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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.
Verse. 1. That ye should not obey the truth?
The Galatians at the first did gladly hear and obey the truth. Therefore where he saith: Who hath bewitched you? he showeth that they were bewitched by these false apostles, and were fallen away from that truth which they before did obey. But this seemeth yet a more bitter and vehement kind of speech, when he sayeth that they do not believe the truth. For he signifieth by these words that they are bewitched, and that he would deliver them from this witchery, and yet they will not acknowledge nor receive this benefit. For it is certain that he did not reduce all from the error of the false Apostles ⟨image 99⟩unto the truth, but that many of them remained yet still bewitched. Therefore he useth these sharp and vehement words: Who hath bewitched you? As if he would say: Ye are so deluded and bewitched, that now ye can not obey the truth. I fear lest many of you are utterly lost, and so fallen away, that ye will never return again to the truth.
The Galathians at the first did gladly heare and obey the truth. Therfore where he sayth: VVho hath bevvitched you? he sheweth that they were bewitched by these false apostles, and were fallen away from that truth which they before did obey. But this seemeth yet a more bitter and vehement kinde of speech, when he sayeth that they doe not beleeue the truth. For he signifieth by these wordes that they are bewitched, and that he would deliuer them from this witcherie, and yet they will not acknowledge nor receaue this benefite. For it is certaine that he did not reduce all from the errour of the false Apostles ⟨image 99⟩vnto the truth, but that many of them remained yet still bewitched. Therfore he vseth these sharpe and vehement wordes: VVho hath bevvitched you? As if he would say: Ye are so deluded and bewitched, that nowe ye can not obey the truth. I feare lest many of you are vtterly lost, and so falne away, that ye will neuer returne againe to the truthe.