3X8 ChaP4? ACornmentarie vpos thecreatures of God . and their light ferues for theg-ood man.In aword,weare not to make difference oftlaies, neither sn relpeet ofhohnes,nor in refpeet of-goodor badde fucceffe. V. IL I amafratd,&c. In there words,the Apofilefcts forth the geatneffeofthe S Apotlafie ofthe Galatians,by the effea thereof, whichwas to cauli him to feare,lcall hehad bellowed labour in vaineamog them. Fir(} the occalionofthe words muff be confidcred,and that is expreffed in the former wordsye oblerue dame and pnonethe. 7° And hereuponhe faith)? am infeare ofyon, And thus Paul tea. cheth, that workes let vp as caufcs of faluation withChrill, snake void the Miniflerit and graceofGod.It may be faid,this is meant ofceremoniall workcs , and Co it is true. I anfwer,it indeed fpoken ofceremoniall workcs,but it mull be inlarged to all workes without exception.For Paul faith,c.5.v.3 . Ifje 6e circrimcifed,yeare bound tofulfillthe whole lawe. Hence then it folloses,thatthe do6lrine of iuflification by workes,is an'er- rour in the foundation,and beeing chflinffly , and obffinately 20 ;maintained,there is no hope offaluation. Againe:hcre we fee the fidelitie oftheApoftle Paul,and it, flands in two things: the fiat is . his painefulf and wearifome labour,to gaine the Galatians to God.The fecond is, his care that the ford-aid labour be not in vaine. And in this example 2i ofhis,we learne three things. Thefirfl,that they which are, or .defire to be dirpenfersoftlie word,mull doe it not for the bd. lie,or for lucres fake , or for the praife ofmen,but limply for this ende,that they may gaine fouls to God. TheScribe that wouldhaue followed for gaine, was repelled with this 30 anfwer, , that Chrift hadnot p weal of aplace where to lay hie heacl,Math8. o.and to preach for by refpeels, is to make a 'marchandife ofthewordofGod, 2.Cor.2.17. The fecond is, that miniflers after the exampleofPaul,muft be labourers in- deed,t.Cor.3.9.and workemen,a.Tim,2.E 5. And they mull 35 fhewe themfeluetto be fo,by their careand induflrie in win. rningfoules toGod. And it is not fufficient now and then to make a difcourfevpon a text. Thirdly, Miniflcrs of the word mull be watchmen. Ezech. ; .14, and Heb. E ;.1 7. their office pOrue is not onely togaineand call mentoGod, but all() to and
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