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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.
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 ⟨p. 79⟩but grace, separating the same far from the law and works, which in this matter ought to have no place.
In the meane season the old man abideth without and is subiecte to the lawe: but as concerning iustification, Christ and I must be entierly conioyned and vnited together, so that he may liue in me and I in him. And this is a wonderful maner of speech. Now, because Christ liueth in me,1 therefore looke what grace, righteousnes, life, peace, and saluation is in me, it is his, and yet notwithstanding the same is mine also by that vnseparable vnion and coniunction which is throughe Faithe: by which Christe and I are made as it were one bodye in spirite. For as much then as Christ liueth in me, it foloweth, that as I must nedes be with him pertaker of grace, righteousnes, life, and eternall saluation: so the lawe, sinne, and death can haue no place in me: yea the lawe is crucified and swallowed vp of the lawe, sinne of sinne, and death of death. Thus Paule goeth about to draw vs from the beholding of our selues, the law & workes, and to plant in vs true faith in Christ: so that in the matter of iustification we should thinke vpon nothing else ⟨p. 79⟩