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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.
These things are diligently to be marked because of the adversaries, who do not consider what is handled in the Acts of the Apostles. I my self in times past also read this book when in deed I understood in it nothing at all. Therefore when thou hearest or readest in the Acts of the Apostles, or wheresoever it be in the scriptures, ⟨image 103⟩this word Gentiles thou must there think that it is not to be understand literally of the common nature of the Gentiles, but it carrieth with it a spiritual meaning, and is to be taken, not for those which are under the law, as were the Jews (as before is said in the second chapter: We by nature Jews &c.) but for those which are without the law. Wherefore to say that the Gentiles are justified by faith,1 is nothing else, but that they which observe not the law nor do the works thereof, which are not circumcised, which sacrifice not, &c. are justified and receive the holy Ghost. By what means? Not by the law and the works thereof (for they have no law): but freely and without any other means saving only the hearing of the Gospel.
These thinges are diligently to be marked because of the aduersaries, who do not consider what is handled in the Acts of the Apostles. I my selfe in times past also reade this booke when in deede I vnderstoode in it nothing at all. Therefore when thou hearest or readest in the Actes of the Apostles, or wheresoeuer it be in the scriptures, ⟨image 103⟩this worde Gentiles thou must there thinke that it is not to be vnderstand literally of the common nature of the Gentiles, but it carrieth wt it a spiritual meaning, and is to be taken, not for those which are vnder the law, as were the Iewes (as before is said in the second chapter: VVe by nature Ievves &c.) but for those which are without the lawe. Wherfore to say yt the Gentiles are iustified by faith,1 is nothing els, but that they which obserue not the law nor doe the workes therof, which are not circumcised, which sacrifice not, &c. are iustified and receaue the holy Ghost. By what meanes? Not by the law and the workes therof (for they haue no law): but freely and without any other meanes sauing onely the hearing of the Gospell.