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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. 28. For ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Verse. 28. For ye are all one in Christ Iesu.
1These are excellent words. In the world and according to the flesh there is a great difference and inequality of persons: and the same must be diligently observed. For if the woman would be the man, if the son would be the father, the servant would be the master, the subject would be the magistrate, there should be nothing else but a con fusion of all states and of all things. Contrariwise, in Christ there is no law, no difference of persons, there is neither Jew nor Grecian, but all are one.2 For there is one body, one spirit, one hope of vocation: There is but one Gospel, one Faith, one Baptism, one God and Father of all, one Christ & Lord of all. We have the same Christ, I, thou and all the Faithful, which Peter, Paul, and all the Saints had. Here therefore the conscience knoweth nothing of the law, but hath Christ only before her eyes. Therefore Paul is always wont to add this clause:3 In Christ Jesus. Who, if he be taken out of our sight, then cometh terror.
1These are excellent wordes. In the world and according to the flesh there is a great differēce and inequalitie of persons: and the same must be diligently obserued. For if the woman would be the man, if the sonne would be the father, the seruaunt would be the master, the subiect would be the magistrate, there should be nothing else but a cō fusion of all states and of all things. Contrariwise, in Christe there is no lawe, no difference of persons, there is neither Iewe nor Grecian, but all are one.