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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.
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.* We are contented to eat the same meats that they eat, we will keep their feasts and fasting days, so that they will suffer us to do the same with a free conscience, and leave these threatening words wherewith they have terrified and brought under their subjection the whole world,2 saying: we command, we charge, we charge again, we excommunicate, &c. but this liberty we can not obtain: like as Paul also could not in his time. Therefore we do as he did. For when he saw that he could not obtain this liberty, he would not give place to the false Apostles, for the space of one hour.
In like maner doe we also offer to the Papistes all that is to be offered, yea and more then we ought. Onely we except the libertie of conscience which we haue in Christ Iesus. For we will not suffer our consciences to be bound to any worke, so that by doing this thing or that, we should be righteous, or leauing the same vndone, we should be damned.* We are contented to eate the same meates that they eate, we wil kepe their feastes and fasting daies, so that they will suffer vs to doe the same with a free conscience, and leaue these threatning words wherwt they haue terrified and brought vnder their subiection the whole world,2 saying: we commaūd, we charge, we charge againe, we excōmunicate, &c. but this liberty we can not obtaine: like as Paule also could not in his time. Therefore we doe as he did. For when he saw that he could not obtaine this libertie, he would not geue place to the false Apostles, for the space of one hower.
- *These be the corruptions which Luther here saith, that he tolerateth more then he ought to do: but the safest way is, quite to reject them.