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This volume offers Martin Luther's preaching and exposition of the Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude in modern English, with a translator's preface that presents the work as a vivid encounter with Luther's mind and method. Fresh, forceful, and unmistakably Reformation in spirit, these pages defend justification by faith alone, uphold Scripture as the final authority, and expose the abuses of papal religion with plainspoken urgency. The translator emphasizes both the book's historical importance and its continuing power as a practical guide to Christian faith and life. Luther's commentary opens First Peter as a pure Gospel book: all true apostles proclaim God's free grace in Christ, received by faith, not works. He stresses divine election, inward sanctification, and the cleansing blood of Christ, rejecting outward holiness, ceremonial display, and saintly intercession in favor of Christ alone as mediator. The epistle's blessing becomes a meditation on new birth, living hope, and an imperishable heavenly inheritance. From there Luther turns to Christian works, equality of callings, compassion, brotherly love, and courteousness, insisting that true holiness appears in humble, loving conduct rather than monastic show. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.