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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.
After the same manner John the Baptist calleth him The Lamb of God which taketh away the sins of the world. 1He verily is innocent, because he is the unspotted and undefiled Lamb of God. But because he beareth the sins of the world, his innocency is charged with the sins and gilt of the whole world. Whatsoever sins, I, thou, and we all have done or shall do hereafter, they are Christs own sins as verily as if he him self had done them. To be brief, our sin must needs become Christs own sin,2 or else we shall perish for ever. This true knowledge of Christ, which Paul and the Prophets have most plainly delivered unto us, the wicked Schoolmen and Sophisters have darkened and defaced.
After the same maner Iohn the Baptist calleth him The Lambe of God vvhich taketh avvay the sinnes of the vvorlde. 1He verely is innocente, because he is the vnspotted and vndefiled Lambe of God. But because he beareth the sinnes of the worlde, his innocencie is charged with the sinnes and gilte of the whole worlde. Whatsoeuer sinnes, I, thou, and we all haue done or shall doe hereafter, they are Christes owne sinnes as verely as if he him selfe had done them. To be briefe, our sinne must needes become Christes owne sinne,2 or els we shall perish for euer. This true knowledge of Christ, which Paule and the Prophetes haue moste plainely deliuerede vnto vs, the wicked Scholemen and Sophisters haue darkened and defaced.
- 1Jo. 1.29. Christ the Lamb of God 1. Pet. 2.22.Io. 1.29. Christ the Lambe of God 1. Pet. 2.22.
- 2Our sin must become Christs own sin.Our sinne must become Christes ovvne sinne.