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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. 10. Warning only that we should remember the poor: which thing also I was diligent to do.
Verse. 10. VVarning onely that vve should remember the poore: vvhich thing also I vvas diligent to doe.
After the preaching of the Gospel,1 the office and charge of a true and faithful Pastor is, to be mindful of the poor. For where the Church is, there must needs be poor: who for the most part are the only true disciples of the Gospel, as Christ saith: The poor receive the glad tidings of the Gospel. For the world and the Devil do persecute the Church, and bring many to poverty, who are afterwards forsaken and despised of the world. Moreover the world not only offendeth herein,2 but is also careless for the maintenance and preservation of the gospel, true religion, and the true service of God. There is none that will now take any care for the nourishing of the ministers of the Church, and erecting of schools: but for the erecting and stablishing of false worship, superstition and idolatry, no cost was spared, but every man was ready to give largely what so ever could be made. And hereof came up so many Monasteries, so many cathedral Churches, so many Bishoprics in the Popes church where all impiety reigned, with so great revenues provided for their sustentation: where as now a whole City thinketh it much to find one or two poor ministers and preachers of the Gospel, which before, whiles the Pope and all impiety reigned, was charged and burdened with finding so many Monasteries and infinite swarms of massing Priests. To be brief, true religion is ever in need. And Christ complaineth, that he is hungry, thirsty, harbourless, naked and sick. Contrariwise,