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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.
The commendation of that Book which containeth the Acts of the Apostles.
The commendation of that Booke which containeth the Actes of the Apostles.
So in the Acts ye shall find both expositions, and experience, and the preachings of the Apostles, and also examples for the confirmation of this matter against this obstinate opinion touching the righteousness of the law. And therefore we ought the more to love & the more diligently to read this book, because therein are contained most substantial testimonies, whereby our minds may be comforted and confirmed against the Papists our Jews,1 whose abominations and coloured hypocrisy we resist and condemn by our doctrine, that we may set forth the benefits and glory of Christ. Who, though they have no substantial matter to allege against us (whereas the Jews might have laid against the Apostles that they had received the law & all these ceremonies from God) yet notwithstanding they are no less stubborn in defending their wicked traditions and abominations, then the Jews were in maintaining their law which they had received from God, standing principally upon this ground, that they are called to the place of Bishops: that the power and authority of governing the Churches is committed unto them. This they do to the end that they may bring us into bondage, and that they may wrest from us this article, that we are justified, not by faith formed and adorned with charity (as they say) but by faith alone. But we set before them the book of the Acts, that they may read it and consider the examples contained therein.2