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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.
The Jews were greatly offended when they heard that circumcision ⟨p. 280⟩availed nothing. They easily granted ye uncircumcision availed nothing. But they could not abide to hear that so much should be said of circumcision: for they fought even unto blood for the defence of the law & circumcision. The Papists also at this day do vehemently contend for the maintenance of their traditions as touching the eating of flesh, single life, holy days & such other: and they excommunicate & curse us which teach that in Christ Jesus these things do nothing avail. But Paul saith that we must have an other thing which is much more excellent & precious, whereby we may obtain righteousness before God. In Christ Jesus (saith he) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision,1 neither single life nor marriage, neither meat nor fasting do any whit avail. Meat maketh us not acceptable before God. We are neither yt better by abstaining, nor the worse by eating. All these things, yea the whole world with all the laws and righteousness thereof, avail nothing to Justification.
The Iewes were greatly offended when they heard that circumcision ⟨p. 280⟩auailed nothing. They easily graunted ye vncircūcision auailed nothing. But they could not abide to heare yt so much shuld be said of circūcision: for they fought euen vnto bloud for ye defence of the law & circūcision. The Papistes also at this day do vehemently contend for the maintenāce of their traditiōs as touching ye eating of flesh, single life, holy daies & such other: and they excōmunicate & curse vs which teach yt in Christ Iesu these things do nothing auaile. But Paule sayth that we must haue an other thing which is much more excellēt & precious, whereby we may obtaine righteousnes before God. In Christe Iesu (sayth he) neither circūcision nor vncircūcision,1 neither single life nor mariage, neither meate nor fasting do any whit auaile. Meate maketh vs not acceptable before God. We are neither yt better by abstaining, nor the worse by eating. All these things, yea the whole world with all the lawes and righteousnes therof, auaile nothing to Iustification.