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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.
Ver. 19. Moreover rhe works of the flesh be manifest, which are. &c.
Ver. 19. Moreouer rhe vvorks of the flesh be manifest, vvhich are. &c.
1This place is not unlike to this sentence of Christ: By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or ⟨p. 255⟩figs of brambles? So every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, and an evil tree bringeth forth evil fruit, &c. Paul teacheth the very same thing which Christ taught, that is to wit, that works and fruits do sufficiently testify whether the trees be good or evil: whether men follow the guiding of the flesh or of the spirit. As if he should say: Lest some of you might lay for him self, that he understandeth me not now when I treat of the battle between the flesh and the spirit, I will set before your eyes first the works of the flesh, whereof many are known even to the ungodly: and then also the works of the spirit.
1This place is not vnlike to this sentence of Christe: By their fruites ye shall knovve them. Doe men gather grapes of thornes, or ⟨p. 255⟩figges of brambles? So euery good tree bringeth forth good frute, and an euill tree bringeth forth euill frute, &c. Paule teacheth the very same thing which Christe taught, that is to witte, that workes and fruites doe sufficiently testifie whether the trees be good or euill: whether mē folow ye guiding of the flesh or of the spirit. As if he should say: Lest some of you might lay for him selfe, that he vnderstandeth me not now when I treat of the battel betwene the flesh and the spirite, I will sette before your eyes first the workes of the flesh, whereof many are knowne euen to the vngodly: and then also the workes of the spirite.