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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.
Whosoever then believeth the word of God as Abraham did, is righteous before God,1 because he hath faith, which giveth glory unto God: that is, he giveth to God that which is due to him. For faith saith thus:2 I believe thee (O God) when thou speakest. And what saith God? Impossible things, lies, foolish, weak, absurd, abominable, heretical, and devilish things, if ye believe reason. For what is more absurd, foolish and unpossible, then when God saith to Abraham, that he should have a son of the harren and dead body of his wife Sarah?
Whosoeuer then beleeueth the word of God as Abraham did, is righteous before God,1 because he hath faith, which geueth glory vnto God: that is, he geueth to God that which is due to him. For faith saith thus:2 I beleeue thee (O God) when thou speakest. And what sayth God? Impossible things, lies, foolish, weake, absurde, abhominable, hereticall, and deuillish things, if ye beleeue reason. For what is more absurde, foolish and vnpossible, then when God saith to Abraham, that he should haue a sonne of the harren and dead body of his wife Sara?
- 1Righteous before God.
- 2What God saith, if ye set faith aside, & hearken unto reason.VVhat God saith, if ye set faith aside, & harken vnto reason.
1So, if we will follow the judgement of reason, God setteth forth absurd and impossible things when he setteth out unto us the Articles of the Christian faith. In deed it seemeth to reason an absurd and a foolish thing, that in the Lords supper is offered unto us the body and blood of Christ, that baptism is the Laver of the new birth and of the renewing of the holy Ghost, that the dead shall rise in the last day, that Christ the son of God was conceived and carried in the womb of the