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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.
Here might be added moreover many moe names of persons and offices which are ordained of God, as these: There is neither Magistrate nor subject, neither teacher nor hearer, neither schoolmaster nor scholar, neither master nor servant, neither mistress nor maid &c: for in Christ Jesus all states, yea even such as are ordained of God, are nothing. In deed the male, the female, the bond, the free, the Jew, the Gentile, the Prince, the subject are the good creatures of God: but in Christ, that is, in the matter of salvation they are nothing, with all their wisdom, righteousness, religion, and power.
Here might be added moreouer many moe names of persons and offices which are ordained of God, as these: There is neither Magistrate nor subiect, neither teacher nor hearer, neither scholemaster nor scholer, neither master nor seruaunt, neither mistres nor maide &c: for in Christ Iesu all states, yea euen such as are ordained of God, are nothing. In deede the male, the female, the bond, the free, the Iewe, the Gentile, the Prince, the subiect are the good creatures of God: but in Christ, that is, in the matter of saluatiō they are nothing, with all their wisedom, righteousnes, religion, and power.
Wherefore, with these words: There is neither Jew. &c. Paul mightily abolisheth the law.1 For here, that is, when a man is renewed by baptism, and hath put on Christ, there is neither Jew nor Grecian. &c. The Apostle speaketh not here of the Jew according to his nature and substance: but he calleth him a Jew which is the disciple of Moses, is subject to the law, is circumcised, and with all his endeavour keepeth the ceremonies commanded in the law. Where Christ is put on (saith he) there is neither Jew,2 nor circumcision, nor ceremony of the law any more: for Christ hath abolished all the laws of Moses that ever were.3 Wherefore the conscience believing in Christ, must be so surely persuaded that the law is abolished, with all his terrors & threatenings, that it should be utterly ignorant whether there were ever any Moses, any law, or any Jew. For Christ & Moses can in no wise agree. Moses came with the law, with many works and with many ceremonies: but Christ came without any law, without any exacting of works, giving grace and righteousness. &c.