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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.
This text then is plain, that all men, yea the Apostles, Prophets, and Patriarchs had remained under the Curse, if Christ had not set him self against sin, death, the Curse of the law, the wrath and judgement of God, and overcome them in his own body: for no power of flesh and blood could overcome these huge and hideous Monsters. But now, Christ is not the law or the work of the law, but a divine and humane person, which took upon him sin, the condemnation of the law and death, not for him self, but for us. Wherefore all the weight and force hereof consisteth in this word, For us.
This text then is plaine, yt all men, yea the Apostles, Prophets, and Patriarks had remained vnder the Curse, if Christ had not set him selfe against sinne, death, the Curse of the law, the wrath and iudgemēt of God, and ouercome them in his owne body: for no power of flesh and bloud could ouercome these huge and hideous Monsters. But now, Christ is not the law or the worke of the law, but a diuine and humane person, which tooke vpon him sinne, the condemnation of the lawe and death, not for him selfe, but for vs. Wherfore all the weight and force hereof consisteth in this word, For vs.
We must not then imagine Christ to be innocent & as a private person (as do the Schoolmen, and almost all the Fathers have done) which is holy and righteous for him self only.1 True it is in deed that Christ is a person most pure and unspotted: but thou must not stay there: for thou hast not yet Christ, although thou know him to be God and man: but then thou hast him in deed, when thou believest that this most pure and innocent person is freely given unto thee of the Father to be thy high Priest and Saviour,2 yea rather thy servant, that he putting off his innocency and holiness, and taking thy ⟨image 142⟩sinful person upon him, might bear thy sin, thy death, and thy Curse, and might be made a sacrifice and a Curse for thee, that by this means he might deliver thee from the Curse of the law.