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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.
But here lest they should seem to avouch contrary things, they make a distinction, and say that the law is fulfilled two manner of ways: first according to the substance of the deed,1 and secondly according to the mind of the commander. According to the substance of the deed (say they) we may fulfil all things which the law commandeth, but not according to the meaning of the Commander, which is, that God is not contented that thou hast done all things which are commanded in the law, although he can require no more of thee: but he yet further requireth, that thou shouldest fulfil the law in charity: not that charity which thou hast by nature, but that which is above nature and heavenly, which he himself giveth. And what is this else but to make of God a tyrant and a tormentor, which requireth of us that we are not able to perform. And it is in a manner as much as if they should say that the fault is not in us if we be damned, but in God, which with this circumstance requireth his law to be accomplished of us.
But here lest they should seeme to aduouch contrary things, they make a distinction, and say that the law is fulfilled two maner of waies: first according to the substance of the deede,1 and secondly according to the minde of the commaunder. According to the substance of the deede (say they) we may fulfil al things which the law commaūdeth, but not according to the meaning of the Commaunder, which is, that God is not contented that thou hast done all things which are commaunded in the law, although he can require no more of thee: but he yet further requireth, that thou shouldest fulfill the law in charitie: not that charitie which thou hast by nature, but that which is aboue nature and heauēly, which he himselfe geueth. And what is this els but to make of God a tyranne and a tormentor, which requireth of vs that we are not able to performe. And it is in a maner as much as if they should say that the fault is not in vs if we be damned, but in God, which with this circumstance requireth his law to be accomplished of vs.
- 1The law fulfilled two manner of ways, say the Papists, according to the substance of the deed, and according to the intent or purpose of the Commander.