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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.
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 ⟨p. 75⟩benefit of Christ with a sure faith. For like as neither the law nor any work thereof is offered unto us, but Christ alone: so nothing is required of us but Faith alone, whereby we apprehend Christ, and believe that our sins and our death are condemned and abolished in the sin and death of Christ.
These things be not done by the lawe or workes, but by Christ crucified: vppon whose shoulders lie all the euils of mankinde, the lawe, sinne, death, the Deuill, and hell: and all these doe die in him, for by his death he hath killed them. But we must receaue this ⟨p. 75⟩benefite of Christ with a sure faith. For like as neither the lawe nor any worke thereof is offered vnto vs, but Christ alone: so nothing is required of vs but Faith alone, whereby we apprehend Christ, and beleue that our sinnes and our death are condemned and abolished in the sinne and death of Christ.
Thus have we always most certain and sure arguments, which necessarily conclude that justification cometh by faith alone.1 For how should the law and works avail to justification, seeing that Paul is so earnest both against the law and works, and sayeth plainly that we must be dead to the law, if we will live to God. But if we be dead to the law, and the law be dead to us, then hath it nothing to do with us. How then should it avail any thing at all to our justification? Wherefore we must needs say, that we be justified by grace alone, or by faith alone in Christ, without the law and works.
Thus haue we alwayes most certaine and sure arguments, which necessarily conclude that iustification cometh by faith alone.