A06492:155
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. 6. That so soon.
Ʋerse. 6. That so soone.
Ye see how Paul himself complaineth, that to fall and to err in the faith, is an easy matter. In respect whereof he warneth the Christians in an other place, that he which standeth, 1should take heed that he fall nor. And we daily prove by experience, how hardly the mind of man conceiveth and keepeth a sure and steadfast faith:2 Also with what great difficulty a perfect people is gotten to the Lord. A man may labour half a score years ere he shall get some little church to be rightly and religiously ordered, and when it is so ordered, there creepeth in some mad brain, yea and a very unlearned idiot, which knoweth ⟨image 31⟩nothing but to speak slanderously against the sincere preachers of the word, and he in one moment overthroweth all. Whom would not this wicked dealing move?
Ye see how Paule himselfe complaineth, that to fall and to erre in the faith, is an easy matter. In respect whereof he warneth the Christiās in an other place, that he vvhich standeth, 1should take hede that he fall nor. And we daily proue by experience, howe hardly the minde of man conceaueth and kepeth a sure and stedfast faith:2 Also with what greate difficultie a perfect people is gotten to the Lord. A man may labour halfe a score yeares ere he shall gette some litle church to be righly and religiously ordred, and when it is so ordred, there creepith in some madde braine, yea and a very vnlearned idiote, which knoweth ⟨image 31⟩