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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.
Wherefore sharp chidings & bitter words are as necessary in every kind of life, as any other virtue else. Yet notwithstanding this anger must be so tempered, that it proceed not of any envy or malice, but ⟨p. 88⟩only of a fatherly affection and Christian zeal: that is to say, it ought not to be childish or womanlike, seeking revenge: but only for the correcting of the fault: As the father correcteth not his child with desire to revenge, but only that the child thereby may be the better.1 And these kinds of anger are good, and are called in the scripture jealousies or zeals. For in chastising my brother, my child, my scholar or subject in this sort, I seek not his destruction, but his profit and welfare.
Wherfore sharpe chidings & bitter words are as necessary in euery kind of life, as any other vertue els. Yet notwithstanding this anger must be so tempered, that it procede not of any enuy or malice, but ⟨p. 88⟩onely of a fatherly affection and Christian zeale: that is to say, it ought not to be childish or womanlike, seking reuenge: but onely for the correcting of the faulte: As the father correcteth not his childe with desire to reuenge, but only that the childe therby may be the better.1 And these kindes of anger are good, and are called in the scripture ielousies or zeales. For in chastising my brother, my child, my scholler or subiect in this sort, I seeke not his destruction, but his profite and welfare.
- 1Just anger is called in the scripture zeal or jealousy.Iust anger is called in the scripture zeale or ielousie.