Excerpt from A Commentarie of Master Doctor Martin Luther Upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Galathians: First Collected and Gathered Word by Word Out of His Preaching, and Now Out of Latine Faithfully Translated Into English for the Unlearned
To g which matter of juflification, for as much as in the fequele of this Tree-v rife the Author hath difcourfed upon the fame at large, it (hall nor be much needfull to are many words at this prefentv This briefly may fufiice by the way of preface, in a word or two to advertife the Chrifiian Reader who (0 taketh in hand With profitef and jlld ement toreade this booke that in him two thingsare fpecially to be requi red e fir to reade it wholy together, and nor by peeces and parts here and there but: to take it in order as it herb, conferring tine place With another whereby to under. (land the better the right meaning of the writer, how and in what fence he excludethi good works and how not how he negleacth the law and how he magn'ifieth the law. For asin cafe of Jullifying before God, the free promife oi the Gofpell ad. Mirteth no condition, but faith onely in Chrifi Iefus (o in cafe of dutifull obedience, lather here excludeth no good works but rather exhortetb therennto and that its many places. Thus times and cafes difcretly muli be difiinguifhed.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at
www.forgottenbooks.comwww.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Martin Luther changed the course of Western civilization by initiating the Protestant Reformation. As a priest and theology professor, he confronted indulgence salesmen with his 95 Theses in 1517. Luther strongly disputed their claim that freedom from God's punishment of sin could be purchased with money. His refusal to retract all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms meeting in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor.
Luther taught that salvation is a free gift of God and received only by grace through faith in Jesus as redeemer from sin, not from good works. His theology challenged the authority of the pope of the Roman Catholic Church by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood.
His translation of the Bible into the language of the people (instead of Latin) made it more accessible, causing a tremendous impact on the church and on German culture. It fostered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation, and influenced the translation into English of the King James Bible. His hymns inspired the development of singing in churches. His marriage to Katharina von Bora set a model for the practice of clerical marriage, allowing Protestant priests to marry.
... Show more