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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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In the fourth place, here is set down the Means of spiritual §5life, in these words, And in that I now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of the son of God, who hath loved me, and given himself for me. And that the doctrine may the better appear, I will stand a while to show the meaning of them. By flesh, is meant the mortal body, or the frail condition of this temporal life. §10Heb. 5. 7. and 1. Pet. 4. 2. And therefore to live in the flesh, is to live a natural life by eating, drinking, sleeping. Further, Paul saith that living in the flesh, he lived by faith: and for the better conceiving of this, two questions may be demanded. The first is, Why a believer is said to live by faith? Ans. There be two §15causes. First, faith is an Instrument to unite us to Christ: and by means of this union, we receive life from Christ: for Christ dwells in our hearts by faith. Eph. 3. 17. Secondly, faith is a Guide, to order and govern temporal life, in all good manner according to the will of God. And this faith doth, by a divine §20kind of reasoning framed in the mind, whereby it urgeth, and persuadeth to good duties. Rom. 6. 11.
In the fourth place, here is set downe the Meanes of spirituall §5life, in these words, And in that I now liue in the flesh, I liue by the faith of the sonne of God, who hath loued me, and giuen himselfe for me. And that the doctrine may the better appeare, I will stand a while to shew the meaning of them. By flesh, is ment the mortall bodie, or the fraile condition of this temporall life. §10Heb. 5. 7. and 1. Pet. 4. 2