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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. 6. Let him that is taught in the word, make him that teacheth him partaker of all his goods.
Verse. 6. Let him that is taught in the vvord, make him that teacheth him partaker of all his goodes.
Here he preacheth to the disciples or hearers of the word,1 commanding them to bestow all good things upon those which have taught & instructed them in the word. I have sometime marvelled why the Apostle commanded the churches so diligently to nourish their teachers. For in Popery I saw that all men gave abundantly to the building & maintaining of goodly ten ples, to the increasing of the revenues & livings of those which were appointed to their idolatrous service. Hereof it came that the estimation & riches of the bishops and the rest of the Clergy did so increase, that every where they had in possession the best and most fruitful grounds, ⟨image 277⟩Therefore thought I that Paul had commanded this in vain, seeing that all manner of good things were not only abundantly given to the Clergy, but also they overflowed in wealth and riches. Wherefore I thought that men ought rather to be exhorted to withhold their hands from giving, then encouraged to give any more: for I saw that by this excessive liberality of men, the covetousness of the Clergy did increase. But now I know the cause why they had such abundance of all good things heretofore, and now the pastors and ministers of the word do want.
Here he preacheth to ye disciples or hearers of ye word,1 cōmaunding thē to bestow al good things vpō those which haue taught & instructed thē in ye word. I haue somtime maruelled why the Apostle cōmaunded the churches so diligētly to nourish their teachers. For in Popery I sawe yt all men gaue abundantly to the building & maintaining of goodly tē ples, to the encreasing of the reuenues & liuings of those which were apoynted to their idolatrous seruice. Hereof it came that ye estimation & riches of the bishops and the rest of the Clergie did so encrease, that euery where they had in possession the best and most fruteful grounds,