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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.
Ye have oftentimes heard of me, that civill ordinances are of God: for God hath ordained them and alloweth them, as he doth the Sun, the Moon, & other creatures. Therefore an argument taken of the ordinance or of the creatures of God, is good, so that we use the same rightly.1 So the Prophets have very often used similitudes and comparisons taken of creatures, calling Christ the Sun, the Church the Moon, the preachers & teachers of the word the Stars. Also there are many similitudes in the Prophets, of trees, thorns, flowers, and fruits of the earth.2 The new Testament likewise is full of such similitudes. Therefore where Gods ordinance is in the creature, there may an argument be well borrowed and applied to divine and heavenly things.
Ye haue oftentimes heard of me, yt ciuill ordinaunces are of God: for God hath ordained them and alloweth them, as he doth ye Sunne, the Moone, & other creatures. Therfore an argument taken of the ordinance or of the creatures of God, is good, so yt we vse the same rightly.1 So the Prophets haue very often vsed similitudes and comparisons taken of creatures, calling Christ the Sunne, the Church the Mone, the preachers & teachers of the word the Starres. Also there are many similitudes in the Prophets, of trees, thornes, flowers, and frutes of the earth.2 The new Testament likewise is full of such similitudes. Therfore where Gods ordināce is in the creature, there may an argument be wel borrowed and applied to diuine and heauenly things.
- 1An argument taken from Gods creatures holdeth.
- 2The often use of similitudes in the holy scriptures.The often vse of similitudes in the holy scriptures.