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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.
Thus a Christian man is both righteous and a sinner,1 holy and profane, an enemy of God and yet a child of God. These contraries no Sophister will admit, for they know not the true manner of justification. ⟨image 115⟩And this was the cause why they would have men to work well so long until they should feel no sin at all in them: and thereby they gave occasion to many, which, striving with all their endeavour to be perfectly righteous, & yet not able to attain thereunto, to become stark mad: And an infinite number also of those which were the authors of this wicked opinion, at the point of death were driven into desperation. Which thing had happened unto me also, if Christ had not mercifully looked upon me and holpen me out of this error.
Thus a Christian man is both righteous and a sinner,1 holy and prophane, an enemy of God and yet a childe of God. These contraries no Sophister will admit, for they know not the true manner of iustification. ⟨image 115⟩And this was the cause why they would haue men to worke well so lōg vntil they should feele no sinne at all in thē: and therby they gaue occasiō to many, which, striuing with al their endeuour to be perfectly righteous, & yet not able to attaine therevnto, to become starke madde: And an infinite number also of those which were the authors of this wicked opinion, at the pointe of death were driuen into desperation. Which thinge had happened vnto me also, if Christ had not mercifully looked vpon me and holpen me out of this errour.
- 1A Christian i• a righteous man and a sinner.