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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. 1. Unto the Churches of Galatia.
Verse. 1. Vnto the Churches of Galatia.
Paul had preached the gospel through out all Galatia: and albeit he had not wholly converted it unto Christ, yet he had many Churches in it, into the which the false Apostles, Satan's ministers had crept. So likewise at this day the fantastical Anabaptists come not to those places where the adversaries of the gospel bear rule: but where Christians and good men are which love the gospel.1 With such they wind in themselves even in the dominions of tyrants and persecutors of the gospel; where they creeping into houses under crafty pretence, pour out their poison to the subversion of many. But why go they not rather into the cities, countries and dominions of the papists, and there profess & maintain their doctrine in the presence of wicked Princes, Bishops and Doctors in the universities, as we by Gods help & assistance have done? These tender Martyrs will adventure no peril, but they resort thither where the gospel hath an harborow already, where they may live without danger in great peace & quietness. So the false Apostles would not endanger themselves to come to Jerusalem to Caiaphas, or to Rome to the Emperor, or to other places where no man had preached afore, as Paul & the other Apostles did: but they came into Galatia, which was won unto Christ already by the labour & travel of Paul, & into Asia, Corinth, & such other places, where good men were & professed the name of Christ, persecuting no man, but suffering all things quietly. There might the enemies of christs cross live in great security, & without any persecution.
Paule had preached the gospell thorow out all Galatia: and albeit he had not wholy conuerted it vnto Christ, yet he had many Churches in it, into the which the false Apostles, Satans ministers had crept. So likewise at this day the fantasticall Anabaptists come not to those places where the aduersaries of the gospel beare rule: but where Christians and good men are which loue the gospel.1