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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.
That is to say, I live in deed in the flesh, but this life,1 whatsoever it is, I esteem as no life, for it is no true life in deed, but a shadow of life: under the which an other liveth, that is to say, Christ, who is my true life in deed, which life thou seest not but only hearest & I feel. Thou hearest the wind, but knowest not whence it cometh or whether it goeth. Joh. 3. Even so thou seest me speaking, eating, labouring, sleeping, and doing other things, and yet thou seest not my life.2 This life which I now live, I live in deed in the flesh, but not through the flesh or according to the flesh, but through faith and according to faith. Paul then denieth not that he liveth in the flesh, because he doeth all things that belong to a natural man. He useth also carnal things, as meat, drink, apparel and such like, which is to live in the flesh: but he saith that this is not his life: and although he useth these things, yet he liveth not through them, as the world liveth through the flesh and after the flesh: for it neither knoweth nor hopeth for any life besides this.
That is to say, I liue in deede in the flesh, but this life,1 whatsoeuer it is, I esteme as no life, for it is no true life in deede, but a shadow of life: vnder the which an other liueth, that is to say, Christ, who is my true life in deede, which life thou seest not but onely hearest & I feele. Thou hearest the vvind, but knovvest not vvhence it cometh or vvhether it goeth. Ioh. 3. Euen so thou seest me speaking, eating, labouring, sleeping, and doing other things, and yet thou seest not my life.2 This life which I now liue, I liue in deede in the flesh, but not through the flesh or according to the flesh, but through faith and according to faith. Paule then denieth not that he liueth in the flesh, because he doeth all things that belong to a naturall man. He vseth also carnall things, as meate, drinke, apparell and such like, which is to liue in the flesh: but he saith that this is not his life: and although he vseth these things, yet he liueth not through them, as the world liueth through the flesh and after the flesh: for it neither knoweth nor hopeth for any life besides this.