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A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the…A commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the…
A commentary or exposition, upon the five first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and judicial divine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement upon the sixth chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelor of DivinityA commentarie or exposition, vpon the fiue first chapters of the Epistle to the Galatians: penned by the godly, learned, and iudiciall diuine, Mr. W. Perkins. Now published for the benefit of the Church, and continued with a supplement vpon the sixt chapter, by Rafe Cudworth Bachelour of Diuinitie
Cambridge: printed by John Legat, 1604Cambridge: printed by Iohn Legat, 1604
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v. 8. But even then when ye §30knew not God, ye did service unto them, which by nature are not Gods. §35v. 9. But now seeing ye know God, or rather are known of God, ⟨p. 302⟩how turn ye again unto impotent and beggarly rudiments, whereunto as from the beginning, ye will be in bondage again, §5v. 10. Ye observe days and months, and times, and years. v. 11. I am in fear of you, least §10I have bestowed labour on you in vain.
v. 8. But euen then when yee §30knew not God, ye did seruice vnto them, which by nature are not Gods. §35v. 9. But nowe seeing ye know God, or rather are known of God, ⟨p. 302⟩how turne ye againe vnto impotent and beggarly rudiments, whereunto as from the beginning, ye will be in bondage againe, §5v. 10. Yee obserue daies and moneths, and times, and yeares. v. 11. I am in feare of you, least §10I haue bestowed labour on you in vaine.
Here Paul returns again to the principal conclusion of the whole Epistle, which is on this manner. If I Paul be called to teach, and my doctrine be true: ye have done evil to revolt from it to another Gospel: but I am called to teach, and my doctrine is true: this Paul proved in the first, second, and §20third chapters. Therefore ye have done evil to revolt from my doctrine. This conclusion he propounded before, and here again he repeats it: and withal amplifies it two ways. First by setting down the particular matter of the revolt and Apostasy of the