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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.
Let this suffice then for defence of the article of justification, that Cornelius was a Gentile, not circumcised, not keeping the law: therefore was he not justified by the law, but by the hearing of faith. God therefore justifieth without the law, and so consequently the law availeth ⟨image 105⟩nothing to righteousness.1 For otherwise God would have given the holy Ghost only to the Jews which had the law & kept it, and not to the Gentiles which had not the law, & much less did accomplish it. But God wrought clean contrary: For the holy Ghost was given to them that kept not the law: wherefore righteousness cometh not by the law. By this means the objection of the adversaries which do not understand the true mean of justification, is answered.
Let this suffice then for defence of the article of iustification, that Cornelius was a Gentile, not circumcised, not keeping the law: therfore was he not iustified by the lawe, but by the hearing of faith. God therefore iustifieth without the lawe, and so consequently the law auaileth ⟨image 105⟩nothing to righteousnes.1 For otherwise God woulde haue geuen the holy Ghost only to the Iewes which had the law & kept it, and not to the Gentiles which had not the law, & much lesse did accomplish it. But God wrought cleane contrary: For the holy Ghost was geuen to them that kept not the law: wherfore righteousnes commeth not by the lawe. By this meanes the obiection of the aduersaries which doe not vnderstand the true meane of iustification, is aunswered.
- 1The law helpeth not to righteousness.The lavv helpeth not to righteousnes.