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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.
Wherefore the Blessing is nothing else but the promise of the Gospel. And, that all nations are blessed, is as much to say, as all nations shall hear the Blessing,1 that is, the promise of God shall be preached and published by the Gospel among all nations. And out of this place the Prophets have drawn many prophesies by a spiritual understanding.2 As Psal. 2: Ask of me and I vvill give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession. And again,3 Psal. 19: Their voice hath gone through all the earth. Briefly, all the prophesies of the kingdom of Christ and of the publishing of the Gospel throughout all the world, have sprung out of this place: In thee shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. 4Wherefore, to say that the nations are blessed, is nothing else, but that righteousness is freely given unto them, or that they are counted righteous before God, not through the law, but by the hearing of faith: For Abraham was not justified, by any other means, then by hearing the word of promise, of blessing, and of grace. Therefore, like as Abraham obtained imputation of righteousness by the hearing of faith: even so did all the Gentiles obtain and yet do obtain the same. For the same word that was first declared unto Abraham, was also afterward published to all the Gentiles.
Wherfore the Blessing is nothing els but the promise of the Gospell. And, that all nations are blessed, is asmuch to say, as all nations shall heare the Blessing,1 that is, the promise of God shall be preached and published by the Gospell among all nations. And out of this place the Prophets haue drawen many prophesies by a spirituall vnderstanding.2 As