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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.
Naaman the Syrian
Likewise Naaman the Syrian was (no doubt) a good and a godly man, and had a religious and a reverent opinion of God. And although he was a Gentile & belonged not to the kingdom of Moses, which then flourished: yet notwithstanding his flesh was cleansed, and the God of Israel was revealed unto him, and he received the holy Ghost. For thus he saith:1 Now I know assuredly that there is no other God in all the world but in Israel. He doth nothing at all, he keepeth not the law, he is not circumcised: but only he prayeth that so much of that earth might be given unto him, as two mules should be able to carry away. Moreover, it appeareth that faith was not idle in him. For so he speaketh to the Prophet Heliseus: Thy servant vvill henceforth neither offer burnt sacrifice, nor offering unto any other God saving the Lord. But in this thing the Lord be merciful unto thy servant, that when my master goeth into the house of Rimmón to worship there, and leaneth on my hand, and I bow my self in ⟨image 106⟩the house of Rimmón: when I do bow down (I say) in the house of Rimmón, the Lord be *merciful to thy servant in this point. To whom the prophet saith, Go in peace. So was he justified. The Jew hearing this, fretteth for anger, and saith: What? should the Gentile be justified without the keeping of the law? Should he be compared with us which are circumcised?
Likewise Naaman the Syrian was (no doubt) a good and a godly man, and had a religious and a reuerēt opinion of God. And although he was a Gentile & belonged not to the kingdome of Moses, which thē florished: yet notwithstanding his flesh was clensed, and the God of Israell was reueiled vnto him, and he receaued the holy Ghost. For thus he saith: