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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.
1This is therefore a strange and a wonderful definition of Christian righteousness, that it is the imputation of God for righteousness or unto righteousness because of our faith in Christ or for Christs sake. ⟨p. 108⟩When the popish Schoolmen hear this definition, they laugh at it. For they imagine that righteousness is a certain quality poured into the soul, and afterwards spread into all the parts of man. They can not put away the vain imaginations of reason, which teacheth that a right judgement, and a good will or a good intent is true righteousness. This unspeakable gift therefore excelleth all reason, that god doth account and acknowledge him for righteous without works, which embraceth his son by faith alone, who was sent into the world, was borne, suffered, and was crucified for us.
1This is therefore a straunge and a wonderfull definition of Christian righteousnes, that it is the imputation of God for righteousnes or vnto righteousnes because of our faith in Christ or for Christs sake. ⟨p. 108⟩When the popish Scholemen heare this definition, they laugh at it. For they imagine that righteousnes is a certaine quality powred into the soule, and afterwards spread into all the partes of man. They can not put away the vaine imaginations of reason, which teacheth that a right iudgement, and a good wil or a good intent is true righteousnes. This vnspeakeable gifte therefore excelleth all reason, that god doth account and acknowledge him for righteous without workes, which embraceth his sonne by faith alone, who was sent into the world, was borne, suffered, and was crucified for vs.
- 1Christian righteousness.Christian righteousnes.