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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. For whatsoever a man soweth that shall he reap.
Verse. 7. For vvhatsoeuer a man sovveth that shall he reape.
All these things tend to this purpose that ministers should be nourished and maintained. For my part I do not gladly interpret such sentences: for they seem to commend us, and so they do in deed. Moreover, if a man stand much in repeating such things to his hearers, it hath some show of covetousness. Notwithstanding men must be admonished hereof,1 that they may know that they ought to yield unto their pastors both reverence and a necessary living. Our Saviour Christ teacheth the same thing in the .10. of Luke. Eating and drinking such things as they have: for the labourer is worthy of his reward. 2And Paul saith in an other place: Do ye not know that they which sacrifice in the temple, live of the sacrifices? & that they which serve at the altar, are partakers of the altar? even so hath the lord ordained that they which preach the gospel should live of the Gospel.
All these things tende to this purpose that ministers should be nourished and maintained. For my part I doe not gladly interprete such sentences: for they seeme to commend vs, and so they doe in dede. Moreouer, if a mā stand much in repeting such things to his hearers, it hath some shew of couetousnes. Notwithstanding men must be admonished hereof,1 that they may know that they ought to yelde vnto their pastours both reuerence and a necessary liuing. Our Sauiour Christe teacheth the same thing in the .10. of Luke. Eating and drinking such things as they haue: for the labourer is vvorthy of his revvard. 2And Paule sayth in an other place: Doe ye not knovv that they vvhich sacrifice in the tēple, liue of the sacrifices? & that they vvhich serue at the altare, are partakers of the altare? euē so hath the lord ordained that they vvhich preach the gospel should liue of the Gospel.