Chan.4. AConymsesttarie vpon Galatians at the&A-ask were breaking the ife,where nonehad preached before. In this he claimeshis priuiledge, that he was to be eflcemed as a mailer-builder, thatlaid the foundation o the Church ofGalatia : and withall he gluesa dole item to the falfe Apoflles,who did not plant Churches,but onely corrupt 3 them atter they were planted.Againe,Paul here notes the con. ditionofGodsChurch,or kingdoms: in which frf t comes the husbandmanand (owes good feede , and then after comes the deuill with his tares, ,flatth. r 3.24. and all this is cuident in the ChurchofGalatia, gift planted by Paul, and then feduced by to falls teachers. The thirdthingis, that Paul preached dearingabout him the trial/ efGod. This nì41/ is aworke of Godwhereby he dike,- tiersvntovs,and to the world, either the grace or thecorrupti- onofour hearts. ThusGod tried Abraham, Hebr. r r. r 7. the 15 Ifraelites,Deut.6.r.and Ezechias,a.Chron.32.3 r. and Paulin this place. -$, The vie. We mull not thinke it flrange,whenwe are affíi- &ed any way. Nay, wemull Tooke for trialls,and be content when they come. i.Pet. q.. r 2.12111.1.2. We are either gold in ze deeds, or gold in thew ; ifin deede, we muff be call into the furnace,that we may, be purged : ifwe be gold in appearance,, wemuftt againe into the furnace , that we may be.knownewhat weare. The bell vine in the vinyard muff be lopped and cut with thepruning knife ,.that it may beare the more fruit. Ioh. zS Its Againe, wemull take heede lean there be any hiddencor- ruptions raigningin our hearts : and we mull labour to be in- deede that which we.appeare tohe. For we mutt be tried by God : and then that which now lics.hiddc, fhall be difcouered 30 to our (harne: Lathy, we mull looke to it, that therebe foundnes of grace invs,thar we may be able to beare the trial'sof God, and il.ew forth forne meafure of faith, patience, obedience. The firfl fgneof Reuerence in the Galatians is,that they did 11 nct defpíf Tendin his batecondition. Thisis a matter of com- mendation in.rhem,and it is to be followed ofvs . Andlhc is a bleff'ed man that is not offended at Chsifl,Math. r 1.6. The fecond fineofreuerence is , that they received `?'end a1 áa atrselofyod;orAl Chril,=1'esad-Jere fïri we mull dilinguifh be
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