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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.
Who be rightly called Saints, and be so in deed.
VVho be rightly called Sainctes, and be so in deede.
This place, (as I have also forewarned you by the way) containeth in it a singular consolation: For it teacheth us that the saints ⟨p. 256⟩and most holy men in this world live not without concupiscence and temptations of the flesh, nor yet without sins. It warneth us therefore to take heed that we do not as some did, of whom Gerson writeth, which laboured to attain to such perfection, that they might be without all feeling of temptations or sins: that is to say, very stocks and stones.
This place, (as I haue also forewarned you by the way) containeth in it a singular consolation: For it teacheth vs that the sainctes ⟨p. 256⟩and most holy men in this world liue not without concupiscence and temptations of the flesh, nor yet without sinnes. It warneth vs therefore to take heede that we doe not as some did, of whom Gerson wryteth, whych laboured to attaine to such perfection, that they might be without all feeling of temptations or sinnes: that is to say, very stockes and stones.