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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.
Hereby it may easily be gathered, that these false Apostles had condemned the Gospel of Paul among the Galatians, 1saying: Paul in deed hath begun well, but to have begun well it is not enough: for there remain yet many higher matters. Like as they say in the .15. of the Acts: It is not enough for you to believe in Christ or to be baptised, but it behoveth also that ye be circumcised: For except ye be circumcised after the law of Moses, ye can not be saved. This is as much to say, as Christ is a good workman, which hath in deed begun a building, but he hath not finished it: for this must Moses do.
Hereby it may easily be gathered, that these false Apostles had condemned the Gospell of Paule among the Galathians, 1saying: Paule in deede hath begunne well, but to haue begunne well it is not enough: for there remaine yet many higher matters. Like as they say in ye .15. of the Acts: It is not enough for you to beleue in Christ or to be baptised, but it behoueth also that ye be circumcised: For except ye be circumcised after the lavv of Moses, ye can not be saued. This is asmuch to say, as Christ is a good workman, which hath in deede begunne a building, but he hath not finished it: for this must Moses doe.
- 1The false Apostles condemn Pauls doctrine. Acts. 15.5.The false Apostles condemne Paules doctrine. Acts. 15.5.
1So at this day, when the fantastical Anabaptists and others can not manifestly condemn us, they say: These Lutherans have the spirit ⟨p. 26⟩