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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.
The like imagination the Monks and Schoolmen had of their Saints, as though they had been very senseless blocks and without all affections. The virgin Mary felt great grief and sorrow of spirit when she missed her son. Luke. 2.1 David in the Psalms complaineth that he is almost swallowed up with excessive sorrow for the greatness of his temptations and sins.2 Paul also complaineth that he hath battles without, and terrors within: and that in his flesh he serveth the law of sin.3 He sayeth that he is careful for all the Churches: and that God showed great mercy towards him, in that he delivered Epaphroditus being at the point of death, to life again, lest he should have had sorrow upon sorrow.4 Therefore the Saints of the Papists are like to the Stoics, who imagined such wise men, as in all the world were never yet to be found. And by this foolish and Devilish persuasion which proceeded of the ignorance of this doctrine of Paul, the Schoolmen brought both them selves and others without number, into horrible desperation.
The like imagination the Monkes and Scholemen hadde of their Sainctes, as though they hadde bene very senselesse blockes and without all affections. The virgine Marie felt great griefe and sorowe of spirite when she missed her sonne. Luke. 2.1 Dauid in the Psalmes complaineth that he is almost swalowed vppe with excessiue sorrowe for the greatnes of his temptations and sinnes.2 Paule also complaineth that he hath battelles without, and terrours within: and that in his flesh he serueth the lawe of sinne.3 He sayeth that he is carefull for all the Churches: and that God shewed great mercie towardes him, in that he deliuered Epaphroditus being at the poynt of death, to life againe, lest he should haue had sorrow vppon sorrow.