Commentary on Galatians

A Commentary of M. Doctor Martin Luther upon the Epistle of S. Paul to the Galatians, first collected and gathered word by word out of his preaching, and now out of Latin faithfully translated into English for the unlearned.

Wherein is set forth most excellently the glorious riches of God's grace and power of the gospel, with the difference between the law and the gospel, and strength of faith declared: to the joyful comfort and confirmation of all true Christian believers, especially such as inwardly being afflicted and grieved in conscience; do hunger and thirst for justification in Christ Jesus. For whose cause most chiefly this book is translated and printed, and dedicated to the same.

While you have light, walk in the light. (John 12)

Imprinted at London by Thomas Vautroullier dwelling within the Black Friars by Ludgate. CVM PRIVILEGIO. 1575.

This book being brought to me to peruse and to consider of, I thought it my part, not only to allow of it to the print, but also to commend it to the reader, as a treatise most comfortable to all afflicted consciences exercised in the School of Christ. The author felt what he spoke, and had experience of what he wrote, and therefore able more lively to express both the assaults and the salving, the order of the battle, and the means of the victory. Satan is the enemy, the victory is by only faith in Christ, as John records. If Christ justify, who can condemn, says Saint Paul. This most necessary doctrine the author has most substantially cleared in this his comment. Which being written in the Latin tongue, certain godly learned men have most sincerely translated into our language, to the great benefit of all such as with humbled hearts will diligently read the same. Some began it according to such skill as they had. Others, godly affected, not suffering so good a matter in handling to be marred, put to their helping hands for the better framing and furthering of so worthy a work. They refuse to be named, seeking neither their own gain nor glory, but thinking it their happiness, if by any means they may relieve afflicted minds, and do good to the church of Christ, yielding all glory to God, to whom all glory is due.

April 28, 1575. Edwinus London.