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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.
Who is this me? Even I wretched and damnable sinner, so dearly beloved of the son of God that he gave himself for me. If I then through works or merits could have loved the son of God and so come unto him, what needed he to deliver himself for me? Hereby it appeareth how coldly the Papists handled,1 yea how they utterly neglected the holy scriptures and doctrine of faith. For if they had considered but only these words, that it behoved the son of God to be given for me, it had been unpossible that so many monstrous sects should have sprung up amongest them. For faith would by and by have answered: why doest thou choose this kind of life, this religion, this work? Doest thou this to please God, or to be justified thereby? Doest thou not hear, O thou wretch, that the son of God shed his blood for thee? Thus true faith in Christ would easily have withstand all manner of sects.2
Who is this me? Euen I wretched and damnable sinner, so dearly beloued of the sonne of God that he gaue himselfe for me. If I then through works or merites could haue loued the sonne of God and so come vnto him, what needed he to deliuer himselfe for me? Hereby it appereth how coldly the Papistes handled,1 yea how they vtterly neglected the holy scriptures and doctrine of faith. For if they had considered but onely these words, that it behoued the sonne of God to be geuen for me, it had bene vnpossible that so many monstrous sectes should haue spronge vp amongest them. For faith would by and by haue aunswered: why doest thou choose this kind of life, this religiō, this worke? Doest thou this to please God, or to be iustified therby? Doest thou not heare, O thou wretch, that the sonne of God shed his bloud for thee? Thus true fayth in Christ would easilie haue withstande all maner of sectes.2
- 1The sluggishness of the Papists in handling the holy scriptures.The sluggishnes of the Papists in handling the holy scriptures.
- 2How sects may be withstand.