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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 Schoolmen and all such as understand not the Article of Justification, do know no other righteousness then the civil righteousness and the righteousness of the law,1 which after a sort the Gentiles also do know. Therefore they borrow certain words out of the law & moral Philosophy, as [to Do, to Work], and such like, and they apply the same unto spiritual matters: wherein they deal ⟨p. 122⟩most perversely and wickedly. We must take good heed that we make a difference between Christian Divinity and humane Philosophy. The Schoolmen them selves grant and teach, that in the order of nature, Being goeth before Working, for naturally the tree is before the fruit. Again, they grant that a work morally wrought, is not good except there be first a right judgement of reason, and a good will or a good intent. So then they will have a right judgement of reason, and a good intent to go before the work, that is to say, they make the person morally righteous before the work. Contrariwise in Divinity and in spiritual matters, where they ought most of all so to do, such dull and senseless asses they are that they pervert and turn all quite contrary, placing the work before right reason and the good intent.
The Schoolemen and all such as vnderstand not the Article of Iustification, doe knowe no other righteousnes then the ciuile righteousnes and the righteousnes of the lawe,1 which after a sorte the Gentiles also doe know. Therfore they borrow certaine words out of the lawe & morall Philosophie, as [to Doe, to Worke], and such like, and they applie the same vnto spirituall matters: wherein they deale ⟨p. 122⟩most peruersly and wickedly. We must take good heede that we make a difference betweene Christian Diuinitie and humane Philosophie. The Schoolemen them selues graunt and teach, that in ye order of nature, Being goeth before Working, for naturally the tree is before ye fruite. Againe, they graunt yt a worke morally wrought, is not good except there be first a right iudgement of reason, and a good will or a good intent. So then they wil haue a right iudgement of reason, and a good intent to goe before the work, that is to say, they make the person morally righteous before the worke. Cōtrariwise in Diuinitie and in spiritual matters, where they ought most of all so to doe, such dull and senseles asses they are that they peruert and turne all quite contrary, placing the worke before right reason and the good intent.