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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. 17. For I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
Verse. 17. For I beare in my body the markes of the Lord Iesus.
This is the true meaning of this place: The marks that be in my body do show well enough whose servant I am. If I sought to please men, requiring circumcision & the keeping the law as necessary to salvation, and rejoicing in your flesh as the false apostles do, I ⟨p. 282⟩needed not to bear these marks in my body. But because I am the servant of Jesus Christ, and walk after a true rule: that is, I openly teach and confess that no man can obtain the favour of God, righteousness and salvation but by Christ alone, therefore it behoveth me to bear the badges of Christ my Lord: which be not marks of mine own procuring, but are laid upon me against my will by the world and the Devil, for none other cause but for that I preach Jesus to be Christ.
This is the true meaning of this place: The markes that be in my body doe shew well enough whose seruaunt I am. If I sought to please men, requiring circumcision & the keeping the law as necessary to saluation, and reioysing in your flesh as the false apostles doe, I ⟨p. 282⟩needed not to beare these markes in my body. But because I am the seruaunt of Iesus Christe, and walke after a true rule: that is, I openly teach and confesse that no man can obtaine the fauour of God, righteousnes and saluation but by Christe alone, therfore it behoueth me to beare the badges of Christe my Lord: which be not markes of mine owne procuring, but are laid vppon me against my will by the world and the Deuill, for none other cause but for that I preach Iesus to be Christe.