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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.
1An other use of the law is divine and spiritual, which is (as Paul saith) to increase transgressions: that is to say, to reveal unto a man his sin, his blindness, his misery, his impiety, ignorance, hatred and contempt of God, death, hell, the judgment and deserved wrath of God. Of this use the Apostle entreateth notably in the. 7. to the Romans. This is altogether unknown to hypocrites,2 to the popish Sophisters and Scholedivines, and to all that walk in the opinion of the righteousness of the law, or of their own righteousness. But to the end that God might bridle and beat down this monster and this mad beast ⟨p. 145⟩(I mean the presumption of mans own righteousness and religion) which naturally maketh men proud, and puffeth them up in such sort, that they think them selves thereby to please God highly: it behoved him to send some* Hercules which might set upon this monster with all force and courage to overthrow him, and utterly to destroy him: that is to say, he was constrained to give a law in Mount Sinai, with so great Majesty and with so terrible a show, that the whole multitude was astonished. Exod. 19. & 20.
1An other vse of the law is diuine and spirituall, which is (as Paule saith) to encrease transgressions: that is to say, to reueale vnto a man his sinne, his blindnes, his misery, his impietie, ignoraunce, hatred and contempt of God, death, hel, the iudgment and deserued wrath of God. Of this vse the Apostle entreateth notably in the. 7. to the Romaines. This is altogether vnknowne to hypocrites,2 to the popish Sophisters and Scholediuines, and to all that walke in the opinion of the righteousnes of the law, or of their owne righteousnes. But to the ende that God might bridle and beate downe this monster and this madde beaste ⟨p. 145⟩