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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.
1With this doctrine these lying spirits and sects of perdition do darken again the benefit of Christ at this day: they take away from him the glory of a justifier, and make him a minister of sin. They are in all things like to the false Apostles. For even as they throughout all the Churches did require circumcision and the observation of the law besides faith in Christ, in so much that without circumcision and keeping of the law, they denied the justification of faith (for except ye be circumcised, said they, after the law of Moses, ye can not be saved): even so at this day these strait exactors of the law, besides the righteousness of Faith, do require the keeping of the commandments of God,2 according to that saying: Do this and thou shalt live. Also, If ⟨p. 68⟩thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 3Wherefore there is not one among them, be he never so wise, that understandeth that difference between the law and grace.
1With this doctrine these lying spirites and sects of perdition doe darken againe the benefite of Christ at this day: they take away from him the glory of a iustifier, and make him a minister of sinne. They are in all things like to the false Apostles. For euen as they throughout all the Churches did require circumcision and the obseruation of the lawe besides faith in Christ, in so much that without circumcision and keping of the lawe, they denied the iustification of faith (for except ye be circumcised, sayd they, after the lawe of Moses, ye can not be saued): euen so at this day these straite exactors of the lawe, besides the righteousnes of Faith, doe require the keping of the commaundementes of God,2 according to that saying: Doe this and thou shalt liue. Also, If ⟨p. 68⟩thou vvilt enter into life, kepe the commaundemēts. 3