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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 who could ever believe or think that it was so horrible and so abominable a sin to be made a religious man (for so they call them) namely to be made a Massing priest, a Monk, a Friar, a Nun? Doubtless no man. Yea they them selves say moreover that Monkery is a new baptism.1 Can there be any thing more horrible then that the kingdom of the Papists is the kingdom of such as spitefully spit in the face of Christ the son of God, and crucify him again? For in deed they crucify him a fresh (who was once crucified & rose again) both in them selves, in the church, and in the hearts of the faithful: for with their spiteful reproaches, rebukes, slanders and injuries they spit upon him, and with their wicked opinions they wound him and thrust him through, that in them he may die most miserably: and in the stead of him they set up a glorious witchcraft, whereby men are so miserably charmed and deluded, that they can not know Christ to be their justifier, their reconciler and Saviour, but a minister of sin, their accuser, their judge and their destroyer, which must be pacified no otherwise then by our works and merits.
But who could euer beleeue or thinke that it was so horrible and so abhominable a sinne to be made a religious man (for so they call thē) namely to be made a Massing priest, a Monke, a Frier, a Nunne? Doutles no man. Yea they them selues say moreouer that Monkerie is a new baptisme.1 Can there be any thing more horrible then that the kingdome of the Papists is the kingdome of such as spitefully spitte in the face of Christ the sonne of God, and crucifie him againe? For in deede they crucifie him a fresh (who was once crucified & rose againe) both in them selues, in the church, and in the hearts of the faithfull: for with their spiteful reproches, rebukes, sclaūders and iniuries they spit vpon him, and with their wicked opinions they wounde him and thrust him thorow, that in them he may die most miserably: and in the steade of him they set vp a glorious witchcraft, wherby men are so miserably charmed and deluded, that they cā not know Christ to be their iustifier, their reconciler and Sauiour, but a minister of sinne, their accuser, their iudge and their destroyer, which must be pacified no otherwise then by our workes and merites.
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