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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.
And in the old testament all the prophesies against Idolatry sprang out of the first commandment. For all the wicked kings and Prophets, with all the unfaithful people, did nothing else but that which the Pope and all hypocrites always do. They, contemning the first commandment and worship appointed of God, and despising the promise of Abraham's seed, even that seed in whom all nations should be blessed and sanctified, ordained a wicked worship clean contrary to the word of God, and said: With this worship will we serve God and set out his praise,1 which hath brought us out of the land of Egypt. So Jeroboam made two golden calves and said: Behold thy Gods, O Israel, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt. This he said of the true God which had redeemed Israel, and yet both he and all the people were Idolaters: For they worshipped God contrary to the first commandment. They only regarded the work: which being done, they counted them selves righteous before God. And what was this else, but to deny God him self, whom they confessed with their mouth and said that he had brought them out of the land of Egypt. Paul speaketh of such Idolaters when he saith:2 They confess that they know God, but in their deeds they deny him.
And in the olde testament all the prophesies against Idolatry sprang out of the first commaundement. For all the wicked kings and Prophetes, with all the vnfaithfull people, did nothing els but that which the Pope and all hypocrites alwaies doe. They, contemning the first commaundement and worship appointed of God, and despising the promise of Abrahams seede, euen that seede in whom all nations should be blessed and sanctified, ordained a wicked worshippe cleane contrary to the worde of God, and saide: With this worship will we serue God and set out his praise,1 which hath brought vs out of the land of Egypt. So Ieroboam made two golden calues and saide: Beholde thy Gods, O Israell, vvhich brought thee out of the land of Egypt. This he saide of the true God which had redeemed Israell, and yet both he and all the people were Idolaters: For they worshipped God contrary to the first commaundement. They onely regarded the worke: which being done, they counted them selues righteous before God. And what was this els, but to deny God him selfe, whom they confessed with their mouth and saide that he had brought them out of the lande of Egypt. Paule speaketh of such Idolaters when he saith: