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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. 2. Lest by any means I should run, or had run in vain.
Verse. 2. Lest by any meanes I should run, or had run in vaine.
1Not that Paul doubted that he ran or had run in vain, for as much as he had now preached the gospel .18. years (for it followeth incontinent in the text, ye he had continued firm & constant all this while & had prevailed) but for that many did think that Paul had therefore preached the gospel so many years in vain, because he had set the Gentiles at liberty from the observation of the law. Moreover, this opinion daily more and more increased, that the law was necessary to justification. Wherefore in going up to Jerusalem by revelation, he meant so to remedy this evil, that by this conference all men might plainly see his gospel to be in no point contrary to the doctrine of the other apostles: to the end that by this means he might stop the mouths of the adversaries, which would else have said that he ran or had run in vain. Note here by the way, the virtue of mans righteousness, or of the righteousness of the law to be such, that they which teach it, do run and live in vain.
1Not that Paule doubted that he ran or had run in vaine, for as much as he had now preached the gospel .18. yeres (for it foloweth incontinēt in the text, ye he had continued firme & constant all this while & had preuailed) but for that many did thinke that Paule had therefore preached the gospell so many yeres in vaine, because he had set the Gentiles at libertie from the obseruation of the lawe. Moreouer, this opinion daily more and more increased, that the lawe was necessary to iustification. Wherfore in going vp to Ierusalem by reuelatiō, he ment so to remedy this euill, yt by this conference all men might plainly see his gospell to be in no poynt contrary to ye doctrine of the other apostles: to the end yt by this meanes he might stop the mouthes of the aduersaries, which would else haue sayd that he ran or had run in vaine. Note here by the way, the vertue of mans righteousnes, or of the righteousnes of ye law to be such, that they which teach it, doe run and liue in vaine.