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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. 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 Therefore most necessary it was that so horrible and terrible a sentence should be pronounced by the Apostle against such careless contemners and obstinate hypocrites (namely that all they which do such works of the flesh as Paul hath recited, shall not inherit the kingdom of God), that yet some of them being terrified by this severe sentence, may begin to fight against the works of the flesh by the spirit, that they accomplish not the same.
This is a very hard & a terrible saying, but yet very necessary, against false Christiās and careles hypocrites, which bragge of the Gospell, of Faith & of ye spirit, and yet in all securitie they performe ye workes of the flesh. But chiefly the heretickes being puffed vp wt opinions of spirituall matters (as they dreame) are possessed of the Deuil, and altogether carnall: therefore they performe and fulfill the desires of the flesh, euen with all the power of the soule.