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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.
Paul therefore compelled none that would be circumcised, to remain uncircumcised, so that he knew circumcision not to be necessary to justification. This constraint would Paul take away. Therefore he suffered the Jews to keep the law, so that they did it with a free conscience. For he had ever taught, as well the Jews as the Gentiles, that in conscience they ought to be free from the law & circumcision: like as all the Patriarchs & all the faithful in the old Testament were free in conscience & justified by faith, & not by the ⟨image 50⟩law or circumcision. And in deed Paul might have suffered Titus to be circumcised:1 but because he saw that they would compel him thereunto, he would not. For if they had prevailed therein, by and by they would have gathered that it had been necessary to justification, & so through this sufferance they would have triumphed against Paul.
Paule therfore compelled none yt would be circumcised, to remaine vncircūcised, so yt he knew circūcision not to be necessary to iustificatiō. This cōstraint would Paule take away. Therfore he suffred ye Iewes to kepe ye law, so yt they did it wt a free conscience. For he had euer taught, as wel the Iewes as the Gentiles, yt in conscience they ought to be free frō the law & circumcision: like as all the Patriarks & all the faithfull in ye old Testament were free in cōscience & iustified by faith, & not by ye ⟨image 50⟩law or circumcision. And in dede Paule might haue suffred Titus to be circumcised:1 but because he saw that they would compell him thervnto, he would not. For if they had preuailed therein, by and by they would haue gathered that it had bene necessary to iustification, & so through this sufferance they would haue triumphed against Paule.
- 1Why Paul would not suffer Titus to be circumcised.VVhy Paule vvould not suffer Titus to be circumcised.