A commentary of M. I. Calvin upon the Epistle to the GalatiansA commentarie of M. I. Caluine vpon the Epistle to the Galathians

The Papists themselves like Tormentors do tear and rent Faith miserably, while sometime they make it unshaped and without charity, and sometime shaped. as for us we hold, that true faith cannot be plucked away from the Spirit of regeneration, but when we speak of the cause of justification, than we shut out all works. As touching this presence place, Paul doeth not reason whether charity worketh with faith, to justify, but only showeth what are now the true exercises of the faithful: least he should seem to make Christians idle, and as it were like to blocks. Therefore when you are in hand ⟨p. 120⟩with the cause of justification, take heed you admit not any mention of charity, or of works: but firmly hold fast that which shutteth them out. In as much as Paul here doeth not entreat of justification, nor yet assigneth the praise thereof to charity in part, we may thereby readily conclude, that by the same reason it should follow, that Circumcision and ceremonies did justify in time past. For as he commendeth faith with charity in Jesus Christ: so before the coming of Christ ceremonies were required. But that was nothing to the deserving of righteousness, which the Papists also will confess. and therefore we must not think so of charity neither.

The Papistes themselues like Tormentoures doe teare and rente Fayth miserablye, while sometime they make it vnshaped and without charitie, and sometime shaped. as for vs we holde, that true faith cannot be plucked away from the Spirite of regeneration, but when we speake of the cause of iustification, than we shutte oute all workes. As touching this presence place, Paule doeth not reason whether charitie worketh with fayth, to iustifie, but onely sheweth what are now the true excercises of the faythfull: least he shoulde seeme to make Christians idle, and as it were like to blockes. Therefore when you are in hand ⟨p. 120⟩with the cause of iustification, take heede you admitte not anye mention of charitie, or of workes: but firmelye holde fast that which shutteth them out. In as much as Paule here doeth not entreate of iustification, nor yet assigneth the prayse thereof to charitie in part, we may thereby readilye conclude, that by the same reason it should follow, that Circumcision and ceremonies did iustifie in time past. For as he commendeth faith with charitie in Iesus Christ: so before the comming of Christ ceremonies were required. But that was nothing to the deseruing of righteousnesse, which the Papists also will confesse. and therefore we must not thinke so of charitie neither.