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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 this (no doubt) all the Prophets did foresee in spirit, that Christ should become the greatest transgressor,1 murderer, adulterer, thief, rebel and blasphemer that ever was or could be in all the world. For he being made a sacrifice for the sins of the whole world, is not now an innocent person and without sins, is not now the Son of God borne of the virgin Mary: but a sinner, which hath and carieth the sin of Paul, which was a blasphemer, oppressor and persecutor: of Peter which denied Christ: of David which was an adulterer,2 a murderer, and caused the Gentiles to blaspheme the name of the Lord: and briefly, which hath and beareth all the sins of all men in his body, not that he him self committed them,3 but for that he received them being committed or done of us, and laid them upon his own body that he might make satisfaction for them with his own blood. Therefore this general sentence of Moses comprehendeth him also (albeit in his own person he was innocent) because it found him amongest sinners and transgressors: Like as the magistrate taketh him for a thief & punisheth him whom he findeth among other thieves and transgressors, though he never committed any thing worthy of death. Now, Christ was not only found among sinners, but of his own accord and by the will of his father he would also be a companion of sinners, taking upon him the flesh and blood of those which were sinners, thieves, and plunged in all kinds of sin. When the law therefore found him among thieves, it condemned and killed him as a thief.
And this (no doubte) all the Prophetes did foresee in spirite, that Christe shoulde become the greatest transgressour,1 murtherer, adulterer, theefe, rebell and blasphemer that euer was or coulde be in all the worlde. For he being made a sacrifice for the sinnes of the whole worlde, is not nowe an innocent person and without sinnes, is not nowe the Sonne of God borne of the virgin Marie: but a sinner, which hath and carieth the sinne of Paule, which was a blasphemer, oppressour and persecuter: of Peter which denied Christ: of Dauid which was an adulterer,2