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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.
This terrible show and majesty wherein God gave his law in Mount Sinai, did represent the use of the law. There was in the people of Israel which came out of Egypt, a singular holiness. They gloried and said:1 We are the people of God: we vvil do all those things which the Lord our God hath commanded. Moreover, Moses did sanctify the people, and bad them wash their garments, refrain from their wives, and prepare them selves against the third day. There was not one of them but he was full of holine••• The third day Moses bringeth the people out of their tents to t• t•• ••rtaine into the sight of the Lord, that they might hear his voice. W•• ••owed then? When the children of Israel did see the horrible show of the Mount smoking and burning,2 the black clouds and the lightnings flashing up and down in this horrible darkness, & heard the sound of the trumpet blowing long, and waxing louder and louder: and moreover when they heard the thunderings and lightnings, they were afraid, and standing a far of,3 they say unto Moses: We vvill do all things willingly, so that the Lord speak not unto us, lest that we die, and this great fire consume us. Teach thou us and we vvill hearken unto thee. I pray you, what did their purifying, their holiness, their white garments, and refraining from their wives profit them? Nothing at all. There was not one of them that could abide this presence of the Lord in his Majesty and glory: but all being amazed and shaken with terror, fled back as if they had been driven by the Devil.4 For God is a con summing fire:5 in whose sight no flesh is able to stand.
This terrible shewe and maiestie wherin God gaue his lawe in Mount Sina, did represent the vse of the lawe. There was in the people of Israel which came out of Egypt, a singular holines. They gloried and said: