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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.
But now mans nature is so corrupt and drowned in sin, that it can not have any right sense or cogitation of God. It loveth not God, but hateth him deadly.1 Wherefore as John saith: We loved not god, but he loved us, & sent his Son to be a reconciliation for our sins. And as Paul saith before in the second Chap: Christ hath loved me and given him self for me. And in the .4. Chap. But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth his Son made of a woman, and made under the law, that he might redeem them which were under the law. We being redeemed and justified by this Son, begin to love, according to that saying of Paul in the .8. to the Romans: That which was impossible to the law, (in as much as it was weak because of the flesh) God sending his own Son in the similitude of sinful flesh, and for sin condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, that is, might begin to be fulfilled. They are mere dreams therefore which the Sophisters and Schoolmen have taught concerning the fulfilling of the law.
But now mans nature is so corrupt and drowned in sinne, that it can not haue any right sense or cogitation of God. It loueth not God, but hateth him deadly.1 Wherfore as Iohn sayth: VVe loued not god, but he loued vs, & sent his sonne to be a reconciliation for our sinnes. And as Paule sayth before in the second Chap: Christe hath loued me and geuen him selfe for me. And in the .4. Chap. But vvhen the fulnes of time vvas come, God sent forth his sonne made of a vvoman, and made vnder the lavve, that he might redeme them vvhich vvere vnder the lavv. We being redemed and iustified by this Sonne, begin to loue, according to that saying of Paule in the .8. to the Romains: That vvhich vvas impossible to the lavv, (in as much as it vvas vveake because of the flesh) God sending his ovvne sonne in the similitude of sinnefull flesh, and for sinne condemned sinne in the flesh, that the righteousnes of the lavv might be fulfilled in vs, that is, might begin to be fulfilled. They are mere dreames therfore which the Sophisters and Schoolemen haue taught concerning the fulfilling of the lawe.