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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. 17. And these are contrary one to the other, so that ye can not do the same things that ye would.
Verse. 17. And these are contrary one to the other, so that ye can not doe the same things that ye vvould.
These two captains or leaders (saith he) the flesh and the spirit, are one against an other in your body, so that ye can not do what ye would. And this place witnesseth plainly, that Paul writeth these things to the faithful, that is, to the church believing in Christ, baptised,1 justified, renewed, and having full forgiveness of sins. Yet notwithstanding he saith that she hath flesh rebelling against the spirit. After the same manner he speaketh of him self in the .7. to the. Rom. I (sayeth he) am carnal & sold under sin. And again: I see an other law in my men bers rebelling against the law of my mind, and leading me captive unto the law of sin which is in my members. Also: O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death? &c.
These two captaines or leaders (sayth he) the flesh and the spirit, are one against an other in your body, so that ye can not doe what ye would. And this place witnesseth plainly, yt Paule wryteth these things to the faithfull, that is, to the church beleuing in Christ, baptised,1 iustified, renewed, and hauing ful forgeuenes of sinnes. Yet notwithstāding he sayth that she hath flesh rebelling against the spirite. After the same maner he speaketh of him selfe in the .7. to the. Rom. I (sayeth he) am carnall & sold vnder sinne. And againe: I see an other lavv in my mē bers rebelling against the lavv of my minde, and leading me captiue vnto the lavv of sinne vvhich is in my mēbers. Also: O vvretched man that I am, vvho shall deliuer me from the body of this death? &c.