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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.
Therefore when I feel the remorse and sting of conscience for sin, I behold that brazen serpent Christ hanging upon the cross. There I find an other sin against my sin which accuseth and devoureth me. Now this other sin, namely in the flesh of Christ, which taketh away the sins of the world, is almighty: it condemneth and swalloweth up my sin. So my sin is condemned by sin, that is, by Christ crucified:1 who is made sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God through him. In like manner I find death in my flesh, which afflicteth and killeth me: but I have in me a contrary death,2 which is the death: for this death crucifieth and swalloweth up my death.
Therefore when I feele the remorse and sting of conscience for sinne, I behold that brasen serpent Christ hanging vppon the crosse. There I finde an other sinne against my sinne which accuseth and deuoureth me. Now this other sinne, namely in the flesh of Christ, which taketh away the sinnes of the world, is almightie: it condemneth and swaloweth vp my sinne. So my sinne is condemned by sinne, that is, by Christ crucified:1 vvho is made sinne for vs, that vve might be made the righteousnes of God through him. In like maner I finde death in my flesh, which afflicteth and killeth me: but I haue in me a contrary death,2 which is the death: for this death crucifieth and swaloweth vp my death.
- 11. Cor. •.21.
- 2Death against death.
These things be not done by the law or works, but by Christ crucified: upon whose shoulders lie all the evils of mankind, the law, sin, death, the Devil, and hell: and all these do die in him, for by his death he hath killed them. But we must receive this