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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.
As Paul therefore seeing some to set themselves against his doctrine, and others some to seek the liberty of the flesh and thereby to be made worse, comforted him self after this sort, that he was an Apostle of Jesus Christ sent to preach the Faith of Gods elect, and that he must suffer all things for the elects sake,1 to the end that they also might obtain salvation: even so we at this day do all things for the elects sake, whom we know to be edified & comforted through our doctrine. But as for the dogs & swine (of whom the one sort doth persecute our doctrine,2 and the other sort doth tread under foot that liberty which we have in Christ Jesus) I am so offended with them, that in all my life for their sakes I would not utter so much as one word: but I would rather wish that these hogs, together with our adversaries the dogs, were yet still subject to the Popes tyranny, rather then that the holy name of God should be so blasphemed and evil spoken of through them.
As Paule therefore seeing some to set themselues against his doctrine, and others some to seeke the libertie of the flesh and therby to be made worse, comforted him selfe after this sort, that he was an Apostle of Iesus Christ sent to preach the Faith of Gods elect, and yt he must suffer all things for the elects sake,1 to the end yt they also might obtaine saluation: euen so we at this day do al things for the elects sake, whom we know to be edified & comforted through our doctrine. But as for ye dogges & swine (of whom the one sort doth persecute our doctrine,2 and the other sort doth tread vnder foote yt libertie which we haue in Christ Iesus) I am so offended with them, that in all my life for their sakes I would not vtter so much as one word: but I would rather wish that these hogges, together with our aduersaries the dogges, were yet still subiect to the Popes tyrannie, rather then that the holy name of God should be so blasphemed and euill spoken of through them.
- 1All things are to be done for the elects sake