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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.
Verse. 20. Thus I live.
Verse. 20. Thus I liue.
I speak not so (saith he) of my death and crucifying as though I now lived not: Yea I live, for I am quickened by this death and crucifying through the which I die: That is, for as much as I am delivered from the law,1 sin and death, I now live in deed. Wherefore that crucifying and that death whereby I am crucified and dead to the law, sin, death and all evils, is to me resurrection and life. For Christ crucifieth the Devil, he killeth death, condemneth sin, and bindeth the law: and I believing this, am delivered from the law, sin, death and the Devil. The law therefore is bound, dead and crucified unto me, & I again am bound, dead, & crucified unto it. Wherefore even by this death and crucifying, that is to say, by this grace or liberty I now live.
I speake not so (saith he) of my death and crucifying as though I now liued not: Yea I liue, for I am quickned by this death and crucifying through the which I die: That is, for as much as I am deliuered from the law,1 sinne and death, I now liue in deede. Wherfore that crucifying and that death wherby I am crucified and dead to the law, sinne, death and all euils, is to me resurrection and life. For Christ crucifieth the Deuill, he killeth death, condemneth sinne, and bindeth the law: and I beleuing this, am deliuered from the law, sinne, death and the Deuill. The law therfore is bound, dead and crucified vnto me, & I againe am bound, dead, & crucified vnto it. Wherfore euen by this death and crucifying, that is to say, by this grace or liberty I now liue.