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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.
Verse. 7. Ye know therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
Verse. 7. Ye knovv therfore that they vvhich are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.
As if he would say: Ye know by this example of Abraham and by the plain testimony of the scripture, that they are the children of Abraham which are of faith, whether they be Jews or Gentiles, without any respect either unto the law, or unto works, or to the carnal generation of the fathers. For not by the law, but by the righteousness of faith the promise was made unto Abraham, 1that he should be heir of the world: that is to say, that in his seed all the nations of the earth should be blessed, and that he should be called the father of nations. And lest the Jews should falsely interpret this word Nations, applying it unto themselves alone, the scripture preventeth this and saith not only, a father of nations: but a father of many nations have I made thee. Therefore Abraham is not only the father of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles.
As if he would say: Ye know by this example of Abraham and by the plaine testimony of the scripture, that they are the children of Abraham which are of faith, whether they be Iewes or Gentiles, without any respect either vnto the law, or vnto works, or to the carnal generation of the fathers. For not by the law, but by the righteousnes of faith the promise was made vnto Abraham, 1that he should be heire of the world: that is to say, that in his seede all the nations of the earth should be blessed, and that he should be called the father of nations. And lest the Iewes should falsly interpret this word Nations, applying it vnto themselues alone, the scripture preuenteth this and saith not onely, a father of nations: but a father of many nations haue I made thee. Therefore Abraham is not onely the father of the Iewes, but also of the Gentiles.