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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.
Behold how I have destroyed the law by the preaching of the Gospel, to the end that it should not reign in thy conscience any more. For when the new Guest Christ Jesus cometh into the new house there to dwell alone,1 Moses the old inhabiter must give place unto him and depart some whether else. Also where Christ the new Guest is come to dwell, there can sin, wrath & death have no place: but there now dwelleth mere grace, righteousness, joy, life, true affiance and trust in the father, now pacified and reconciled unto us, gracious, long suffering & full of mercy for his son Christs sake. Should I then, driving out Christ and destroying his kingdom which I have planted through the preaching of the Gospel, now build up again the law and set up the kingdom of Moses? In deed this should I do if I should teach circumcision and the observation of the law to be necessary to salvation, as the false Apostles do: and by this means, in the stead of righteousness and life, I should restore again sin and death. For the law doth nothing else but utter sin, procure Gods wrath, kill and destroy.
Behold how I haue destroyed the law by the preaching of the Gospell, to the end that it should not reigne in thy conscience any more. For when the new Gest Christ Iesus cometh into the new house there to dwell alone,1 Moses the old inhabiter must geue place vnto him and depart some whether els. Also where Christ the new Gest is come to dwel, there can sinne, wrath & death haue no place: but there now dwelleth meere grace, righteousnes, ioy, life, true affiance and trust in the father, now pacified and reconciled vnto vs, gracious, long suffering & full of mercy for his sonne Christes sake. Should I then, driuing out Christ and destroying his kingdome which I haue planted through the preaching of the Gospell, now build vp againe the law and sette vp the kingdome of Moses? In deede this should I doe if I should teach circumcision and the obseruation of the law to be necessary to saluation, as the false Apostles doe: and by this meanes, in the steede of righteousnes and life, I should restore againe sinne and death. For the law doth nothing els but vtter sinne, procure Gods wrath, kill and destroy.
- 1Moses giveth place to christ and the law to the gospel.