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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. 21. God forbid.
1Why so? First for that God doth not make any promise unto us because of our worthiness, our merits, our good works: but that he doth, is of his mere goodness and inestimable mercy in Christ. He saith not to Abraham: All nations shall be blessed in thee because thou hast kept the law: but (as it is written in the .24. chap. of Joshua) when he was yet uncircumcised, had no law, & was yet an idolater, he said unto him: Go out of thine own land &c. I vvill be thy protector &c. Also: In thy Seed shall all nations be blessed. 2These are absolute & mere promises: which God freely giveth unto Abraham, without any condition or respect of works either going before or coming after.
1Why so? First for that God doth not make any promise vnto vs because of our worthines, our merits, our good works: but that he doth, is of his meere goodnes and inestimable mercy in Christ. He saith not to Abraham: All nations shalbe blessed in thee because thou hast kept the law: but (as it is written in the .24. chap. of Iosua) when he was yet vncircumcised, had no law, & was yet an idolater, he said vnto him: Goe out of thine ovvne land &c. I vvill be thy protectour &c. Also: In thy Seede shall all nations be blessed. 2These are absolute & meere promises: which God freely geueth vnto Abraham, without any condition or respect of workes either going before or comming after.
- 1God maketh not the promise because of our worthiness, but for his own mercies sake.God maketh not the promise because of our vvorthines, but for his ovvne mercies sake.
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