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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.
In like manner Christ rebuketh the pharisees, calling them serpents, 1the generation of vipers, the children of the devil. But these are the rebukings of the holy Ghost. They are fatherly and motherly, and as the chidings of a faithful friend: As it is said also in the proverbs: Better are the wounds of a friend then the kisses of an enemy. 2Thus one and the self same rebuke, if it come out of the mouth of a father, may be a great benefit: but if it proceed out of the mouth of our equal or enemy, it is a spiteful reproach. When two men do both one thing, in the one it is commendable, and in the other it is clean contrary. When Christ and Paul do reprove, it is done with singular virtue and commendation: but when a private man shall do the like, in him it is a great vice. Therefore one and the self same word in the mouth of Paul is a great virtue and a singular benefit: but in the mouth of an other it is a shameful reproach.
In like maner Christ rebuketh the phariseis, calling them serpents, 1the generation of vipers, the children of the deuil. But these are the rebukings of the holy Ghost. They are fatherly and motherly, and as the chidings of a faithfull frend: As it is said also in the prouerbes: Better are the vvoundes of a frend then the kisses of an enemy. 2Thus one and the selfe same rebuke, if it come out of the mouth of a father, may be a great benefite: but if it procede out of the mouth of our equall or enemy, it is a spitefull reproch. When two men doe both one thing, in the one it is commendable, and in the other it is cleane contrary. When Christ and Paule doe reproue, it is done with singular vertue and commendation: but when a priuate man shall doe the like, in him it is a greate vice. Therfore one and the selfe same word in the mouth of Paule is a great vertue and a singular benefite: but in the mouth of an other it is a shamefull reproch.
- 1Math. 13 33. The sharp rebukings of the holy Ghost.