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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. Yet now not I.
Verse. 20. Yet novv not I.
That is to say, not in mine own person nor in mine own substance. Here he plainly showeth by what means he liveth: And he teacheth what true Christian righteousness is, namely that righteousness whereby Christ liveth in us, and not that which is in our person. Therefore when we speak of Christian righteousness we must utterly reject the person. And here Christ and my conscience must become one body,1 so that nothing remain in my sight but Christ crucified and raised from the dead. But if I behold my self only and set Christ aside, I am gone. For by and by I fall into this cogitation: Christ is in heaven and thou art on the earth: how shalt thou now come unto him? Forsooth I will live holily and do that which the law requireth: so shall I enter into life. Here returning to my self, and considering what I am, what I ought to be, and what I am bound to do, I lose Christ out of sight, who is my righteousness and life. Who being lost, there is no counsel nor succour now remaining, but certain desperation and destruction must needs follow.
That is to say, not in mine owne person nor in mine owne substance. Here he plainly sheweth by what meanes he liueth: And he teacheth what true Christian righteousnes is, namely that righteousnes wherby Christ liueth in vs, and not that which is in our person. Therefore when we speake of Christian righteousnes we must vtterly reiect the person. And here Christ and my conscience must become one body,1 so that nothing remaine in my sight but Christ crucified and raised from the dead. But if I behold my selfe only and set Christ aside, I am gone. For by and by I fall into this cogitation: Christ is in heauen and thou art on the earth: how shalt thou now come vnto him? Forsoth I will liue holily and doe that which the law requireth: so shall I enter into life. Here returning to my selfe, and considering what I am, what I ought to be, and what I am bound to doe, I lose Christ out of sight, who is my righteousnes and life. Who being lost, there is no counsell nor succour now remaining, but certaine desperation and destruction must needes follow.