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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.
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 §10this respect, this knowledge is like the ruins of a princely palace. Again it is weak: because it serves only to cut off excuse, and it is not sufficient to direct us in the worship of God. Nay, when by it we begin to set down the worship of God, we then run headlong into superstition, and vanity. Revealed §15knowledge is, that which is set down in the written word, whereby we may know what God is in himself, and what he is to us: namely, a father in Christ, giving pardon of sin, and life everlasting. This knowledge the Gentiles altogether want: §20nay by reason of the blindness and impotency of their minds, they judge it foolishness. Thus then in effect, though the Gentiles by nature know some things of God, yet do they not know God, as he will be known of us.
Touching their ignorance of God, it may be demaunded, how they can be said not to know God, whereas Paul saith, that which may be known of God, is made manifest vnto the Gentiles? Rom. 1. 20. and that God did not leaue himselfe without witnesse? Act. 14. 17. Answ. Knowledge of God is twofold, Naturall, or reuealed knowledge. Naturall is, that which all men haue §5