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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.
Here Paul excuseth the Galatians, and layeth the fault upon the false Apostles. As though he should say: I see that ye are not fallen thorough wilfulness or malice:1 but the Devil hath sent the enchanting false Apostles his children amongest you, and they do so bewitch you in teaching you that ye are justified by the law, that now ye think otherwise of Christ then ye did afore when ye heard the Gospel preached by me. But we labour both by preaching and writing unto you, to uncharm that sorcery wherewith the false Apostles have bewitched you, and to set at liberty those which are snared therewith.
Here Paule excuseth the Galathians, and laieth the faulte vpon the false Apostles. As though he should say: I see that ye are not falne thorough wilfulnes or malice:1 but the Deuill hath sent the enchaunting false Apostles his children amongest you, and they do so bewitch you in teaching you that ye are iustified by the lawe, that now ye thinke otherwise of Christ then ye did afore when ye heard the Gospell preached by me. But we labour both by preaching and writing vnto you, to vncharme that sorcery wherwith the false Apostles haue bewitched you, and to set at libertie those which are snared therwith.
- 1The false Apostles bewitchers of men.The false Apostles bevvitchers of men.
So we also at this day do labour by the word of God against those fantastical opinions of the Anabaptists, that we may set at liberty those that are entangled therewith, and reduce them to the pure doctrine of faith, and there hold them. And this our labour is not altogether in vain. For we have called back many whom they had bewitched, and have delivered them out of their snares. Notwithstanding such there are as will not suffer themselves to be taught, especially the chief Sorcerers and authors of this witchery. They will hear no reason, nor admit the scripture: yea they abuse and corrupt the scripture, and avoid such places as are alleged against them, with their false glosses and devilish dreams clean contrary to the scripture: which is a manifest sign that they are bewitched of the devil. Wherefore they are nothing amended by our admonitions, but are much more hardened and more obstinate then they were before. And surely I could never have believed, but that I have good experience thereof at this day, that the power of the devil is so great, that he is