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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.
1As for example: Christ rising from death is free from the grave, and yet the grave remaineth still. Peter is delivered from the prison, the sick of the palsy from his bed, the young man from his coffin, the maiden from her couch, and yet the prison, the bed, the coffin, the couch do remain still. Even so the law is abolished when I am not subject unto it, the law is dead when I am dead unto it, & yet it remaineth still. But because I die unto it by an other law, it dieth also unto me: As the grave of Christ, the prison of Peter, the couch of the maiden. &c. do still remain, and yet Christ by his resurrection dieth to the grave, Peter by his deliverance is freed from the prison, and the maid through life is delivered from the couch.
1As for example: Christ rising from death is free from the graue, and yet the graue remaineth stil. Peter is deliuered from the prison, the sicke of the palsey from his bed, the yong mā from his coffen, the maiden from her couch, and yet the prison, the bed, the coffen, the couch doe remaine still. Euen so the lawe is abolished when I am not subiect vnto it, the law is dead when I am dead vnto it, & yet it remaineth still. But because I die vnto it by an other law, it dieth also vnto me: As the graue of Christ, the prison of Peter, the couch of the maiden. &c. do still remaine, and yet Christ by his resurrection dieth to the graue, Peter by his deliueraunce is freed from the prison, and the maid through life is deliuered from the couch.
- 1Christ free from the grave.Christ free frō the graue.
1Wherefore these words: I am dead to the law, are very effectual. For he sayeth not: I am free from the law for a time, or I am Lord of the law: but simply, I am dead to the law, that is to say, I have nothing to do with the law. Paul could have uttered nothing more effectually against justification of the law, then to say: I am dead to the law, that is, I care nothing at all for the law: therefore I am not justified by it.