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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.
To this cavillation Paul answereth very well and to the purpose, and strongly confu•eth the same.1 The law (saith he) was given 430. years after the promise was made: In thy Seed &c. and it could not make the promise void and unprofitable. For the promise is the Testament of God, confirmed by God himself in Christ so many years before the law. Now, that which God once hath promised and confirmed, he calleth not back again, but it remaineth ratified and sure for ever.
To this cauillation Paule aunswereth very well and to the purpose, and strongly confu•eth the same.1 The law (saith he) was geuen 430. yeares after the promise was made: In thy Seede &c. and it could not make the promise voide and vnprofitable. For the promise is the Testament of God, confirmed by God himselfe in Christ so many yeares before the law. Now, that which God once hath promised and confirmed, he calleth not backe againe, but it remaineth ratified and sure for euer.
- 1Paul confuteth the objection of the Jews.Paule confuteth the obiection of the Ievves.
1Why then was the law added? In deed it was delivered so many ages after to the posterity of Abraham, not to the end he might through it obtain the Blessing (for it is the office of the law to bring men under the Curse, and not to bless): but that there might be in the world a certain people, which might have the word and testimony of Christ, out of the which, Christ also according to the flesh, might be borne: And that men being kept and shut up under the law, might sigh and groan for their deliverance through the Seed of Abraham, which is Christ: which only should and could bless, that is to say, deliver all nations from sin and everlasting death. Moreover, the ceremonies commaū dead in the law, did foreshadow Christ. Wherefore the promise was not abolished either by the law, or by the ceremonies of the law: but rather by the same, as by certain seals, it was for a time confirmed, until the letters themselves or the writing of the Testament (to wit,