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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.
In the .8. to the Romans it is said: For sin he condemned sin. ⟨p. 73⟩Psal. 68. and Ephes. 4. He hath led captivity captive. Hosea. 13. 1O death I vvill be thy death, O hell I vvill be thy destruction. So he saith here, that through the law he is dead to the law. As if he said: The law of Moses accuseth and condemneth me: but against that accusing and condemning law, I have an other law,2 which is grace and liberty. This law accuseth the accusing law, and condemneth the condemning law. So death killeth death: but this killing death is life it self. But it is called the death of death by abundance of spirit,3 or vehement indignation against death. So righteousness borroweth the name of sin, because it condemneth sin, & this condemning of sin is true righteousness.
In the .8. to the Romaines it is sayd: For sinne he condemned sinne. ⟨p. 73⟩Psal. 68. and Ephes. 4. He hath led captiuitie captiue. Hosee. 13. 1O death I vvill be thy death, O hel I vvill be thy destruction. So he saith here, that through the lawe he is dead to the lawe. As if he sayd: The lawe of Moses accuseth and condemneth me: but against that accusing and condemning lawe, I haue an other lawe,2 which is grace and libertie. This lawe accuseth the accusing law, and condemneth the condemning law. So death killeth death: but this killing death is life it selfe. But it is called the death of death by abundance of spirite,