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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.
But it is a thing very strange and unknown to the world,1 to teach Christians to learn to be ignorant of the law, and so to live before God, as if there were no law. For except thou be ignorant of the law, & be assuredly persuaded in thine hart that there is now no law nor wrath of God: but altogether grace and mercy for Christs sake, thou canst not be saved: for by the law cometh the knowledge of sin. Contrariwise, works and the keeping of the law must be so strictly required in the world, as if there were no promise or grace: and that because of the stubborn, proud, and hard hearted, before whose eyes nothing must be set but the law, that they may be terrified and humbled. For the law is given to terrify and to kill such, and to exercise the old man: ⟨image 13⟩And both the word of grace and of wrath must be rightly divided, according to the saying of the Apostle in the second Epistle of Timothy, Chapter. 2. verse. 15.
But it is a thing very straunge and vnknowen to the world,1 to teach Christians to learne to be ignorant of the lawe, and so to liue before God, as if there were no law. For except thou be ignorant of the law, & be assuredly perswaded in thine hart that there is now no lawe nor wrath of God: but altogether grace and mercy for Christes sake, thou canst not be saued: for by the law commeth the knowledge of sinne. Cō trariwise, workes and the keeping of the law must be so streitly required in the world, as if there were no promise or grace: and that because of the stubborne, proude, and hard harted, before whose eies nothing must be set but the lawe, that they may be terrified and humbled. For the law is geuen to terrifie and to kill such, and to exercise the old man: ⟨image 13⟩And both the word of grace and of wrath must be rightly diuided, according to the saying of the Apostle in the second Epistle of Timothe, Chapter. 2. verse. 15.