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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 same judgement remaineth for all such as in preaching the Gospel seek their own profit and not the glory of Jesus Christ. For the Gospel is not delivered unto us that we should thereby seek our own praise and glory,1 or that the people should honour and magnify us which are the Ministers thereof: but to the end that the benefit and glory of Christ might be preached and published, and that the father might be glorified in his mercy offered unto us in Christ his Son,2 whom he delivered for us all and with him hath given us all things. Wherefore the Gospel is a doctrine wherein we ought to seek nothing less than our own glory. It setteth forth unto us heavenly and eternal things: which are not our own, which we have neither done nor deserved: but it offereth the same unto us, to us (I say) which are unworthy, and that through the mere goodness and grace of God. Why should we then seek praise and glory thereby? He therefore that seeketh his own glory in the Gospel, speaketh of him self: And he that speaketh of him self is a liar and there is unrighteousness in him.3 Contrariwise he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him. John. 7.
The same iudgement remaineth for all such as in preaching the Gospell seeke their owne profite and not the glory of Iesus Christe. For the Gospell is not deliuered vnto vs that we should thereby seeke our owne praise and glory,1 or that the people should honour and magnifie vs which are the Ministers therof: but to the end that the benefite and glory of Christe might be preached and published, and that the father might be glorified in his mercy offred vnto vs in Christ his sōne,2 whom he deliuered for vs all and with him hath geuen vs all things. Wherfore the Gospel is a doctrine wherin we ought to seeke nothing lesse than our owne glory. It setteth forth vnto vs heauenly and eternall things: which are not our owne, which we haue neither done nor deserued: but it offereth the same vnto vs, to vs (I say) which are vnworthy, and that through the meere goodnes and grace of God. Why should we then seeke praise and glory therby? He therfore that seeketh his owne glory in the Gospell, speaketh of him selfe: And he that speaketh of him selfe is a lier and there is vnrighteousnes in him.