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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. That the son of God was conformable to the law, it argues the goodness, perfection, and excellency thereof. Here again mark the difference, between the man Christ, §5and all other men. He was not borne subject to the law, but made subject: not subject by nature, but by will and by voluntary abasement. All other men are subject not by will, but by nature: not made, but borne subject. Therefore Paul saith, the Gentiles do by nature the things of the law. The remainders of §10the law since the fall are natural in all men: therefore the whole law was natural before the fall. Man was at the first created in righteousness and holiness, Eph. 4. 24. and therefore in a perfect subjection and conformity to the law. It is a natural property of a reasonable creature, to do homage to the creator. §15It is an error then in the papist to teach, that the Image of God in our first parents was supernatural.
The vse. That the sonne of God was conformable to the law, it argues the goodnesse, perfection, and excellencie thereof. Here againe marke the difference, between the man Christ, §5and all other men. He was not borne subiect to the lawe, but made subiect: not subiect by nature, but by will and by voluntarie abasement. All other men are subiect not by will, but by nature: not made, but borne subiect. Therefore Paul saith, the Gentiles doe by nature the things of the lawe. The remainders of §10the law since the fall are naturall in all men: therfore the whole lawe was naturall before the fall. Man was at the first created in righteousnes and holinesse, Eph. 4. 24. and therefore in a perfect subiection and conformitie to the lawe. It is a naturall propertie of a reasonable creature, to doe homage to the creator. §15It is an error then in the papist to teach, that the Image of God in our first parents was supernaturall.