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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.
Verse. 17. God forbid.
1As though he would say: Christ is not the minister of sin, but the giver of righteousness and eternal life. Wherefore Paul separateth Moses far from Christ. Let Moses then tarry on the earth: Let him be the Schoolmaster of the letter, and exactor of the law: Let him torment and crucify sinners. But the believers (saith Paul) have an other Schoolmaster in their conscience: not Moses but Christ, which hath abolished the law and sin, hath overcome the wrath of God, and destroyed death. He biddeth us that labour and are oppressed with all kinds of evils, to come unto him. Therefore when we fly unto him, Moses with his law vanisheth away,2 so that his sepulchre can no where be seen: sin and death can hurt us no more. For Christ our instructor is Lord over the law, sin and death, so that they which believe in him, are delivered from the same. It is therefore the proper office of Christ to deliver from sin and from death. And this Paul teacheth and repeateth every where.
1As though he would say: Christ is not the minister of sinne, but the geuer of righteousnes and eternal life. Wherfore Paule separateth Moses farre from Christ. Let Moses then tary on the earth: Let him be the Scholemaster of the letter, and exactor of the law: Let him torment and crucifie sinners. But the beleuers (sayth Paule) haue an other Scholemaster in their conscience: not Moses but Christ, which hath abolished the lawe and sinne, hath ouercome the wrath of God, and destroyed death. He biddeth vs that laboure and are oppressed with all kindes of euils, to come vnto him. Therefore when we flie vnto him, Moses with his law vanisheth away,