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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. 3. For if any man think him self to be somewhat, when in deed he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
Verse. 3. For if any man thinke him selfe to be somevvhat, vvhen in deede he is nothing, he deceaueth himselfe.
Here again he reprehendeth the authors of Sects and painteth them out in their right colours: to wit, that they be hard hearted,1 merciless and without compassion, such as despise the weak, & will not vouchsafe to bear their burdens, but require all things straitly and precisely (like wayward husbands and severe Schoolmasters) whom nothing can please but what they themselves do: who also will be always thy bitter enemies unless thou commend what so ever they say or do, & in all things frame thy self according to their appetite. Of all men therefore they are the proudest, and dare take upon them all things. And this is it that Paul sayeth here: they think themselves to be somewhat, that is to say, that they have the holy Ghost, that they understand all the mysteries of the Scriptures, that they can not err, &c.
Here againe he reprehendeth the authors of Sects and painteth them out in their right colours: to wit, that they be hard harted,1 mercilesse and without compassion, such as despise the weake, & will not vouchsafe to beare their burdens, but require all things straitly and precisely (like waiward husbandes and seuere Scholemasters) whom nothing can please but what they themselues doe: who also will be alwayes thy bitter enemies vnlesse thou commend what so euer they say or do, & in all things frame thy selfe according to their appetite. Of all men therfore they are the proudest, and dare take vpō them all things. And this is it that Paule sayeth here: they thinke themselues to be somewhat, that is to say, that they haue the holy Ghost, that they vnderstand all the mysteries of the Scriptures, that they cā not erre, &c.