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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. By this we see a manifest error in the Popish religion, which teacheth that we can have no other certainty of our salvation in this life, but that which is probable or conjectural, that is, a certainty joined with fear, suspicion, and some doubting. Certainty in respect of God, that promiseth: fear & §30doubting, in respect of our own indisposition. But this doctrine is false. For they which are Gods children, receive the spirit crying Abba: and this crying argues affiance or confidence in God. By faith we have confidence in God, and entrance with boldness, Eph. 3. 11. and boldness is opposite to §35fear, and excludes doubting in respect of our selves.
The vse. By this we see a manifest errour in the Popish religion, which teacheth that we can haue no other certenty of our saluation in this life, but that which is probable or coniecturall, that is, a certentie ioyned with feare, suspicion, and some doubting. Certentie in respect of God, that promiseth: feare & §30doubting, in respect of our owne indisposition. But this doctrine is false. For they which are Gods children, receiue the spirit crying Abba: and this crying argues affiance or confidence in God. By faith we haue confidence in God, and entrance with boldnesse, Eph. 3. 11. and boldnesse is opposite to §35feare, and excludes doubting in respect of our selues.
Again, by this doctrine we see it is ordinary, and possible, for all that believe and repent, to be certainly assured that they are the children of God. For if they have the spirit of God crying in them (as all Gods children have) they cannot but perceive ⟨p. 297⟩