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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.
Wherefore when he perceived that he was so craftily assailed, he strongly withstood the false apostles, saying: we did not suffer our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus to come in danger, although the false brethren ⟨image 52⟩sought by all means to snare us, and put us to much trouble: but we overcame them even by the judgement of the Apostles themselves, and we would not yield unto them, no not one hour (for, no doubt, their drift was to have caused Paul to surcease from this liberty for a time) sithens we saw that they required the observation of the law as necessary to salvation. But if they had alleged nothing else but charitable bearing with the brethren, no doubt but Paul would have given them place. But it was an other thing that they sought, to wit, that they might bring Paul and all that stuck to his doctrine into bondage. Therefore he would not yield unto them, no not the space of one moment.
Wherfore when he perceaued yt he was so craftely assailed, he strōgly wtstode the false apostles, saying: we did not suffer our liberty which we haue in Christ Iesu to come in daūger, although the false brethren ⟨image 52⟩sought by all meanes to snare vs, and put vs to much trouble: but we ouercame them euen by the iudgement of the Apostles themselues, and we would not yelde vnto them, no not one hower (for, no doubt, their drift was to haue caused Paule to surcease from this liberty for a time) sithens we saw yt they required the obseruation of ye law as necessary to saluation. But if they had alleaged nothing els but charitable bearing with the brethren, no doubt but Paule would haue giuen them place. But it was an other thing that they sought, to witte, that they might bring Paule and all that stucke to his doctrine into bondage. Therefore he would not yelde vnto them, no not the space of one moment.
In like manner do we also offer to the Papists all that is to be offered, yea and more then we ought. Only we except the liberty of conscience which we have in Christ Jesus. For we will not suffer our consciences to be bound to any work, so that by doing this thing or that, we should be righteous, or leaving the same undone, we should be damned.