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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.
The certainty of calling.
The certaintie of calling.
But what meaneth Paul by this his boasting? I answer: This common place serveth to this end,1 that every minister of Gods word should be sure of his calling, that before God and man he may with a bold conscience glory herein that he preacheth the gospel as one that ⟨image 17⟩is called and sent: Even as the Ambassador of a King glorieth and vaunteth in this, that he cometh not as a private person, but as the Kings Ambassador, and because of this dignity that he is the Kings Ambassador, he is honoured and set in the highest place. Which honour should not be given unto him, if he came as a private person. Wherefore let the preacher of the gospel be certain that his calling is from God. And it is expedient that according to the example of Paul he should magnify this his calling, to the end that he may win credit and authority among the people, like as the Kings Ambassador magnifieth his office and calling. And thus to glory, is not a vain but a necessary kind of glorying, because he glorieth not in him self but in the King which hath sent him: whose authority he desireth to be honoured and magnified.
But what meaneth Paule by this his boasting? I aunswere: This common place serueth to this end,1 that euery minister of Gods word should be sure of his calling, that before God and man he may with a bold conscience glory herein that he preacheth the gospell as one that ⟨image 17⟩is called and sent: Euen as the Embassadour of a King glorieth and vaunteth in this, that he commeth not as a priuate person, but as the Kings Embassadour, and because of this dignitie that he is the Kings Embassadour, he is honored and set in the highest place. Which honour should not be geuen vnto him, if he came as a priuate person. Wherefore let the preacher of the gospell be certaine that his calling is from God. And it is expedient that according to ye example of Paule he should magnifie this his calling, to the end that he may winne credite and authoritie among the people, like as the Kings Embassadour magnifieth his office and calling. And thus to glory, is not a vain but a necessary kinde of glorying, because he glorieth not in him selfe but in the King which hath sent him: whose authoritie he desireth to be honoured and magnified.