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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.
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. ⟨p. 107⟩because of this faith in Christ, God seeth not my doubting of his good will towards me, my distrust, my heaviness of spirit, and other sins which are yet in me. For as long as I live in the flesh, sin is verily in me. But because I am covered under the shadow of Christs wings, as is the chicken under the wing of the hen, and dwell without all fear under that most ample and large heaven of the forgiveness of sins, which is spread over me, God covereth and pardoneth the remnant of sin in me: that is to say, because of that faith wherewith I began to lay hold upon Christ, he accepteth my imperfect righteousness even for perfect righteousness, & counteth my sin for no sin, which notwithstanding is sin in deed.
1Therefore let them which be studious of the woorde of God, learne out of this saying: Abraham beleeued God, and it vvas counted to him for righteousnes, to sette forthe truely and rightly this true Christian righteousnes after this manner: that it is a faith and confidence in the Sonne of God, or rather a confidence of the heart in God through Iesus Christe. And lette them adde this clause as a difference: Which Faith and confidence is accounted righteousnes for Christes sake. For these two things (as I sayde before) woorke Christian righteousnes: namely, Faith in the heart, which is a gifte of God, and rightly beleueth in Christ: and also, that God accepteth this imperfecte Faithe, for perfect righteousnes for Christes sake, in whom I haue begun to beleue. ⟨p. 107⟩