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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.
But because they mingle the law and the Gospel together, they can not but be the perverters of the Gospel. For either Christ must remain and the law perish: or the law must remain and Christ perish: For Christ and the law can by no means agree and reign together in the conscience. Where the righteousness of the law ruleth, there can not the righteousness of grace rule. And again, where the righteousness of grace reigneth, there can not the righteousness of the law reign: for one of them must needs give place unto the other. And if thou canst not believe,1 that God will forgive thy sins for Christs sake, whom he sent into the world to be our high priest: how then I pray thee, wilt thou believe that he will forgive the same for the works of the law, which thou couldest never perform: Or for thine own works, which (as thou must be compelled to confess) be such, as it is impossible for them to countervail the judgement of God?
But because they mingle the law and the Gospell together, they can not but be the peruerters of the Gospell. For either Christ must remaine and the law perish: or the law must remaine and Christ perish: For Christ and the law can by no meanes agree and raigne together in the conscience. Where the righteousnes of the law ruleth, there can not the righteousnes of grace rule. And againe, where the righteousnes of grace raigneth, there can not the righteousnes of the lawe raigne: for one of them must needes geue place vnto the other. And if thou canst not beleeue,1 that God will forgeue thy sinnes for Christes sake, whom he sent into the world to be our high priest: how then I pray thee, wilt thou beleeue that he will forgeue the same for the works of the law, which thou couldest neuer performe: Or for thine owne workes, which (as thou must be compelled to confesse) be such, as it is impossible for them to counteruaile the iudgement of God?
- 1The righteousness of the law, and the righteousness of grace are contrary.The righteousnes of the lavv, and the righteousnes of grace are contrary.