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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.
By occasion of this text, two questions are moved, the answer §20whereof, serves much to clear the meaning of Paul. The first is, whether Magistracy and government be necessary in the societies of Christians? Ans. Yea: Kings and Queens shall be nursing fathers and nursing mothers to the Church of God, saith the prophet, Isai 49. 23. Paul bids us pray for Kings, and all in §25authority, that we may line in peace and godliness, 1. Tim. 2. 1. The fifth commandment, Honour thy father, &c. requires subjection to authority: and this commandment is eternal.
By occasion of this text, two questions are mooued, the answer §20whereof, serues much to cleare the meaning of Paul. The first is, whether Magistracie and gouernment be necessarie in the societies of Christians? Ans. Yea: Kings and Queens shall be nourcing fathers and nourcing mothers to the Church of God, saith the prophet, Isai 49. 23. Paul bids vs praie for Kings, and all in §25authoritie, that we may line in peace and godlines, 1. Tim. 2. 1. The fift commandement, Honour thy father, &c. requires subiection to authoritie: and this commandement is eternall.
Object. I. All believers are one in Christ: therefore there is no subjection among them. Ans. Believers are under a twofold estate §30or regiment: the first is, the Regiment of this world, in civill society: the second is, the regiment or the kingdom of heaven, which stands in justice, peace of conscience, joy in the holy Ghost. In the first estate, there are sundry differences of persons that believe: some fathers and mothers, some children, some