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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.
Wherefore we must first and afore all things go about by faith, ⟨image 114⟩to kill infidelity,1 the contempt and hatred of God, murmuring against his judgement and his wrath, and against all his words and works: for then do we kill reason, which can be killed by none other means but by faith, which in believing God giveth unto him his glory, notwithstanding that he speaketh those things which seem both foolish, absurd, and unpossible to reason: notwithstanding also, that God setteth forth him self otherwise then reason is able either to judge or conceive, that is to say, after this manner: I will account thee and pronounce thee to be righteous, not for the keeping of the law, not for thy works and thy merits, but for thy faith in Jesus Christ mine only begotten Son, who was borne, suffered, was crucified, and died for thy sins: and that sin which remaineth in thee, I will not impute unto thee. If reason then be not killed, and all kinds of religion and service of God under heaven that are invented by men to get righteousness before God, be not condemned, the righteousness of faith can take no place.
Wherfore we must first and afore all thinges goe about by faith, ⟨image 114⟩to kill infidelitie,1 the contempt and hatred of God, murmuring against his iudgement and his wrath, and against all his wordes and workes: for then doe we kill reason, which can be killed by none other meanes but by faith, which in beleeuing God geueth vnto him his glory, notwithstanding that he speaketh those things which seeme both foolish, absurde, and vnpossible to reason: notwithstanding also, that God setteth forth him selfe otherwise then reason is able either to iudge or conceiue, that is to say, after this maner: I will account thee and pronounce thee to be righteous, not for the keping of the lawe, not for thy workes and thy merites, but for thy faith in Iesus Christ mine onely begotten Sonne, who was borne, suffred, was crucified, and died for thy sinnes: and that sinne which remaineth in thee, I will not impute vnto thee. If reason then be not killed, and al kindes of religion and seruice of God vnder heauen that are inuented by men to get righteousnes before God, be not condemned, the righteousnes of faith can take no place.