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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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The use. In that the Ceremonies of the law set up against §5Christ, in the cause of our justification and salvation, are called impotent and beggarly rudiments, Paul teacheth a weighty conclusion: That Christ stands alone in the work of redemption, without colleague or partner, without deputy, or substitute, whether we respect the whole work of redemption, or §10the least part of it. Again, that all the works of mediation stand alone by themselves, and admit nothing to be added and adjoined to them, There is no other name whereby we can be saved beside the name of Christ. Act. 4. 12. Christ saves them perfectly that come unto him, Heb. 7. 25. In him we are complete, §15Col. 2. 10. He alone treads the winepress of Gods wrath, and none with him, Isai, 63. 3. If Christ be a Saviour, he must be a perfect Saviour, considering he is God and man: and being a perfect Saviour in himself, he needs no partner, and because he is every where […] all times, therefore he needs no deputy in §20his stead. Again, every work of redemption is acted by whole Christ, according to both his natures: and as there are in him two natures, so are there two operations of the said natures: and as both natures concur to make one person, so the operations §25of both natures concur to make the compound work of a mediator, which is an admirable work, not merely humane, but theandric, that is, humane-divine. For this cause no action pertaining to redemption, can be performed by a mere creature, whether man or angel.
The vse. In that the Ceremonies of the law set vp against §5Christ, in the cause of our iustification and saluation, are called impotent and beggarly rudiments, Paul teacheth a waightie conclusion: That Christ stands alone in the worke of redemption, without collegue or partner, without deputie, or substitute, whether we respect the whole worke of redemption, or