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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.
As if he should say: I have not preached to this end that I might ⟨p. 71⟩build again those things which I once destroyed. For if I should so do, I should not only labour in daine, but should make my self also a transgressor and overthrow altogether, as the false Apostles do: that is to say, of grace and of Christ I should again make the law and Moses: & contrariwise of the law and Moses I should make grace and Christ. Now, by the ministry of the Gospel I have abolished sin,1 heaviness of heart, wrath and death. For thus have I taught: Thy conscience O man, is subject to the law, sin, and death: from which thou canst not be delivered either by men or Angels. But now cometh the Gospel and preacheth unto thee remission of sins by Jesus Christ, who hath abolished the law, and hath destroyed sin and death. Believe in him: so shalt thou be delivered from the curse of the law and from the tyranny of sin and death: thou shalt become righteous and have eternal life.
As if he should say: I haue not preached to this ende that I might ⟨p. 71⟩build againe those thīgs which I once destroyed. For if I should so do, I should not onely labour in daine, but should make my selfe also a trāsgressor and ouerthrowe altogether, as the false Apostles doe: that is to say, of grace and of Christ I should againe make the law and Moses: & contrariwise of the law and Moses I should make grace and Christ. Now, by the ministery of the Gospell I haue abolished sinne,1 heauines of heart, wrath and death. For thus haue I taught: Thy conscience O man, is subiect to the law, sinne, and death: from which thou canst not be deliuered either by men or Angels. But now cometh the Gospell and preacheth vnto thee remission of sinnes by Iesus Christ, who hath abolished the law, and hath destroyed sinne and death. Beleue in him: so shalt thou be deliuered from the curse of the law and from the tyrannie of sinne and death: thou shalt become righteous and haue eternall life.
- 1What Paul had destroyed by the ministry of the Gospel.