:10 . CHAP. THE PISTLE OF S. PAbL ro THE GALA7'IANS'e TheArgument. T Wo thingsaregeneraly to be conrdered, the occafronofthis 6- pif}le,and the Scope. The occal7on that mooned Paultowrite this Epilile mss, ('ecaufecertenfad :e-Apelesflaundered him both inrefpefl ofhis cal/ingotsstlfoinreipel7ofhisdotirine;teachingthat he wasno Apoflle,andthat his dotlrine wasf4/è.Andby this means theyfeduced the ChurchesofGalatia,perfwading them that Pattonandfaluationpeaspartly by Chrifi andpartly the Laws. TheScope oftheEpifile is in three things . Fir/1 the Apoft'le defends his calbng in thefir/$and/econd chapters.Secondy, he defends the truth ofhis doïlrine,tcaching isiflificationby Chriflalone. Andvpon this occafon,he handles thegreatef gueflion in theworld, Namely, what is that ?uflicewhereby a,>rnnerRands righteous beforeCod,in the 3.and ,c..and in thebeginning ofthefi ft. Thirdly , heprefcribes rats ofOe'od life in the Ft andlixt chapters. 20 i. Paul an Apo.ftle(notofmen, nor byman, but by Iefus Chrift, and God the father , who raifed him from the dead,) He Epifle bath 3. parts , a Preface, an 4 1,0,sc7ion,arid the í enclufion . Thepre- face-is in the flue fief{ verfes: and it bath 30 ; _ , _. twoparts.,an irfcription,and a Salutatiosr. The infcription lets dowse the per- Ions that write the Epiflle , and theper- rons to whome it is Pent. The perlons that writeare tveo;Paul & the Brethren. 3 Paul is mentioned inthe Etaverle.Tn"which, in comely and decent manner he commendshimfëlfe to the Galatians by his 1 officeand tunaion[anAp®ff le] that is, one called to bea plan- sterand founder of theChurch of the newt Teffamentamong the nations.And be-cattle the title°fanApoltle in general! fig-1 1 nificationmay agree to all teachers: therefore he goes further, r A i and
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