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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.
These words (which are the pure preaching of grace and Christian righteousness in deed) Paul setteth against the righteousness of the law. As if he said: Be it so that the law is an heavenly doctrine,1 and hath also his glory: yet notwithstanding it loved not me, nor gave it self for me: yea it accuseth me, terrifieth me, and driveth me to desperation. But I have now an other which hath delivered me from the terrors of the law, sin and death, and hath brought me unto liberty, the righteousness of God, and eternal life: who is called the son of God: to whom be praise and glory for evermore.
These wordes (which are the pure preaching of grace and Christian righteousnes in deede) Paule setteth against the righteousnes of the law. As if he sayd: Be it so that the law is an heauenly doctrine,1 and hath also his glory: yet notwithstanding it loued not me, nor gaue it selfe for me: yea it accuseth me, terrifieth me, and driueth me to desperation. But I haue now an other which hath deliuered me from the terrours of the law, sinne and death, and hath brought me vnto libertie, the righteousnes of God, and eternall life: who is called the sonne of God: to whom be praise and glory for euermore.
- 1The law loveth not sinners, but accuseth them.The lavve loueth not sinners, but accuseth them.
Faith therefore (as I have said) embraceth and wrappeth in it self Christ Jesus the son of God, delivered to death for us, as Paul here teacheth, who being apprehended by faith, giveth unto us righteousness ⟨image 91⟩and life. And here he setteth out most lively the Priesthood and offices of Christ: which are to pacify God, to make intercession for sinners, to offer up him self a sacrifice for their sins, to redeem, to instruct, and to comfort them. Let us learn therefore to give a true definition of Christ, not as the Scholedoctours do and such as seek righteousness by their own works, which make him a new law-giver, who abolishing the old law hath established a new. To these Christ is nothing else but an exactor and a tyrant: