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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. 9. So then they which are of faith, are blessed with faithful Abraham.
Verse. 9. So then they vvhich are of faith, are blessed vvith faithfull Abraham.
All the weight and force lieth in these words: with faithful Abraham. For he putteth a plain difference between Abraham and Abraham, of one and the self same person making two. As if he said:1 There is a working Abraham & there is a believing Abraham. With the working Abraham we have nothing to do. For if he be justified by works, he hath to rejoice, but not with God. Let the Jews glory as much as they will of that begetting Abraham, which is a worker,2 is circumcised, and keepeth the law: but we glory of the faithful Abraham, of whom the scripture saith, that he received the Blessing of righteousness through his faith, not only for himself, but also for all those which believe like as he believed: And so the world was promised to Abraham, because he believed. Therefore all the world is blessed. ⟨image 121⟩that is to say, receiveth imputation of righteousness, if it believe as Abraham did.
All the weight and force lieth in these wordes: vvith faithfull Abraham. For he putteth a plaine difference betwene Abraham and Abraham, of one and the selfe same person making two. As if he sayde:1 There is a working Abraham & there is a beleuing Abraham. With the working Abraham we haue nothing to doe. For if he be iustified by works, he hath to reioyce, but not with God. Let the Iewes glorie as much as they will of that begetting Abraham, which is a worker,2 is circumcised, and keepeth the law: but we glorie of the faithfull Abraham, of whom the scripture saith, that he receaued the Blessing of righteousnes through his faith, not onely for himselfe, but also for all those which beleue like as he beleued: And so the world was promised to Abraham, because he beleued. Therefore all the world is blessed.