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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.
Wherefore when thou readest in the Scriptures, of the Fathers,1 Prophets and Kings, how they wrought righteousness, raised up the dead, overcame kingdoms, thou must remember that these and such like sayings are to be expounded as the Epistle to the Hebrews expoundeth them, that is: By faith they wrought righteousness, by faith they raised up the dead, by faith they subdued Kings and kingdoms. So that faith incorporateth the work and giveth it his perfection. And this the adversaries, if they be well in their wits, can not ⟨image 132⟩deny, neither have they any thing to say or object against it. In deed they can cry out that the scripture speaketh oftentimes of doing and walking. And we always answer them again, that it speaketh also of faithful Doing. For first reason must be lightened by faith, before it can work. Now, when it hath a true opinion and knowledge of God, then is the work incarnate and incorporate into it: so that what soever is attributed to faith, is afterwards attributed to works also, but yet because of faith only and alone.
Wherfore when thou readest in the Scriptures, of the Fathers,1 Prophetes and Kings, how they wrought righteousnes, raised vp the deade, ouercame kingdomes, thou must remember that these and such like sayinges are to be expounded as the Epistle to the Hebrewes expoundeth them, that is: By faith they vvrought righteousnes, by faith they raised vp the deade, by faith they subdued Kinges and kingedomes. So that faith incorporateth the worke and geueth it his perfection. And this the aduersaries, if they be wel in their wittes, can not ⟨image 132⟩denye, neyther haue they any thinge to saye or obiecte againste it. In deede they can cry out that the scripture speaketh oftentimes of doing and walking. And we alwaies aunswer them againe, yt it speaketh also of faithful Doing. For first reason must be lightened by faith, before it can worke. Now, when it hath a true opinion and knowledge of God, then is the worke incarnate and incorporate into it: so that what soeuer is attributed to faith, is afterwardes attributed to works also, but yet because of faith onely and alone.