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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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Again, this serves to warn all Ministers of the word, to be careful to root out ignorance out of the minds of the people, and to plant the knowledge of God. And by this we see, it is false which the Papist teacheth, that Ignorance is the mother of §10devotion.
Againe, this serues to warne all Ministers of the word, to be carefull to roote out ignorance out of the minds of the people, and to plant the knowledge of God. And by this we see, it is false which the Papist teacheth, that Ignorance is the mother of §10deuotion.
The second sin of the Galatians is, that they served them, which are not gods by nature, that is, false gods, not gods indeed, but gods in opinion.
The second sinne of the Galatians is, that they serued them, which are not gods by nature, that is, false gods, not gods indeede, but gods in opinion.
It may be objected, that the wisest of the Gentiles, worshipped §15the true God, creator of heaven and earth. Answ. False gods are set up two ways. The first is, when that which is not God is placed and worshipped in the room of the true God; as when the sun, moon, and stars are worshipped, &c. and this is the grossest kind of idolatry. The second is, when men §20acknowledge the true God, but do not conceive him, as he will be conceived, & as he hath revealed himself in the word. In this respect, the Ephesians are said to be without God,