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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.
So he came also in spirit to the fathers of the old Testament before he appeared in flesh. They had Christ in spirit. They believed in Christ which should be revealed, as we believe in Christ which is now revealed, and were saved by him as we are, according to that saying:1 Jesus Christ is one yesterday, and to day, and shall be the same for ever. Yesterday, before the time of his coming in the flesh. To day, when he was revealed in the time before appointed. Now and for ever he is one and the same Christ: for even by ⟨p. 171⟩him only and alone all the faithful which either have ben, be, or shall be, are delivered from the law, justified and saved.
So he came also in spirite to the fathers of the old Testament before he appeared in flesh. They had Christ in spirite. They beleued in Christe which should be reuealed, as we beleue in Christe which is now reuealed, and were saued by him as we are, according to that saying:1 Iesus Christe is one yesterday, and to day, and shall be the same for euer. Yesterday, before the time of his comming in the flesh. To day, when he was reuealed in the time before appoynted. Nowe and for euer he is one and the same Christe: for euen by ⟨p. 171⟩him onely and alone all the faithfull which either haue ben, be, or shall be, are deliuered from the law, iustified and saued.
- 1Heb. 13.•.
In like manner we also (saith he) when we were children, served under the rudiments of the world, that is to say: the law had dominion over us, oppressed us and kept us in a strait bondage, as servants and captives. For first it restrained carnal and rebellious persons that they should not run headlong into all kinds of vice. For the law threateneth punishment to transgressors,