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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.
For this cause Paul saith: A mediator is not a Mediator of one. For it could not be that Moses should be a Mediator of God alone: For God needeth no Mediator. And again, he is not a Mediator of the people only,1 but he doth the office of a Mediator between God and the people, which were at discord with God. For it is the office of a Mediator to pacify the party that is offended, and to reconcile unto him the party which is the offender. Notwithstanding Moses is a Mediator in this sort, as I have said: which doth nothing else but change the voice of the law, and maketh it tolerable, so that the people may abide the hearing thereof: but giveth no power to accomplish the same. To conclude, he is a Mediator but only of the veil, and therefore he giveth no power to perform the law, but only in the veil.2 Therefore his disciples, in that he is a Mediator of the veil, must always be hypocrites.
For this cause Paule sayth: A mediatour is not a Mediatour of one. For it could not be that Moises should be a Mediatour of God alone: For God needeth no Mediatour. And againe, he is not a Mediatour of the people onely,1 but he doth the office of a Mediatour betwene God and the people, which were at discord with God. For it is the office of a Mediatour to pacifie the partie that is offended, and to reconcile vnto him the partie which is the offender. Notwithstanding Moises is a Mediatour in this sort, as I haue sayd: which doth nothing else but chaunge the voyce of the lawe, and maketh it tolerable, so that the people may abide the hearing thereof: but geueth no power to accomplish the same. To conclude, he is a Mediatour but onely of the veile, and therfore he geueth no power to performe the law, but onely in the veile.2 Therefore his disciples, in that he is a Mediatour of the veile, must alwayes be hypocrites.
- 1The office of a Mediator.The office of a Mediatour.
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