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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.
Wherefore Paul would have us to walk in the spirit,1 lest we fulfil the lust of the flesh. As if he should say: Although ye be moved with wrath & displeasure against your brother, offending you or doing any thing heinously against you, yet notwithstanding resist & repress these violent motions through the spirit. Bear with his weakness and love him according to that commandment: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self. For thy brother doth not therefore cease to be thy neighbour, because he slippeth or offendeth thee: but then hath he most need that thou shouldest exercise ⟨image 253⟩and show thy charity towards him. And this commandment: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self, requireth the self same thing: to wit, that thou shouldest not obey yt flesh: which when it is offended, hateth, biteth and devoureth. But wrest against it in spirit, and continue through the same in the love of thy neighbour, although thou find no thing in him worthy of love.
Wherfore Paul would haue vs to walke in the spirit,1 lest we fulfil ye lust of the flesh. As if he should say: Although ye be moued wt wrath & displeasure against your brother, offending you or doing any thing hainously agaīst you, yet notwtstāding resist & represse these violēt motiōs through the spirit. Beare with his weaknes and loue him according to that cōmaundement: Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe. For thy brother doth not therfore cease to be thy neighbour, because he slippeth or offēdeth thee: but thē hath he most nede yt thou shuldest exercise ⟨image 253⟩and shew thy charitie towardes him. And this commaundement: Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, requireth the selfe same thing: to wit, that thou shouldest not obey yt flesh: which when it is offended, hateth, biteth and deuoureth. But wraste against it in spirit, and cōtinue through the same in the loue of thy neighbour, although thou finde no thing in him worthy of loue.
- 1To walk in the spirit.