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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 it followeth not therefore that thou shouldest make a light matter of sin because God doth not impute it. True it is that he doth not impute it.1 But to whom, and for what cause? To such as repent, and lay hold by Faith upon Christ the Mercy seat, for whose sake, as all their sins are forgiven them: even so yt remnants of sin which are in them, be not imputed unto them. They make not their sin less than it is, but amplify it & set it out as it is in deed: for they know that it can not be put away by satisfactions, works or righteousness, but only by the death of Christ. And yet notwithstanding the greatness and enormity of their sin doth not cause them to despair, but they assure themselves that the same shall not be imputed unto them or laid unto their charge.
But it foloweth not therefore that thou shouldest make a light matter of sinne because God doth not impute it. True it is that he doth not impute it.1 But to whom, and for what cause? To such as repent, and lay hold by Faith vppon Christe the Mercyseat, for whose sake, as all their sinnes are forgeuen them: euen so yt remnants of sinne which are in them, be not imputed vnto them. They make not their sinne lesse thē it is, but amplifie it & set it out as it is in dede: for they know that it can not be put away by satisfactions, works or righteousnes, but only by ye death of Christe. And yet notwithstanding the greatnes and enormitie of their sinne doth not cause them to despaire, but they assure thēselues that the same shall not be imputed vnto them or laid vnto their charge.
- 1To whom God doth not impute sin.To vvhom God doth not impute sinne.
This I say lest any man should think that after faith is received, there is little account to be made of sin. Sin is truly sin, whether a man commit it before he hath received the knowledge of Christ, or after. And God always hateth sin: yea all sin is damnable as touching the fact it self. But in that it is not damnable to him that believeth, it cometh of Christ, who by his death hath taken away sin. But to him that believeth not in Christ, not only all his sins