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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.
When a preacher then so preacheth that the word is not destitute of his fruit, but effectual in the hearts of the hearers, that is to say: when faith, hope, love and patience do follow, then God giveth his spirit and worketh miracles in the hearers. In like manner Paul saith here, that God hath given his spirit to the Galatians, & hath wrought miracles among them. As though he would say: God hath not only brought to pass through my preaching, that ye should believe: but also that ye should live holily, bring forth many fruits of faith, and suffer many afflictions. Also by the same power of the holy Ghost, of adulterers, of wrathful, impatient, and covetous persons, and of very enemies, ye are become liberal, chaste, gentle, patient, and lovers of your neighbours. Whereupon afterwards he giveth testimony of them in the fourth chapter,1 that they received him as an Angel of God, yea rather as Christ Jesus: and that they loved him so ⟨p. 103⟩vehemently that they were ready to have plucked out their own eyes for him.
When a preacher then so preacheth that the word is not destitute of his frute, but effectuall in the heartes of the hearers, that is to say: when faith, hope, loue and pacience do follow, then God geueth his spirite and worketh miracles in the hearers. In like manner Paule saith here, that God hath geuen his spirite to the Galathians, & hath vvrought miracles among them. As though he would say: God hath not onely brought to passe through my preaching, that ye should beleue: but also that ye should liue holily, bring forth many frutes of faith, and suffer many afflictions. Also by the same power of the holy Ghost, of adulterers, of wrathfull, impacient, and couetous persons, and of very enemies, ye are become liberall, chast, gentle, pacient, and louers of your neighbours. Wherupon afterwardes he geueth testimony of them in the fourth chapter,1 that they receaued him as an Angell of God, yea rather as Christ Iesus: and that they loued him so ⟨p. 103⟩vehemently that they were ready to haue plucked out their owne eyes for him.
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