the world, wherever the Gospel of God and the sacraments are present. The Jews, the Turks, and the fanatics are not the church, because they oppose and deny these things. Now there follows the salutation. 3. Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ. I hope that you are not ignorant of the meaning of “grace” and “peace,” since these terms occur frequently in Paul and are easy to understand. But since we are taking it upon ourselves to expound this epistle—something we are