2 Chap. i. ACotnmentarie vpon offi.uY. Altai 31. and fete downe the cauleofhis Apoftlefnip. And firtl he re- mooues the falfe caufes in thefe words (not ofmen] that is, not called bymen as by Authors ofmy calling,or not called by the au*.horitie ofmen . And in this Paul oppofeth himfelfe to the falfe-apoflles , who were called not byGod, but by rnen.A- gainehe faith [rot byma;vJ that is , not called of God in and by the miniflerieof any metre man. And in this Paul oppofeth himfelfe to al! ordmarie winiflersof the Gofpell tvharfbcuer, who are called of God byman. This done , he propounds the true caufe and author of his Apofile(hipper of whome he was called immediately. Againil this it may be obieeted, that Paul was ordained to be an Aponte by the impolition of h;ds of the Church ofAtttioch . I an1ever, that this impofition was rather a confirmation then a calling. Secondly, they of Anti- och hadnot impofed bands on Paul but that they were corn` - manded by the fpirit of God. Further Paul addes that he was called byChritf [ern l Eiod thefather]for three caufes. The fir ft, was to lignifie thecontent ofwill in the father and Chriff. The fecond was to teach vs hove weare to conceiueof God,name= ly that he is the Fathcr,and° fclu; Chrifi., and the Holy Ghoíh: for the Godheadmaynot be çonceiued out of the trinitie of perfons.The third is,bccaufe the: father is the founraine of all good things that come to vs byChrifl.Laflly he fcts downe the e.f e.61 or aEtion ofthe Father [rhorailedhi,r, from thedeadjand that for two caufes. Onewas to prooue Chrifl to be the natu ral tonne of God,for he profeflè.d himlelfe tobe fo : and that was one caufe why: he was crucified aridput to death . Nowe whenhe was dead,if he hadnot bin the forme of God indeede, he had neuer rifenagaine but had pet-ailed indeath.And in that the father railed him againe to life , he gane tefbmonie that he was his own naturali fonne.And therefore Paul faiththat Chrift mudeclared to be thefonne of God by the refa:rret7ionfrom the deaJ:and heapplies the words of the Pfalme, (thouart myforme thta dayheae I begotten tlee)to the time ofChriffs refurreetion. Againe, Paul mentions the reiterationofChritf, tonote the time of his owne calling,: for though the ratof the Apoflles were called when Chrifl was in the efLate of humiliation,yet Paul was called afterwards,. when Chri(l was entred into his kingdome,and fate at the right hand of hisfather. The vfe.Ftrff,whereas Paul in the veryfore front of his E- 6 pitlte,. S to 26 2 35
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