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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.
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:1 but let us define him as Paul here doth: namely that he is the son of God, who not for our desert or any righteousness of ours, but of his own free mercy offered up him self a sacrifice for us sinners, that he might sanctify us for ever.
Faith therefore (as I haue said) embraceth and wrappeth in it selfe Christ Iesus the sonne of God, deliuered to death for vs, as Paule here teacheth, who being apprehended by faith, geueth vnto vs righteousnes ⟨image 91⟩and life. And here he setteth out most liuely the Priesthode and offices of Christ: which are to pacifie God, to make intercession for sinners, to offer vppe him selfe a sacrifice for their sinnes, to redeme, to instruct, and to comfort them. Let vs learne therefore to geue a true definition of Christ, not as the Scholedoctours do and such as seeke righteousnes by their owne workes, which make him a new law-geuer, who abolishing the olde lawe hath established a newe. To these Christ is nothing else but an exactor and a tyranne:1 but let vs define him as Paule here doth: namely that he is the sonne of God, who not for our desert or any righteousnes of ours, but of his owne free mercie offered vppe him selfe a sacrifice for vs sinners, that he might sanctifie vs for euer.
- 1A true definition of Christ.