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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.
And by these two things: Circumcision & uncircumcision, Paul rejecteth all other things what so ever, and denieth that they avail any thing in Christ Jesus, that is, in the cause of faith and salvation. For he taketh here a part for the whole, that is,1 by uncircumcision he understandeth all the Gentiles, by circumcision all the Jews with all their force and all their glory. As if he said: whatsoever the Gentiles can do with all their wisdom, righteousness, laws, power, kingdoms, Empires, it availeth nothing in Christ Jesus. Also, whatsoever the Jews are able to do, with their Moses, their law, their circumcision, their worshippings, their temple, their kingdom and priesthood, it nothing availeth. Wherefore in Christ Jesus or in the matter of Justification we must not dispute of the laws either of the Gentiles or of the Jews, but we must simply pronounce that neither circumcision nor uncircumcision availeth any thing.
And by these two things: Circumcision & vncircumcision, Paule reiecteth al other things what so euer, and denieth that they auaile any thing in Christ Iesu, that is, in the cause of faith and saluation. For he taketh here a part for the whole, that is,1 by vncircumcision he vnderstandeth all the Gentiles, by circumcision all the Iewes with all their force and all their glory. As if he sayd: whatsoeuer the Gentiles can doe with all their wisedom, righteousnes, lawes, power, kingdomes, Empires, it auaileth nothing in Christe Iesus. Also, whatsoeuer the Iewes are able to do, with their Moises, their law, their circumcision, their worshippings, their temple, their kingdom and priesthoode, it nothing auaileth. Wherefore in Christ Iesu or in the matter of Iustification we must not dispute of the lawes either of the Gentiles or of the Iewes, but we must simply pronounce that neither circumcision nor vncircumcision auaileth any thing.
- 1Uncircumcision signifieth all the Gentiles, Circumcision all the Jews.Vncircumcision signifieth all the Gentiles, Circumcision all the Ievves.