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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.
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.
- 1The conquered life the vanquisher of death.
1So the Curse, which is the wrath of God upon the whole world, hath the like conflict with the Blessing: that is to say, with grace and the eternal mercy of God in Christ.2 The Curse therefore fighteth against the Blessing, and would condemn it and bring it to nought: but it can not so do. For the Blessing is divine and everlasting,3 and therefore the Curse must needs give place. For if the blessing in Christ could be overcome, then should God himself also be overcome. But this is impossible: therefore Christ the power of God, righteousness, Blessing, grace and life, overcometh & destroyeth these monsters, sin, death and the Curse, without war or weapons, in his ⟨p. 132⟩own body, and in himself, as Paul delighteth to speak:4