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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.
This Paul was constrained to recite, to put away the slander of the false Apostles, who laboured to bring him into hatred among the Galatians, saying that Paul was inferior to the rest of the Apostles scholars: who had received of the Apostles that which they taught and kept: whose conversation also they had seen a long time: and that Paul him self had also received the same things of them, although he ⟨image 40⟩did now deny it. Why then would they rather obey an inferior, and despise the authority of the Apostles themselves, who were not only the fore elders and teachers of the Galatians, but also of all the Churches through out the whole world.
This Paule was constrained to recite, to put away the sclaunder of the false Apostles, who laboured to bring him into hatred among the Galathians, saying that Paule was inferiour to the rest of the Apostles schollers: who had receaued of the Apostles that which they taught and kept: whose conuersation also they had seene a long time: and that Paule him selfe had also receaued the same things of them, although he ⟨image 40⟩did now deny it. Why then would they rather obey an inferiour, and despise the authoritie of the Apostles themselues, who were not onely the fore elders and teachers of the Galathians, but also of al the Churches through out the whole world.
1This argument, which the false Apostles grounded upon the authority of the Apostles, was strong & mighty, whereby the Galatians were suddenly overthrown, especially in this matter. I would never have believed, had I not ben taught by these examples of the Churches of Galatia, of the Corinthians & others, that they which had received the word of God in the beginning with such joy (among whom were many notable men) could so quickly be overthrown. Oh good God, what horrible and infinite mischiefs may one only argument easily bring: which so pierceth a mans conscience when God withdraweth his grace, that in one moment he loseth altogether. By this crafty pretence then the false Apostles deceived the Galatians, being not fully stablished and grounded, but as yet weak in the Faith.