0258) large Account of the (cope of the Place, and Defign of the Apoflle in it. The S .bflance of it is ; That the Apoflle treates concerning Judaical feducers ; that the things in difference, were the different Apprehenrions of men about the Law, its Ceremonies and Worfhip, with the continuation of them, and the different Praélifes that enfued thereon. Be it fo ; What is our or his concernment herein ? For it is moil certain the Apoflle defigned not the Impo- fition oftheft things on theChurches ofthe Gentiles, nor did urge them untoan Uniformity in them, but declared their Liberty from anyObligationunto them, and advifed them to hand fall in that Liberty, whatever others did praélife themfelves or endeavour to impofè on them. What this conduceth unto his Purpofe I cannot under- hand. But on the Occafion ofthat Exprefiìon, being other- wife minded, He demands, what fenfe can Dr. O. here put upon the being otherwife Minded ; Otherwife then what ? ..r many as beperfea be thus minded, to purfue your main End ; but ifany be otherwife minded; did any think they ought not to mind chiefly their great end, that is incredible. Therefore the Apa..ille mull be underfloodof f mewhat about which there were then very different Appre- henfróns ; and that it is certain there were, about the Law, among ChriflianChurches. Neither do I well underiland there things, or what is intended in them. For, (i.) I never gave occafion to him or any elfe to think, that I would affix fuch a fenfe unto the Apolilles Words, as ifthey gave an Allowance to men to be o- tlierwife minded, as unto the purfuit of their main End, of
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