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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.
This was done before Christ was revealed, when as yet that faith reigned which believed in Christ that was to come. If then the Gentiles were justified without the law, & received secretly the holy Ghost when the policy of the law was yet in force, why now should the law be required as necessary for the obtaining of righteousness, which by the coming of Christ is already abolished? This is therefore a sure and a strong argument grounded upon the experience of the Galatians: Whether received ye the holy ghost by the works of the law, 1or by the hearing of faith preached? For they were compelled to grant, that they heard nothing of the holy ghost before the preaching of Paul, 2but when he preached the Gospel, then received they the holy Ghost.
This was done before Christ was reueiled, when as yet that faith reigned which beleeued in Christ that was to come. If then the Gentiles were iustified without the law, & receaued secretly the holy Ghost when the policie of the lawe was yet in force, why now should the lawe be required as necessary for ye obtaining of righteousnes, which by the comming of Christ is already abolished? This is therfore a sure and a strong argument grounded vpon the experience of the Galathians: VVhether receaued ye the holy ghost by the vvorks of the lavv, 1or by the hearing of faith preached? For they were compelled to graunt, that they heard nothing of ye holy ghost before the preaching of Paule, 2but when he preached the Gospel, then receaued they the holy Ghost.
- 1Galat. 3.2.
- 2The conscience witnesseth that the holy Ghost is not given by the law, but by the hearing of faith.The cōscience vvitnesseth that the holy Ghost is not geuen by the lavv, but by the hearing of faith.