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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.
Verse. 18. But God gave it unto Abraham by promise.
Verse. 18. But God gaue it vnto Abraham by promise.
It can not be denied, but that God before the law was, gave unto Abraham the inheritance or Blessing by the promise: that is to say, remission of sins, righteousness, salvation, and everlasting life,1 that we should be sons & heirs of God, and fellow heirs with Christ. For it is plainly said in Genesis: In thy seed shall all nations be blessed. There the Blessing is given freely without respect of the law or works. For God gave the inheritance before Moses was borne, or before any man had yet once thought of the law. Why vaunt ye then that righteousness cometh by the law, seeing that righteousness, life, and salvation was given to your father Abraham without the law, yea before there was any law? He that is not moved with these things, is blind and obstinate. But this argument of the promise I have before handled more largely, and therefore I will now but touch it by the way.
It can not be denied, but that God before the law was, gaue vnto Abraham the inheritaunce or Blessing by the promise: that is to say, remission of sinnes, righteousnes, saluation, and euerlasting life,1 yt we should be sonnes & heires of God, and felow heires with Christe. For it is plainly sayd in Genesis: In thy seede shall all nations be blessed. There the Blessing is geuen frely without respect of ye law or works. For God gaue ye inheritāce before Moises was borne, or before any mā had yet once thought of the law. Why vaūt ye then that righteousnes cometh by the law, seing that righteousnes, life, and saluation was geuen to your father Abraham wtout the lawe, yea before there was any lawe? He that is not moued with these things, is blind and obstinate. But this argument of the promise I haue before handled more largely, and therefore I will now but touch it by the way.