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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.
And this acceptation or imputation is very necessary: First because we are not yet perfectly righteous,1 but whiles we remain in this life, sin dwelleth still in our flesh: and this remnant of sin God purgeth in us. Moreover we are sometimes left of the holy Ghost and fall into sins, as did Peter, David and other holy men. Notwithstanding we have always recourse to this article:2 That our sins are covered, and that God will not lay them to our charge. Psal. 32. and Rom. 4. Not that sin is not in us (as the Sophisters have taught, saying that we must be always working well until we feel that there is no gilt of sin remaining in us): yea sin is in deed always in us, and the godly do feel it: but it is covered and is not imputed unto us of God for Christs sake: whom because we do apprehend by Faith, all our sins are now no sins. But where Christ and faith be not, there is no remission or covering of sins, but mere imputation of sins and condemnation. Thus will God glorify his son,3 and will be glorified him self in us through him.
And this acceptation or imputation is very necessary: First because we are not yet perfectly righteous,1 but whiles we remaine in this life, sinne dwelleth still in our flesh: and this remnant of sinne God purgeth in vs. Moreouer we are sometimes lefte of the holy Ghost and fall into sinnes, as did Peter, Dauid and other holy men. Notwithstanding we haue alwaies recourse to this article:2 That our sinnes are couered, and that God will not lay them to our charge. Psal. 32. and Rom. 4. Not that sinne is not in vs (as the Sophisters haue taught, saying that we must be alwaies working well vntill we feele that there is no gilt of sinne remaining in vs): yea sinne is in deede alwaies in vs, and the godly doe feele it: but it is couered and is not imputed vnto vs of God for Christes sake: whom because we doe apprehend by Faith, all our sinnes are now no sinnes. But where Christ and faith be not, there is no remission or couering of sinnes, but mere imputation of sinnes and condemnation. Thus will God glorifie his sonne,