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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.
1Verse. 10. For it is written: Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.
1Verse. 10. For it is vvrytten: Cursed is euery man that continueth not in all things vvhich are vvrytten in the booke of the lavve, to doe them.
- 1Deut. 27.2•.
Paul goeth about to prove by this testimony taken out of the ⟨p. 117⟩27. of Deuteronomy, that all men which are under the law or under the works of the law, are accursed, or under the Curse: that is to say, under sin, the wrath of God, and everlasting death. For he speaketh not (as I have said before) of a corporal, but of a spiritual Curse, which must needs be the Curse of everlasting death and hell fire. And this is a wonderful manner of proving. For Paul proveth this affirmative sentence which he borroweth out of Moses: Whosoever are of the works of the law are under the Curse: by this negative: Cursed is every one that abideth not in all things &c. Now these two sentences of Paul and Moses seem clean contrary. Paul sayeth: whosoever shall do the works of the law, is accursed. Moses saith: who so ever shall not do the works of the law, are accursed. How shall these two sayings be reconciled together? or else, (which is more) how shall the one be proved by the other? In deed no man can well understand this place, unless he also know and understand the article of justification.
Paule goeth about to proue by this testimonie taken out of the ⟨p. 117⟩