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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.
Christian righteousness consisteth in. Faith of the heart and Gods imputation. It is not without cause that he addeth this sentence out of the fifteen Chapter of Genesis: And it was imputed unto him for righteousness. For christian righteousness consisteth in two things, that is to say, in faith of the heart, and in Gods imputation. Faith is in deed a* formal righteousness, and yet this righteousness is not enough: for after faith there remain yet certain remnants of sin in our flesh. This sacrifice of faith began in Abraham, but at last it was finished in his death: And therefore the other part of righteousness must needs be added also to finish the same in us: that is to say, Gods imputation. For faith giveth not enough to God, because it is imperfect, yea rather our faith is but a little spark of faith, which ⟨p. 106⟩beginneth only to render unto God his true divinity.2 We have received the first fruits of the spirit, but not yet the tenths. Besides this, reason is not utterly killed in this life: which may appear by our concupiscence, wrath, impatience, and other fruits of the flesh, and of infidelity yet remaining in us. Yea, the holiest that live, have not yet a full and continual joy in God, but have their sundry passions, sometimes sad, sometimes merry, as the scriptures witness of the Prophets and Apostles. But such faults are not laid to their charge because of their faith in Christ, for otherwise no flesh should be saved. We conclude therefore upon these words: It was imputed to him for righteousness, that righteousness in deed beginneth through faith, and by the same we have the first fruits of the spirit: but because faith is weak, it is not made perfect without Gods imputation. Wherefore faith beginneth righteousness, but imputation maketh it perfect unto the day of Christ.
Christian righteousnes consisteth in. Faith of the hearte and Gods imputation. It is not without cause that he addeth this sentence out of the fiftene Chapiter of Genesis: And it vvas imputed vnto him for righteousnes. For christian righteousnes consisteth in two things, that is to say, in faith of the heart, and in Gods imputation. Faith is in deede a*