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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.
Contrariwise,1 the coming of Christ profiteth not the careless hypocrites, the wicked contemners of God, nor the desperate which think that nothing else remaineth but the terrors of the law which they ⟨image 179⟩the rudiments of the world.2 So the Emperors laws be rudiments of the world: for they entreat of worldly matters: that is to say, of things concerning this present life, as of goods, possessions, inheritances, murders, adulteries, robberies, &c. Whereof speaketh also the second table of the commandments.3 As for the Popes Canon laws, and Decretals, which forbid marriage and meats, those Paul in an other place calleth the doctrines of Devils:4 which are also rudiments of the world, but that they do most wickedly bind mens consciences to the observation of outward things, contrary to the word of God and faith.
Contrariwise,1 the comming of Christ profiteth not the careles hypocrites, the wicked contemners of God, nor ye desperate which thinke that nothing else remaineth but the terrours of the lawe which they ⟨image 179⟩the rudiments of the world.2 So the Emperours lawes be rudiments of ye world: for they intreat of worldly matters: that is to say, of things concerning this present life, as of goodes, possessions, enheritaunces, murders, adulteries, robberies, &c. Whereof speaketh also the second table of the commaundements.3 As for the Popes Canon lawes, and Decretals, which forbid mariage and meates, those Paule in an other place calleth the doctrines of Deuils: