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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.
The true way to Christianity.
The true vvay to Christianitie.
Now, the true way to Christianity is this,1 that a man above all things do acknowledge him self to be a sinner by the law, and that it is impossible for him to do any good work. For the law saith: Thou art an evil tree, and therefore all that thou thinkest, speakest, or doest, is against God. Thou canst not therefore deserve grace by thy works. Which if thou go about to do, thou committest yet a more grievous offence: For since thou art an evil tree,2 thou canst not but bring forth evil fruits, that is to say, sins: For what so ever is not of Faith, 3is sin. Wherefore he that would deserve grace by works going before Faith, goeth about to please God with sins, which is nothing else but to heap sin upon sin, to mock God, and to provoke his wrath. When a man is thus instructed by the law, then is he terrified & humbled, then he seeth in deed the greatness of his sin, and can not find ⟨image 67⟩in him self one jot of the love of God: therefore he justifieth God in his word, and confesseth that he is guilty of death and eternal damnation. The first part then of Christianity is the preaching of repentance, and the knowledge of our selves.
Now, the true way to Christianitie is this,1 that a man aboue al things doe acknowledge him selfe to be a sinner by the lawe, and that it is impossible for him to doe any good worke. For the lawe sayth: Thou art an euill tree, and therefore all that thou thinkest, speakest, or doest, is against God. Thou canst not therefore deserue grace by thy workes. Which if thou goe about to doe, thou committest yet a more greeuous offence: For since thou art an euill tree,