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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. 25. But after that Faith is come, we are no longer under the Schoolmaster.
Verse. 25. But after that Faith is come, vve are no longer vnder the Scholemaster.
That is to say: we are free from the law, from the prison,1 and from our Schoolmaster: for when Faith is revealed, the law terrifieth and tormenteth us no more. Paul here speaketh of Faith as it was preached and published unto the world by Christ in a certain time before appointed. For Christ taking upon him our flesh, came once into the world: he abolished the law with all his effects, and delivered from eternal death all those which receive his benefit by Faith. If therefore ye look unto Christ and that which he hath done, there is now no law. For he coming in the time appointed, took away the law. Now, since the law is gone, we are not kept under the tyranny thereof any more: but we live in joy and safety under Christ, who now sweetly reigneth in us by his spirit. Now, where the Lord reigneth, there is liberty. Wherefore, if we could perfectly apprehend Christ which hath abolished the law by his death, and hath reconciled us unto his father, that Schoolmaster should have no power over us at all. But the law of the members rebelling against the law of the mind, letteth us that we can not perfectly lay hold upon Christ. The lack therefore is not in Christ, but in us, which have not yet put of this flesh, to the which sin continually cleaveth as long as we live. Wherefore, as touching our selves, we are partly free from the law, and partly under the law. According to the spirit, we serve with Paul the law of God: but according to the flesh the law of sin.