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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. 1. Considering thy self lest thou also be tempted.
Verse. 1. Considering thy selfe lest thou also be tempted.
This is a very necessary admonition to beat down the sharp dealing ⟨p. 268⟩of such pastors as show no pity in raising up & restoring again them which are fallen. There is no sin (saith Augustin) which any man hath done, but an other man may do the same. We stand on a slippery ground: therefore if we wax proud & leave of our duty, there is nothing so easy unto us as to fall.1 It was well said therefore of one in the book called the lives of the fathers, when it was told him that one of his brethren was fallen into whoredom: He fell yesterday (saith he), and I may fall to day. Paul therefore addeth this earnest admonition that the pastors should not be rigorous and unmerciful towards the offenders, or measure their own holiness by other mens sins: but that they should bear a motherly affection towards them, & think thus with themselves: This man is fallen: it may be that I also shall fall more dangerously & more shamefully than he did. And if they which be so ready to judge & condemn other, would well consider their own sins, they should find the sins of others which are fallen to be but motes and their own sins to be great beams.2
This is a very necessary admonition to beat downe the sharpe dealing ⟨p. 268⟩