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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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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 Galatians, v. 9, 10. ye return to impotent rudiments: §25ye observe days and times. Secondly, he sets down the greatness of their revolt: first, by comparison thus: Once ye served false gods: but there is some excuse of that offence: because ye did not know God: but that ye have returned to the Rudiments of the world, there is no excuse of it: for ye then §30knew god, or rather were known of god. Again, he sets forth the greatness of their revolt, by the effect, v. 11. It makes me fear least I have lost my labour among you.
Here Paul returnes againe to the principall conclusion of the whole Epistle, which is on this manner. If I Paul be called to teach, and my doctrine be true: ye haue done euill to reuolt from it to another Gospel: but I am called to teach, and my doctrine is true: this Paul prooued in the first, second, and §20third chapters. Therefore ye haue done euill to reuolt from my doctrine. This conclusion he propounded before, and here againe he repeates it: and withall amplifies it two waies. First by setting downe the particular matter of the reuolt and Apostacie of the Galatians, v. 9, 10. ye returne to impotent rudiments: §25ye obserue daies and times. Secondly, he sets downe the greatnesse of their reuolt: first, by comparison thus: Once ye serued false gods: but there is some excuse of that offence: because ye did not know God: but that ye haue returned to the Rudiments of the world, there is no excuse of it: for ye then