Commentary upon the Epistle to the Galatians

Now, to love thy neighbour so heartily, that thou art ready to bestow thy money, thy goods, thine eyes, and all that thou hast for his salvation: and moreover to suffer patiently all adversities and afflictions, these (no doubt) are the effects & fruits of the spirit, & these (saith he) you received and enjoyed before these false teachers came among you. But ye received them not by the law, but of God, who so ministered unto you, and daily increased in you his holy spirit, that the gospel had a most happy course amongst you in teaching, believing, working and suffering. Now, seeing ye know these things (being convicted even by the testimony of your own consciences), how cometh it to pass that ye show not forth the same fruits that ye did before: that is, that ye teach not truly, that ye believe not faithfully, that ye live not holily, that ye work not rightly, and that ye suffer not patiently? Finally, who hath so corrupted you, that ye bear not so loving affection towards me, as ye did before? that ye receive not Paul now as an Angel of God, nor as Christ Jesus? that ye will not pluck out your eyes to give them unto me? How cometh it to pass (I say) that this fervent zeal of yours waxeth so cold towards me, and that ye now prefer before me the false apostles which do so miserably seduce you?

Now, to loue thy neighbour so heartily, that thou art ready to bestow thy money, thy goods, thine eyes, and all that thou hast for his saluation: and moreouer to suffer patiently all aduersities and afflictions, these (no doubt) are the effects & fruits of the spirite, & these (saith he) you receaued and enioyed before these false teachers came among you. But ye receaued them not by the lawe, but of God, who so ministred vnto you, and daily encreased in you his holy spirite, that the gospell had a most happie course amongste you in teaching, beleeuing, working and suffring. Now, seeing ye know these things (being conuicted euen by the testimonie of your owne consciences), howe cometh it to passe that ye shewe not forth the same fruites that ye did before: that is, that ye teache not truely, that ye beleeue not faithfully, that ye liue not holily, that ye worke not rightly, and that ye suffer not patiently? Finally, who hath so corrupted you, that ye beare not so louing affection towards me, as ye did before? that ye receaue not Paule now as an Angell of God, nor as Christ Iesus? that ye will not plucke out your eyes to geue them vnto me? How cometh it to passe (I say) that this feruent zeale of yours waxeth so colde towardes me, and that ye now preferre before me the false apostles which doe so miserably seduce you?