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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.
This the natural man can not see: but the spiritual man only discerneth the person from the word,1 the veil of God from God himself. Now this veil of God is every creature. Moreover, God here in this life dealeth not with face to face, but covered and shadowed from us: that is, as Paul saith in an other place:* we see him now as it were through a glass and darkly. Therefore we can not be without veils in this life. But wisdom is here required, which can discern the veil from God himself: and this wisdom the world hath not. The covetous man hearing that man liveth not by bread only,3 but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God, eateth the bread, but he seeth not God in the bread:4 for he beholdeth the veil only and outward show. So he doth with gold and other creatures, trusting to them so long as he hath them: but when they leave him, he despaireth. And thus he honoureth not the creator, but the creatures, not God but his own belly.
This the naturall man can not see: but the spirituall man onely discerneth the person from ye word,1 ye veile of God from God himselfe. Now this veile of God is euery creature. Moreouer, God here in this life dealeth not with face to face, but couered and shadowed from vs: yt is, as Paul saith in an other place:* vve se him novv as it vvere through a glasse and darkely. Therefore we can not be wtout veiles in this life. But wisedom is here required, which can discerne the veile from God himselfe: and this wisedom the world hath not. The couetous man hearing that man liueth not by bread onely,3 but by euery word that procedeth out of the mouth of God, eateth the bread, but he seeth not God in the bread:4