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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.
Let us therefore suffer the holy Ghost to speak as he doth in the Scriptures, either of naked, simple, & absolute faith,1 or of compound and incarnate faith. All things which are attributed to works do properly belong unto faith. For works must not be looked upon morally, but faithfully and with a spiritual eye. Faith is the divinity of works, and is so spread throughout the works of the faithful, as is the divinity throughout the humanity of Christ. Faith therefore (if I may so say) is* Factotum in faithful works. Abraham is called faithful, because faith is spread throughout the whole person of Abraham, so that beholding him working, I see nothing of the carnal Abraham or of the working Abraham, but of the believing Abraham.
Let vs therefore suffer the holy Ghost to speake as he doth in the Scriptures, either of naked, simple, & absolute faith,1 or of compound and incarnate faith. All thinges which are attributed to workes doe properly belong vnto faith. For workes must not be looked vpon morally, but faithfully and with a spirituall eie. Faith is the diuinitie of workes, and is so spread throughout the workes of the faithfull, as is the diuinitie throughout the humanitie of Christ. Faith therefore (if I may so say) is* Fac totū in faithful works. Abraham is called faithfull, because faith is spread throughout the whole person of Abraham, so that beholding him working, I see nothing of the carnall Abraham or of the working Abraham, but of the beleuing Abraham.
- 1Faith simple, Faith compound.
- *Factotum is that which is all in all, and doth all alone.Fac totum is that vvhich is all in all, and doth all alone.