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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Here Paul sets down a threefold estate of the Galatians: §35their estate in Gentilism before their conversion, their estate in their conversion, and their estate in the Apostasy.
Here Paul sets downe a threefold estate of the Galatians: §35their estate in Gentilisme before their conuersion, their estate in their conuersion, and their estate in the Apostasie.
Their estate in Gentilism stands in two things: Ignorance of God [then ye knew not God.] Idolatry or superstition, ye served them which are not Gods by nature.
Their estate in Gentilisme stands in two things: Ignorance of God [then ye knew not God.] Idolatrie or superstition, ye serued them which are not Gods by nature.
Touching their ignorance of God, it may be demanded, how they can be said not to know God, whereas Paul saith, that which may be known of God, is made manifest unto the Gentiles? Rom. 1. 20. and that God did not leave himself without witness? Act. 14. 17. Answ. Knowledge of God is twofold, Natural, or revealed knowledge. Natural is, that which all men have §5in their minds by the light of nature, which also they may gather by the view and observation of the creatures. This knowledge hath two properties. The first, it is imperfect: because by it we know some few and general things of God: as namely, that there is a God, and that he is to be worshipped, &c. In