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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. 1. Then fourteen years after I went up to Jerusalem.
Verse. 1. Then fourtene yeares after I vvent vp to Ierusalem.
PAUL taught that the Gentiles were justified by faith only without the works of the law.1 This doctrine when he had published abroad among the Gentiles, he cometh to Antioch, and declareth to the Disciples what he had done. Then they which had been trained up in the old customs of the law,2 rose against Paul with great indignation, for that he preached to the Gentiles liberty from the bondage of the law. Whereupon followed great dissension, which afterwards stirred up new troubles. Paul and Barnabas stood strongly to the truth, and testified, saying: wheresoever we preached among the Gentiles, the holy Ghost came and fell upon those which heard the word: and this was done through out all the churches of the Gentiles. But we preached not circumcision, neither did we require the keeping of the law, but we preached only faith in Jesus Christ: and at this preaching of faith, God gave to the hearers the holy Ghost. The holy Ghost therefore doth approve the Faith of the Gentiles without the law and Circumcision. For if the preaching of the Gospel and faith of the Gentiles in Christ had not pleased him, he had not come down in a visible shape upon the uncircumcised which heard the word. Seeing then by the only hearing of faith he came down upon them, it is certain that the holy ghost by this sign hath approved the faith of the Gentiles. For it doth not appear that this was ever done before at the preaching of the law.
PAVLE taught that the Gentiles were iustified by faith onely without the works of the law.1 This doctrine when he had published abroad among the Gentiles, he commeth to Antioch, and declareth to the Disciples what he had done. Then they which had bene trained vp in the old customes of the law,