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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.
In like manner, death, which is an omnipotent Queen and Empress of the whole world, killing Kings, Princes, and generally all men,1 doth mightily encounter with life, thinking utterly to overcome it and to swallow it up: and that it goeth about, it bringeth to pass in deed. But because life was immortal, therefore when it was overcome, yet did it overcome and get the victory, vanquishing and killing death.
In like manner, death, which is an omnipotent Queene and Emperesse of the whole world, killing Kings, Princes, and generally all men,1 doth mightely encounter wt life, thinking vtterly to ouercome it and to swallow it vp: and yt it goeth about, it bringeth to passe in deede. But because life was immortall, therefore when it was ouercome, yet did it ouercome and get the victory, vanquishing and killing death.
- 1The combat between life and death.The combate betvvene life and death.
Death therefore through Christ is vanquished & abolished throughout the whole world,1 so that now it is but a painted death, which losing his sting, can no more hurt those that believe in Christ, who is become the death of death, as Hoseas ye prophet saith: O death I vvil be thy death.
Death therfore through Christ is vanquished & abolished throughout the whole world,1 so that now it is but a painted death, which losing his stinge, can no more hurte those yt beleue in Christ, who is become ye death of death, as Hoseas ye prophet saith: O death I vvil be thy death.