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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 reason heareth this, by and by it is offended: it rageth, and uttereth all her malice against God, saying: Are then my good works nothing? Have I then laboured and borne the burden and heat of the day in vain?1 Hereof rise those uproars of nations,2 of Kings and Princes, against the Lord and against his Christ. For the world neither will nor can suffer that his wisdom, righteousness, religions and worshippings should be reproved and condemned. The Pope with all his Popish rabblement, will not seem to err, much less will he suffer himself to be condemned.
When reason heareth this, by and by it is offended: it rageth, and vttereth all her malice against God, saying: Are then my good woorkes nothing? Haue I then laboured and borne the burden and heate of the day in vaine?1 Hereof rise those vprours of nations,2 of Kings and Princes, against the Lord and against his Christ. For the world neither will nor can suffer that his wisedome, righteousnes, religions and worshippings should be reproued and condemned. The Pope with all his Popish rablement, will not seeme to erre, much lesse will he suffer himselfe to be condemned.
1Therefore let them which be studious of the word of God, learn out of this saying: Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness, to set forth truly and rightly this true Christian righteousness after this manner: that it is a faith and confidence in the Son of God, or rather a confidence of the heart in God through Jesus Christ. And let them add this clause as a difference: Which Faith and confidence is accounted righteousness for Christs sake. For these two things (as I said before) work Christian righteousness: namely, Faith in the heart, which is a gift of God, and rightly believeth in Christ: and also, that God accepteth this imperfect Faith, for perfect righteousness for Christs sake, in whom I have begun to believe.