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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. 21. And such like.
For it is unpossible to reckon up all the works of the flesh.
For it is vnpossible to recken vp all the workes of the flesh.
Verse. 21. Whereof I tell you, as I have also told you before, that they which do such things, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
Verse. 21. VVherof I tell you, as I haue also told you before, that they vvhich doe such things, shall not inherite the kingdom of God.
This is a very hard & a terrible saying, but yet very necessary, against false Christians and careless hypocrites, which brag of the Gospel, of Faith & of the spirit, and yet in all security they perform the works of the flesh. But chiefly the heretics being puffed up with opinions of spiritual matters (as they dream) are possessed of the Devil, and altogether carnal: therefore they perform and fulfil the desires of the flesh, even with all the power of the soul.1