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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. 8. For the scripture foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles through faith.
Verse. 8. For the scripture foreseing that God vvould iustifie the Gentiles through faith.
1These things do pertain to the former argument. As if he should say: Ye Jews do glory in the law above measure: ye highly commend Moses because God spake unto him in the bush &c: As the Jews do proudly brag against us, (as I have my self at sundry times heard) saying: ye Christians have Apostles, ye have a Pope and ye have Bishops: but we Jews have Patriarchs, Prophets, yea we have God him self, who spake unto us in the bush, in Sinai where he gave unto us the law, and in the temple &c. Such a glory and such an excellent testimony allege ye for your selves against us, if ye can. To this answereth Paul the Apostle of the Gentiles: This your proud bragging & boasting is to no purpose. For the scripture prevented it, & foresaw long before the law, that the Gentiles should not be justified by the law, but by the blessing of Abraham's seed, which was promised unto him (as Paul saith afterwards) .430. years before the law was given. Now the law being given so many years after, could not impeach or abolish this promise of the blessing made unto Abraham, but it hath continued firm and shall continue for ever. What can the Jews answer to this?
1These things doe pertaine to the former argument. As if he should say: Ye Iewes doe glory in the law aboue measure: ye highly commend Moses because God spake vnto him in ye bush &c: As the Iewes doe proudly bragge against vs, (as I haue my selfe at sundry times heard) saying: ye Christians haue Apostles, ye haue a Pope and ye haue Bishops: but we Iewes haue Patriarkes, Prophets, yea we haue God him selfe, who spake vnto vs in the bush, in Sinai where he gaue vnto vs the law, and in the temple &c. Such a glory and such an excellent testimony alledge ye for your selues against vs, if ye can. To this aunswereth Paule the Apostle of the Gentiles: This your proude bragging & boasting is to no purpose. For the scripture preuēted it, & foresaw long before the law, yt the Gentiles should not be iustified by the law, but by the blessing of Abrahams seede, which was promised vnto him (as Paule saith afterwards) .430. yeares before the law was giuen. Now the law being geuen so many yeares after, could not empech or abolish this promise of the blessing made vnto Abraham, but it hath continued firme and shall continue for euer. What can the Iewes aunswere to this?