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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.
1And Luke writeth of Paul in the 15. of the Acts, that where he had preached the gospel together with Barnabas among the Gentiles, ⟨p. 95⟩and was returned to Jerusalem, he set him self against the Pharisees and disciples of the Apostles which urged circumcision and the keeping of the law as necessary to salvation: whose mouths he so stopped (saith Luke) in showing what things he and Barnabas had done amongest the Gentiles that the whole church was amazed at the hearing thereof, especially when they heard that God had wrought so many and so great miracles and wonders by them among the Gentiles: and when they which bare a zeal to the law did greatly wonder how it could be that the uncircumcised Gentiles, not doing the law nor the works thereof, nor having the righteousness of the law, should notwithstanding attain to this grace, to be justified and receive the holy Ghost as well as the Jews that were circumcised: here Paul and Barnabas did allege nothing else but manifest experience: wherewith they were so confounded that they had nothing to reply again.2 By this means Paulus Sergius the Lieutenant, and all those cities, regions, kingdoms and countries where the Apostles had preached, by the only preaching of faith did believe, without the law and the works thereof.
1And Luke wryteth of Paule in the 15. of the Actes, that where he had preached the gospell together with Barnabas among the Gentiles, ⟨p. 95⟩and was returned to Ierusalem, he set him selfe against the Phariseis and disciples of the Apostles which vrged circumcision and the keping of the law as necessary to saluation: whose mouthes he so stopped (saith Luke) in shewing what things he and Barnabas had done amongest the Gentiles that the whole church was amazed at the hearing therof, especially whan they heard that God had wrought so many and so greate miracles and wonders by them among the Gentiles: and when they which bare a zeale to the lawe did greatly wonder how it could be yt the vncircūcised Gentiles, not doing the law nor the workes therof, nor hauing the righteousnes of the law, should notwithstanding attaine to this grace, to be iustified and receaue the holy Ghost as well as the Iewes that were circumcised: here Paule and Barnabas did alledge nothing els but manifest experience: wherwith they were so confounded that they had nothing to reply againe.