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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 is rightly and after a true Apostolical manner to interpret the Scriptures. For a man is not able to speak after this manner without the holy Ghost: that is to say, to comprehend the whole law in this one saying: Christ is made a Curse for us, and lay the same altogether ⟨p. 135⟩upon Christ:1 and contrariwise to comprehend all the promises of the Scripture, and say, that they are all at once fulfilled in Christ. Wherefore this is in deed an Apostolic and invincible argument, not taken out of one place of the law, but out of the whole law: which Paul also useth as a sure ground.
This is rightly and after a true Apostolicall manner to interprete the Scriptures. For a man is not able to speake after this manner without the holy Ghost: that is to say, to comprehend the whole lawe in this one saying: Christ is made a Curse for vs, and lay the same altogether ⟨p. 135⟩vpon Christe:1 and contrariwise to comprehend all the promises of the Scripture, and say, that they are all at once fulfilled in Christ. Wherfore this is in deede an Apostolike and inuincible argument, not taken out of one place of the lawe, but out of the whole lawe: which Paule also vseth as a sure ground.
- 1This is a most sure argument taken out of the whole law.This is a most sure argumēt taken out of the vvhole lavve.
Here we may see with what diligence Paul read the holy Scriptures, and how exactly he weighed every word of this place:1