Linguistic DNA - Concept Modelling Demonstrator

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06492	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 ...; In epistolam Sancti Pauli ad Galatas commentarius. English	Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.	1575 (1575)	STC 16965; ESTC S108973	590,302	574

imagination the Monkes and Scholemen hadde of their Sainctes as though they hadde bene very senselesse blockes and without all affections The virgine Marie felt great griefe and sorowe of spirite when she missed her sonne Luke 2. Dauid in the Psalmes complaineth that he is almost swalowed vppe with excessiue sorrowe for the greatnes of his temptations and sinnes Paule also complaineth that he hath battelles without and terrours within and that in his flesh he serueth the lawe of sinne He sayeth that he is carefull for all the Churches and that God shewed great mercie towardes him in that he deliuered Epaphroditus being at the poynt of death to life againe lest he should haue had sorrow vppon sorrow Therefore the Sainctes of the Papists are like to the Stoickes who imagined such wise men as in all the world were neuer yet to be found And by this foolish and Deuelish perswasion which proceeded of the ignoraunce of this doctrine of Paule the Scholemen brought both them selues and others without number into horrible desperation When I was a Monke I did oftentimes most hartely wish that I might once be so happy as to see the conuersation and life of some Sainct or holy man But in the meane time I imagined such a Sainct as liued in the wildernes abstaining from meat and drinke and liuing onely with rootes of herbes and colde water and this opinion of those monstrous sainctes I had learned not onely out of the bookes of the Sophisters and Scholemen but also out of the bookes of the fathers For thus wryteth Hierome in a certaine place As touching meates and drinkes I say nothing for as much as it is excesse that eueÌ„ such as are weake and feeble should vse cold water or eate any sodden thing c. But now in the light of the Gospel we plainly see who they are whom Christ and his Apostles call Saincts Not they which liue a sole a single life or straitly obserue dayes meates apparel such other things or in outward appearance do other great monstrous works as we read of many in the liues of the fathers but they which being called by the sound of the Gospell and baptised doe beleue that they be iustified and clensed by the death of Christ So Paule euery where wryting to Christians calleth them holy the children and heires of God c. Who so euer then doe beleue in Christe whether they be men or women bond or free are all Sainctes not by their owne workes but by the workes of God which they receiue by Faith as his word his Sacraments the passion of Christ his death resurrection victorie and the sending of the holy Ghost To conclude they are Sainctes through such a holines as they freely receaue not through such a holines as they them selues haue gotten by their owne industrie good workes and merites So the ministers of the worde the Magistrates of common weales parents children maisters seruauntes c. are true Saincts if first and before all things they assure themselues that Christ is their wisedom righteousnes sanctification and redemption Secondly if euery one doe his duetie in his vocation according to the rule of Gods word and obey not the flesh but represse the lustes and desires thereof by the spirite Now where as all be not of like strength to resist temptatioÌ„s but many infirmities and offences are seene in the most part of men this nothing hindereth their holines so that their sinnes procede not of an obstinate wilfulnes but onely of frailtie and infirmitie For as I haue sayd before the godly doe feele the desires and lusts of the flesh but they resist them to the ende that they accomplish them not Also if they at any time vnaduisedly fall into sinne yet notwithstaÌ„ding they obtaine forgeuenes thereof if by Faith in Christe they be raised vppe againe who would not that we should driue away but seeke out and bring whom the straying and lost sheepe c. Therfore God forbid that I should straighte way iudge those which are weake in Faith and maners to be prophane or vnholy if I see that they loue reuerence the word of God to come to the supper of the Lord c. For these God hath receaued counteth them righteous thorough the remissioÌ„ of sinnes to him they stand or fall c. Wherefore with great reioysing I geue thankes to God for that he hath abundantly and aboue measure graunted that vnto me which I so earnestly desired of him when I was a Monke For he hath geuen vnto me the grace to see not one but many Sainctes yea an infinite nomber of true sainctes not such as the Sophisters haue deuised but such as Christe himselfe his Apostles doe describe Of the which nomber I assure my selfe to be one For I am baptised and I doe beleue that Christ my Lord by his death hath redemed and deliuered me from all my sinnes and hath geuen to me eternall righteousnes and holines And let him be holden accursed who so euer shall not geue this honour vnto Christe to beleue that by his death his word c. he is iustified and sanctified Wherfore reiecting this foolish and wicked opinion concerning the name of Saincts which in the time of Poperie and ignorance we thought to pertaine onely to the Sainctes which are in heauen and in earth to the Heremites and Monkes which did certaine great and straunge workes let vs now learne by the holy Scripture that all they which faithfully beleue in Christ are Saincts The world hath in great admiration the holines of Benedict Gregorie Bernard Fraunces and such like because it heareth that they haue done in outward appearance and in the iudgement of the world certaine great and excellent workes Doutles Hyllarie Cyrill Athanasius Ambrose Augustine and others were Saincts also which liued not so strait and seuere a life as they did but were conuersant amongs men and did eate common meates drunke wine and vsed clenly and comely apparell so that in a maner there was no difference betwene them other honest men as touching the common custome and the vse of things necessary for this life and yet were they to be preferred farre aboue the other These men taught the doctrine and faith of Christe sincerely purely without any superstition they resisted heretikes they purged the church from innumerable errours their company and familiaritie was comfortable to many and specially to those which were afflicted and heauie harted whom they raised vppe and comforted by the word of god For they did not withdraw them selues from the company of men but they executed their offices euen where most resort of people was Contrariwise the other not onely taught many things contrary to the Faith but also were themselues the authors first inuentours of many superstitions errours abhominable ceremonies and wicked worshippings Therefore except at the houre of death they laid hold of Christe and reposed their whole

praised for wise righteous and holy Wherfore this witnesseth sufficiently that I teach not mans doctrine After the same maner Christ speaketh also in the seuenth of Iohn The vvorld can not hate you but me it hateth because I testifie of it that the vvorkes thereof are euill And in the third of Iohn This is condemnation that light is come into the vvorld and men loued darknes more then light because rheir vvorkes vvere euill Nowe that I teach the things which are of God saith the Apostle hereby it may sufficiently appeare that I preach the grace goodnes glory of God alone Moreouer he that speaketh as Christ saith those things which his Lord and maister hath commaunded him and glorifieth not him selfe but him whose messenger he is bringeth and teacheth the true woorde of god But I teache those things onely which are commaunded me from aboue neither glorifie I my selfe but him that sent me Besides that I stirre vp against my selfe the wrath and indignation both of the Iewes and Gentiles Therefore my doctrine is true pure certaine and of God neither can there be any other much lesse then any better then this my doctrine is Wherfore whatsoeuer doctrine els teacheth not as mine doth that all men are sinners and are iustified by faith only in Christ must needes be false wicked blasphemous accursed and deuillish and such also are all they which either teach it or receaue it So we with Paule both boldly and assuredly doe pronounce all such doctrine to be accursed and abhominable as dissenteth from ours For in deede we seke not by our preaching the praise of men or the fauour of Princes or Bishops but the fauour of God alone whose onely grace and mercy we preach despising and treading vnder our feete whatsoeuer is of our selues Whosoeuer he be then which shall teach any other gospell or that which is contrary to ours let vs be bold to say that he is sent of the Deuill and hold him accursed Verse 10. Or goe I about to please men That is doe I serue men or God He hath alwaies a glaunce at the false Apostles These saith he must nedes seeke to please to flatter men for by this meanes they seeke that they againe may glory in their flesh Moreouer because they will not beare the hatred and persecution of men they teach circumcision onely to auoide the persecution of the crosse of Christ as followeth in the 5 chapter So at this day you may finde many which labour to please men to the end they may liue in peace and securitie of the flesh they teach mans doctrine that is to say wicked things or els they allow the blasphemies and wicked iudgements of the aduersaries contrary to the word of God and against their owne conscience that they may keepe stil the fauour of Princes and Bishops and enioy their goods But we because we endeuour to please God and not meÌ„ do stirre vp against vs the malice of the Deuill and of hell it selfe we beare the reproches and sclaunders of the world death al the mischiefes that can be wrought against vs. So saith Paule here I seeke not to please men that they may praise my doctrine and report me to be an excellent teacher but I desire only that my doctrine may please God and by this meanes I make men my mortal enemies Which thing I find by experience to be most true for they requite me with infamy sclaunder imprisonment and sword Contrariwise the false Apostles teach the things that are of men that is to say such things as be pleasant and plausible to mans reason and that to the end they may liue in ease and purchase the fauour good will and praise of the people And such men finde that they seeke for For they are praised and magnified of men So saith Christ also Math. 6. That hypocrits do al things to be praised of meÌ„ And in the. 5. of Iohn he sharply reproueth such Hovv can ye beleue saith he vvhich receaue honour one of an other and seeke not the honour that commeth of God alone These things which Paule hath hitherto taught are in a maner examples onely In the meane time notwithstanding he is very earnest euery where in prouing his doctrine to be sincere and vnfained Therefore he exhorteth the Galathians that they forsake it not for any other doctrine Verse 10. For if I should yet please men I vvere not the seruaunt of God All these things are to be referred to the whole office and ministerie of Paule to shew what a contrarietie there was betwene his conuersation before in the Iewish law and his conuersation now vnder the gospell As if he would say Doe ye thinke that I goe about still to please men as I did in times past So he speaketh afterwardes in the fifte chapter If I yet preach Circumcision vvhy doe I suffer persecution As though he would say Doe ye not see and heare of my daily conflictes great persecutions and afflictions After I was conuerted called to office of Apostleship I neuer taught mans doctrine neither sought I to please men but God onely That is to say I seke not by my ministerie doctrine the praise and fauour of men but of God. Here againe is to be marked how maliciously and craftely the false apostles went about to bring Paule into hatred among the Galathians They picked out of his preachings wrytings certaine coÌ„tradictions as our aduersaries at this day do out of our bokes by this meanes they would haue coÌ„uinced him that he had taught coÌ„trary things Wherfore they said that ther was no credit to be geueÌ„ vnto him but the CircuÌ„cisioÌ„ and the law ought to be kept Which thing he himself also by his example had allowed because he had circumcised Timothy according to the lawe had purified him selfe with other foure men in the temple at Ierusalem had shauen his head at Cenchrea These cauillers surmised that Paule was constrayned to doe these thinges by the commaundement and authority of the Apostles Which notwithstanding he had kept as indifferent bearing with the infirmity of the weake brethern which yet vnderstode not the christian liberty lest they should be offended To whose cauillations thus he aunswereth How true it is which the false apostles forge against me for the ouerthrowing of my gospell and setting vp of the law and Circumcision againe the matter it selfe sufficiently declareth For if I would preach the law and Circumcision and commend the strength power and will of man I should not be so hated of them but should please them maruelously well Vers 11.12 Novv I certefie you brethern that the gospell vvhich vvas preached of me vvas not after man For neither receaued I it of man neither vvas I taught it but by the reuelation of Iesus Christ Here is the principal poynt of all this matter which containeth a confutation of his aduersaries

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