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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.
By this we may plainly see,1 that there is nothing here for us to do. Only it belongeth unto us, to hear that these things have been wrought and done in this sort, and by faith to apprehend the same. And this is the true formed and furnished faith in deed. Now, when I have thus apprehended Christ by faith, and through him am dead to the ⟨image 83⟩law, justified from sin, delivered from death, the devil, and hell, then I do good works, I love God, I give thanks to him, I exercise charity towards my neighbour.2 But this charity or works following do neither form nor adorn my faith, but my faith formeth and adorneth charity. This is our divinity: which seemeth strange and marvellous, or rather foolish to carnal reason: to wit, that I am not only blind and deaf to the law, yea delivered and freed from the law, but also wholly dead unto the same.
By this we may plainely see,1 that there is nothing here for vs to doe. Onely it belongeth vnto vs, to heare that these things haue bene wrought and done in this sort, and by faith to apprehend the same. And this is the true formed and furnished faith in dede. Now, when I haue thus apprehended Christ by faith, and through him am dead to the ⟨image 83⟩lawe, iustified from sinne, deliuered from death, the deuill, and hell, then I doe good works, I loue God, I geue thankes to him, I exercise charitie towardes my neighbour.2 But this charitie or workes folowing do neither forme nor adorne my faith, but my faith formeth and adorneth charitie. This is our diuinitie: which seemeth straunge and maruelous, or rather foolish to carnall reason: to witte, that I am not onely blinde and deafe to the lawe, yea deliuered and freed from the law, but also wholy dead vnto the same.
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