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A88657	An abstract of a commentarie by Dr. Martyn Luther, u[pon] the Galathians. Wherein the difference betweene the law, the gospell, and the strength of faith is declared. Whereunto is added divine and morall Latine sentences, taken out of the fathers, and other authors, which are cited i[n the] margent of the Practise of piety, but not E[ng]lished there; which for their excellency, and benefit of those who understand not Latine, are here translated.; In epistolam Sancti Pauli ad Galatas commentarius. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Ferrers, Edmund.	1642 (1642)	Wing L3508; Thomason E147_12; ESTC R212720	18,488	30

as were his friendes but for wicked sinners for the unworthy and for his enemies who have deserved Gods wrath and everlasting death Who gave himselfe for our sinnes Gal. 1.4 God so loved the World that he gave his onely be gotten Sonne that whosoever beleeveth in him should not perish but have everlasting life John 3.16 The Lord hath laid all our iniquitie upon him For the transgression his people was he smitten Esay 53.6.8 Christ is the Sonne of God and of the Virgin Definition delivered and put to death for our sinnes therefore he is no Tyrant or Judge which will condemne us for our sinnes hee is no caster downe of the afflicted but a raiser up of those that are fallen a mercifull releiver and comforter of the heavy and broken hearted The World is the Kingdome of the Devill Every one that teacheth that works doe justifie is a troubler of the Church and of mens consciences Christ and the Law can by no means agree and raigne together in the conscience for the righteousnesse of the Law and the righteousnesse of Grace are contrary And if thou canst not beleeve that God will forgive thy sinnes for Christs sake whom he sent into the World to be our high Priest how then wilt thou beleeve that he will forgive the same for the workes of the Law which thou couldest never performe It seemeth to be a light matter to mingle the Law and the Gospell faith and workes together but it doth more mischeife then mans reason can conceive There is nothing in us able to deserve grace and the for givenesse of sinnes But we obtaine this grace by the free mercy of God onely for Christs sake The knowledge of Christ and of Faith is no worke of man but simply the gift of God We may more safely attribute too much unto God then unto man Mans reason hath the Law for his object but faith being in her owne proper office hath no other object but Jesus Christ It saith not What have I done What have I offended What have I deserved But what hath Christ done What hath hee deserved Whereunto the truth of the Gospell answereth thee hee hath redeemed thee from thy sinne from the Devill and from eternall death which faith acknowledgeth and beleeveth And whosoever turneth away his eyes from this object hath no true faith but a fantasie and a vaine opinion and turneth his eyes from the promise to the Law which terrifieth and driveth to desperation For a true and stedfast faith must lay hold on nothing else but Christ alone who justifieth and needs not to be furnished with charity as Popish Schoolemen teach The proper office of the Law teacheth what I ought to doe The Gospell teacheth what Jesus Christ the Sonne of God hath done for me to wit that he suffered and dyed to deliver me from sinne and death We must not trust or glory in any earthly thing but in God alone Non patitus ludum fima fides oculus Faith maketh a man here like unto God who is immutable so is faith and therefore may suffer nothing give place to no man Nothing fighteth more strongly against Faith then the Law and reason which we must conquer if we will be saved For the conscience must be free from the Law but the body must be obedient to the Law There is as great difference between the righteousnesse of the Gospell and of the Law as God hath made betweene Heaven and Earth light and darknesse day and night The Gospell justifieth in Heaven and the Law on Earth To abstaine from certaine meates for conscience sake is to deny Christ and to overthrow the Gospell God never gave to any man grace and everlasting life for the merit of Congruence or worthinesse For grace cannot be deserved by workes for whatsoever is not of faith is sinne Wherefore hee that would deserve Grace by workes going before faith goeth about to please God with sins The first part of Christianity is the preaching of Repentance and the knowledge of our selves And the second part is not to seeke salvation by workes Christ is no Law-giver but a forgiver of sinnes and a Saviour For wee are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus whom God hath set forth to be a reconciliation unto us through faith in his blood Rom. 3.24 25. These three things Faith Christ Acceptation or Imputation must be joyned together To him that beleeveth sinne is pardoned and righteousnesse imputed but not for the merit of congruence and worthinesse Hee that honoureth me I will honour they that despise me shall be despised 2 Sam. 2.30 By the deeds of the Law no flesh shall be justified Christ is the end and fulfilling of the Law unto righteousnesse The Papists by their doctrine make Christ Moses and Moses Christ turning Grace into the Law and the Law into Grace But it is the proper office of Christ to deliver from sinne and death for he is our reconciliation righteousnesse peace life and salvation And therefore we are justified and reputed righteous before God by faith onely in Christ for we must be dead to the Law if we will live to God But when I have apprehended Christ by faith and through him am dead to the Law justified from sinne delivered from death the Devill and Hell then I doe good workes I love God I give thankes to him I exercise charity towards my neighbour But this charity or workes following doe neither forme nor adorne my faith but my faith formeth and adorneth charity For this is the victorie that overcommeth the World even our Faith 1 John 5.4 Whilest Christ is the Law he is also liberty whilest hee is sinne he is righteousnesse and whilest he is death he is life For in that hee suffered the Law to accuse him sinne to condemne him and death to devoure him hee abolished the Law he condemned sinne he destroyed death he justified and saved mee The Law is crucified and dead unto those onely which beleeve in Christ Therefore in the matter of Justification thou must not separate the person of Christ from thy person By faith we are so joyned together that wee are become one flesh and one bone Ephes 5.30 Good workes ought to be done not as the cause but as the fruits of righteousnesse The Tree maketh the Apple but not the Apple the Tree I live by faith in the Sonne of God who loved me and gave himselfe for me confutes the doctrine to bee able to doe meritorious workes before Grace Ex puris naturalibus c. Workes of supererogation the Papists call those which they doe of their owne devotion more then God requireth Vltra posse viri non vult Dous ulla requiri and such like sentences properly pertaine to the government of Common-wealths and Families and are not to be applyed to the Church Christ is infinite mercy and goodnesse freely given and bountifully giving unto us To reject and refuse the grace

of God is to seeke righteousnesse by the Law The holy Ghost was not given by the Law but by the hearing of the Gospell Cornelius received not the holy Ghost by the Almes which he gave but when Peter had opened his mouth and was yet in speaking the holy Ghost fell upon all them which with Cornelius heard the word Acts 10.44 God gave the holy Ghost to the Gentlles who lived without the Law and to the Jewes by the preaching of the Gospell or hearing of Faith in Christ preached and not at the preaching of the Law nor by the workes of the Law So it appeareth that the Law never bringeth the holy Ghost but onely teacheth what wee ought to doe therefore it justifieth not But the Gospell bringeth the holy Ghost because it teacheth what we ought to receive The Gentiles justified without the Law as the Nine vites And the Ninevites beleeved God and proclaimed a Fast and put on Sack-cloth Jonah 3.5 Naaman the Syrian Job and diverse others Received yee the holy Ghost by the workes of the Law or by the hearing of faith preached saith Saint Paul Gal. 3.2 A man is made a Christian not by working but by hearing and when he hath received the Gospell let him afterwards exercise himselfe in those good workes which are commanded by the Law so that the Law and workes may follow faith Feare not little flock for it is your Fathers pleasure to give unto you loe to give unto you a Kingdome Luke 12.22 Martha Martha thou carest and art troubled about many things but one thing is needfull Mary hathchosen the good part which shall not bee taken from her Luke 10.41 42. Abraham was justified before God not because he did worke but because he did beleeve Galat. 3.6 For Abraham beleeved God and it was imputed to him for righteousnesse Gen. 15.6 Saint Paul by these wordes Abraham beleeved Of faith in God maketh the cheifest worshippe the cheifest duty the cheifest obedience and the cheifest sacrifice For faith is an almighty thing and the power thereof is infinite and inestimable Christian righteousnesse consisteth in two things in faith of the heart and in Gods imputation for Christs sake Faith killeth reason Christ is our cloudie Piller for the day and our Piller of fire by the night least God should see our sinne Exod 13.21 Hee hath loved us and given himselfe in very deed for us hee was made accursed for us c. Galat. 3.13 Christ is called our object because the eye of our faith is directed unto him There is no damnation to them that are in Christ Jesu with faith alwayes must bee joyned a certaine assurance of Gods mercy for Christs sake The seed of the Woman shall bruise the Serpents head Gen 3.15 The promise of blessing was given unto Abraham before Circumcision and foure hundred and thirty yeares before the Law Abraham which saw my day and rejoyced John 8.56 In thee shall all the Nations bee blessed Gen. 12.9 There is great difference betweene Christ blessing and redeeming and Christ working and giving example So there was betweene beleeving and working Abraham they which are of faith are blessed with faithfull Abraham saith Saint Paul And as many as are of the workes of the Law are accursed which is not a corporall but a spirituall curse They therefore that hold on the Law and seeke to be justified thereby despising the promise are accursed The true doer of the Law is hee who receiving the holy Ghost through faith in Christ beginneth to love God and doe good unto his neighbour For without faith it is impossible to please God Heb 11.6 So that faith incorporateth the worke and giveth it his perfection All sentences in Scripture concerning workes and rewardes must be Spiritually expounded If thou beleeve sinne death and the curse to be abolished thev are abolished for Christ hath vanquished and abolished all these things and wheresoever is a true faith in him there sinne is abolished dead and buried Learne in all tentations to translate sinne death the curse and all evils which oppresse us from our selves unto Christ and againe from him unto our selves righteousnesse mercy life and blessing God the Father cast the iniquities of us all as Esay the Prophet saith upon him which he tooke willingly upon him that hee might fulfill the will of his Father by which wee are sanctified for ever Let Christ be alwayes before thine eyes as a certaine summary of all Arguments for defence of faith against the righteousnesse of the flesh against the Law and against all workes and merits whatsoever The Law was added for transgressions saith Saint Paul wherefore the first use of the Law was to bridle the wicked least the course of the Gospell should be hindered by the tumults and seditions of the wicked outragious and proud men which is civill The other use of the Law is divine and spirituall which is as Saint Paul saith To increase transgressions that is to reveale unto a man his sinne thereby to beate downe the opinion of righteousnesse which abideth in man and is a Minister that prepareth the way unto grace The Law with his office helpeth by occasion to Justification in that it driveth a man to the promise of grace and maketh the same sweet and comfortable unto him and is a true and profitable Minister which driveth a man to Christ For God is present unto the afflicted and broken hearted and this is the best and most perfect use of the of the law Rom. 10.4 So farre forth as I doe apprehend Christ by faith so much is the law abolished unto me But my flesh the world and the Divell doe hinder faith in me that it cannot be perfect He gave power to as many as beleeued in him to be the children of God Ioh. 1.12 So many as are justified are not justified by the observation of mans lawes or Gods lawes but by Christ alone who hath abolished all lawes Jesus Christ is one yesterday and to day and shall be the same for ever Christ is the end of the law unto righteousnes to every one that beleeveth Christ was made a curse for us that he might deliver us from the curse of the law I came not to judge the world but that the world should be saved by me Ioh. 12.47 Evill instruction will increase and confirme the pernicious error of blind reason which naturally iudgeth Christ to be a law-giver and printeth that error mightily in our mindes that without great travaile and difficulty it can never be abolished O law thou hast no power over me and therefore thou doest accurse and condemne me in vaine for I beleeve in Jesus Christ the Sonne of God whom the father sent in to the world to redeeme us miserable sinners oppressed with the tiranny of the law he gave his life and shed his blood for me therefore feeling thy terrors and threatnings O Law I plunge my conscience in the wounds blood death resurrection and victory of