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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.
Wherefore I have much and often marvelled, that these sects of perdition reigning so many years in such great darkness and errors, the Church could endure and continue as it hath done. Some there were whom God called by the letter of the Gospel and by baptism.1 These walked in simplicity and humbleness of heart, thinking the Monks and Friars, and such only as were anointed of the Bishops, to be religious and holy, and them selves to be profane and secular, and not worthy to be compared unto them. Wherefore they finding in them selves no good works to set against the wrath and judgement of God, did fly to the death & passion of Christ, and were saved in this simplicity.
Wherefore I haue much and often marueled, that these sectes of perdition raigning so many yeres in such great darknes and errours, the Church could endure and continue as it hath done. Some there were whom God called by the letter of the Gospell and by baptisme.1 These walked in simplicitie and humblenes of heart, thinking the Monkes and Friers, and such onely as were anoynted of the Bishops, to be religious and holy, and them selues to be prophane and secular, and not worthy to be compared vnto them. Wherfore they finding in them selues no good workes to set against the wrath and iudgement of God, did flie to the death & passion of Christ, and were saued in this simplicitie.
- 1Who were saved in the kingdom of the Pope.VVho vvere saued in the kingdom of the Pope.
Horrible and unspeakable is the wrath of God, in that he hath so long time punished the contempt of the Gospel and of Christ in the Papists, and also their ingratitude, giving them over into a reprobate sense,1 in so much that they blaspheming and denying Christ altogether as touching his office, in stead of the gospel have received the execrable rules,