fully comprehended in this one saying: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self. God delighteth not in the observation of the ceremonies of the law, neither hath he any need of them. The only thing that he requireth at your hands is this, that ye believe in Christ whom he hath sent:1 in whom ye are made perfect, and have all things. But if unto Faith, which is the most acceptable service of God, ye will also add laws, then assure ⟨image 249⟩your selves that all laws are comprehended in this short commandment: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self. Endeavour your selves to keep this commandment: which being kept, ye have fulfilled all laws.
As if he sayd: Why doe ye burden your selues with the lawe? Why doe ye so toile and tormoile your selues about the ceremonies of the law, about meates, dayes, places and such other things: as how ye ought to eate, drinke, keepe your feastes, sacrifice? &c. Leaue of these follies, and hearken what I say: All the lawe is fully comprehended in this one saying: Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. God deliteth not in the obseruation of the ceremonies of the lawe, neither hath he any neede of them. The onely thing that he requireth at your hands is this, that ye beleue in Christ whom he hath sent:1 in whom ye are made perfect, and haue all things. But if vnto Faith, which is the most acceptable seruice of God, ye will also adde lawes, then assure