cLuther. The Evangel is a word both of power and grace, while it beats on the ears, & within pours in the Spirit. But if it pour not in the Spirit, a hearing man differeth not from a deaf man. Then the Gospel is sometimes without the Spirit, as well as the Law.
dExcept the doctrine of faith, by which the heart is purified and justified, be revealed, all teaching of all commands is literal, and the tradition of Fathers.
eThe Law teacheth what is your debt, and what you want, Christ giveth what you should do, and what you should have.
fAugustine saith, the Law of works saith do what I command: the law of faith saith to God, grant, Lord, what thou commandest: and again, what the Law of works commandeth by threatening, that the Law of faith obtains by believing, the people of the Law is haughty, the people of Faith, sighs for pardon.
gEvery law, especially Gods ⟨p. 138⟩Law, is a word of wrath, the power of sin,6 the law of death: the Gospel is the word of grace, life, salvation, the word of righteousness and peace.
hIt is a wonder, and unknown to the world, to teach Christians to be ignorant of the Law, and to live so before God, as if there were no Law. For except thou be ignorant of the law, and conclude in thy heart, there is no law, no wrath, but only grace and mercy in Christ Jesus, thou cannot be saved, for by the law is the knowledge of sin, by the contrary, so the law and works must be pressed on the unbelieving world, as if there were no Gospel promise, no grace.
iLuther, The Gospel is a preaching of Christ, that he pardons sin, gives grace, justifies and saves sinners. Whereas there are Commandments in the Gospel, they are not Gospel, but expositions of the law, and consequences of the Gospel.
cEvangelium verbum virtutis & gratiae simul est dum aures pulsat, intus Spiritum infundit. Quod si Spiritum non infundit, nihil differt audiens â surdo.
dLuther, Nisi doctrina •idet, quâ cor purificatur & justificatur, reveletur, omnis omnium praeceptorum eruditio, Literalis & paterna traditio.
eLex docet quid debeas, & quo careas, Christus dat quod facias & habeas.
fAugustinus dicit, lex factorum dicit homini, fac quod jubeo: Lex autem fidei dicit Deo: da quod jubes: iterum, quod lex factorum minando imperat, hoc lex fidei credendo impetrat.
gLuther, Lex quae ⟨p. 138⟩cunque presertim divina est verbum irae,14 virtus peccati, lex mortis:
cLuther. The Evangell is a word both of power and grace, while it beats on the ears, & within powres in the Spirit. But if it powre not in the Spirit, a hearing man differeth not from a deafe man. Then the Gospel is sometimes without the Spirit, as well as the Law.
dExcept the doctrine of faith, by which the heart is purified and justified, be revealed, all teaching of all commands is literall, and the tradition of Fathers.
eThe Law teacheth what is your debt, and what you want, Christ giveth what you should doe, and what you should have.
fAugustine saith, the Law of works saith doe what I command: the law of faith saith to God, grant, Lord, what thou commandest: and again, what the Law of works commandeth by threatning, that the Law of faith obtaines by beleeving, the people of the Law is hauty, the people of Faith, sighes for pardon.
gEvery law, especially Gods ⟨p. 138⟩Law, is a word of wrath, the power of sin,6 the law of death: the Gospel is the word of grace, life, salvation, the word of righteousnesse and peace.
hIt is a wonder, and unknown to the world, to teach Christians to be ignorant of the Law, and to live so before God, as if there were no Law. For except thou be ignorant of the law, and conclude in thy heart, there is no law, no wrath, but onely grace and mercy in Christ Jesus, thou cannot be saved, for by the law is the knowledge of sin, by the contrary, so the law and works must be pressed on the unbeleeving world, as if there were no Gospel promise, no grace.
iLuther, The Gospel is a preaching of Christ, that he pardons sin, gives grace, justifies and saves sinners. Whereas there are Commandements in the Gospel, they are not Gospel, but expositions of the law, and consequences of the Gospel.
cEvangelium verbum virtutis & gratiae simul est dum aures pulsat, intus Spiritum infundit. Quod si Spiritum non infundit, nihil differt audiens â surdo.
- cLuther tom. 1 f. 471.
- dLuther to. 1.399. What is a dead, and what a quickening letter.Luther to. 1.399. What is a dead, and what a quickning letter.
- eLuther to. 1. f 412.
- fLuth. •om. •.16.
- gLuth tom. 2. f. 356.
- 6Luther speaketh of the Law as given to us now in the state of sin.
- hLuth. tom. 4. 2. Tim. 2.5.
- iLuther to. 4.•1.
- cLuther tom. 1 f. 471.
- dLuther to. 1.399. What is a dead, and what a quickening letter.Luther to. 1.399. What is a dead, and what a quickning letter.
- eLuther to. 1. f 412.
- fLuth. •om. • 16.
- gLuth tom. 2. f. 356.
- 14Luther speaketh of the Law as given to us now in the state of sin.
