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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.
Now Christ living in me abolisheth the law, condemneth sin, and destroyeth death: for it can not be but at his presence all these must needs vanish away. For Christ is everlasting peace, consolation, righteousness and life: and to these the terror of the law, heaviness of mind, sin, hell, and death must needs give place. So Christ living and abiding in me, taketh away and swalloweth up all evils which vex and afflict me. This union or conjunction then is the cause that I am delivered from the terror of the law and sin, am separate from my self, and translated unto Christ and his kingdom, which is a kingdom of grace, righteousness, peace, joy, life, salvation, & eternal glory. Thus I now abiding and dwelling in him, what evil is there that can hurt me?
Now Christ liuing in me abolisheth the lawe, condemneth sinne, and destroyeth death: for it can not be but at his presence all these must nedes vanish away. For Christ is euerlasting peace, consolation, righteousnes and life: and to these the terrour of the law, heauines of mind, sinne, hell, and death must nedes geue place. So Christ liuing and abiding in me, taketh away and swalloweth vp all euils which vexe and afflict me. This vnion or coniunction then is the cause that I am deliuered from the terrour of the law and sinne, am seperate from my self, and translated vnto Christ and his kingdom, which is a kingdom of grace, righteousnes, peace, ioy, life, saluation, & eternal glory. Thus I now abiding and dwelling in him, what euill is there that can hurt me?
In the mean season the old man abideth without and is subject to the law: but as concerning justification, Christ and I must be entirely conjoined and united together, so that he may live in me and I in him. And this is a wonderful manner of speech. Now, because Christ liveth in me,1 therefore look what grace, righteousness, life, peace, and salvation is in me, it is his, and yet notwithstanding the same is mine also by that unseparable union and conjunction which is through Faith: by which Christ and I are made as it were one body in spirit. For as much then as Christ liveth in me, it followeth, that as I must needs be with him partaker of grace, righteousness, life, and eternal salvation: so the law, sin, and death can have no place in me: yea the law is crucified and swallowed up of the law, sin of sin, and death of death. Thus Paul goeth about to draw us from the beholding of our selves, the law & works, and to plant in us true faith in Christ: so that in the matter of justification we should think upon nothing else