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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.
But the poor man deluded by the devil, could not then see this, and therefore against all scripture he thinketh this to be an undoubted truth: Christ accuseth thee before his father: he standeth not for thee, but against thee: therefore thou art damned. And this tentation is not of man, but of the devil, which that enchanter most strongly imprinteth in the heart of the tempted. But unto us which are lead and taught by an other spirit, it is a manifest and a cursed lie, and a plain bewitching of the devil. But unto those that are thus bewitched, it is so certain a truth, that none can be more certain.
But the poore man deluded by the deuill, could not then see this, and therfore against al scripture he thinketh this to be an vndoubted truth: Christ accuseth thee before his father: he standeth not for thee, but against thee: therfore thou art damned. And this tentation is not of man, but of the deuill, which that enchaunter most strongly imprinteth in the heart of the tempted. But vnto vs which are lead and taught by an other spirite, it is a manifest and a cursed lie, and a plaine bewitching of the deuill. But vnto those that are thus bewitched, it is so certaine a truth, that none can be more certaine.
Seeing then that the devil is able to print in our hearts so manifest a lie,1 that we would swear a thousand times it were an undoubted truth, we must not be proud, but walk in fear and humility, calling upon the Lord Jesus, that we be not lead into tentation. Worldly and secure men,2 which after they have once or twice heard the Gospel preached by and by imagine that they have received abundance of gods spirit, do fall at length in like manner, because they fear not God nor render thanks unto him: but persuade themselves that they are able, not only to hold and to maintain the doctrine of true religion, but also to stand against the devil in any assault or conflict, be it never ⟨p. 91⟩