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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. 7. Be not deceived, for God is not mocked.
Verse. 7. Be not deceiued, for God is not mocked.
The Apostle prosecuteth this place of the nourishing and maintaining of ministers so earnestly, that to his former reprehension and exhortation he addeth now also a threatening, saying: God is not mocked. And here he toucheth to the quick the property of our country men, which proudly despise our ministry. For they think it to be but a sport and a game:1 and therefore they go about (especially the Gentlemen) to make their pastors subject unto them like servants and slaves. And if we had not so godly a Prince, and one that so loveth the truth, they had ere this time driven us out of the country. When the pastors ask their duty or complain that they suffer penury, they cry out: the priests be covetous, they would have plenty, no man is able to satisfy their unsatiable covetousness, if they were true Gospellers they should have nothing of their own, but as poor men ought to follow poor Christ, & to suffer all adversities, &c.
The Apostle prosecuteth this place of the nourishing and maintaining of ministers so earnestly, that to his former reprehension and exhortation he addeth now also a threatning, saying: God is not mocked. And here he toucheth to the quicke the propertie of our countrey men, which proudly despise our ministerie. For they thinke it to be but a sport and a game:1 and therefore they goe about (especially the Gentlemen) to make their pastours subiect vnto them like seruaunts and slaues. And if we had not so godly a Prince, and one that so loueth the truth, they had ere this time driuen vs out of the countrey. When the pastours aske their dutie or complaine that they suffer penurie, they cry out: the priestes be couetous, they would haue plentie, no man is able to satisfie their vnsatiable couetousnes, if they were true Gospellers they should haue nothing of their owne, but as poore men ought to folow poore Christ, & to suffer all aduersities, &c.