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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.
Paul here setteth the spirit against the flesh. He calleth not the flesh (as before I have said) lust, beastly passions, or sensual appetites: ⟨p. 101⟩for he entreateth not here of lust or of other fleshly desires: but of forgiveness of sins, of justifying the conscience, of obtaining righteousness before God, of deliverance from the law, sin, and death: and yet notwithstanding he saith here, that they, forsaking the spirit, do now end in the flesh.1 Flesh therefore is here taken for the very righteousness and wisdom of the flesh and the judgement of reason, which goeth about to be made righteous by the law. Whatsoever then is best and most excellent in man (as the wisdom of reason, yea, and the righteousness of the law it self) the same here Paul calleth flesh.
Paule here setteth the spirite against the flesh. He calleth not the flesh (as before I haue said) lust, beastly passions, or sensual appetites: ⟨p. 101⟩for he intreateth not here of lust or of other fleshly desires: but of forgeuenes of sinnes, of iustifying the conscience, of obteining righteousnes before God, of deliueraunce from the lawe, sinne, and death: and yet notwithstanding he sayth here, that they, forsaking the spirite, doe now ende in the flesh.1 Flesh therfore is here taken for the very righteousnes and wisedome of the flesh and the iudgement of reason, which goeth about to be made righteous by the law. Whatsoeuer then is best and most excellent in man (as the wisedome of reason, yea, and ye righteousnes of the law it selfe) the same here Paule calleth flesh.
- 1What flesh signifieth in this place.VVhat flesh signifieth in this place.