3a8 Chap..}. A Commentdrie upon theft are themeanes whereby this fpeciall louewasprocured. Secondly, it may be demanded, whether theGalatians did not more thenkeepe the law , when they would haue plucked out their owneeyes,and haue giuen them toPauldfor thusthey loue him more then their owne fettles. a.An%Thecommande- ment [Thou (halt loue thy neighbour as thyfefe] cloth not pre- S fcribe that we mull in the firfl place loue our tèlues, and then in the fecond loueour neighbour : but it felts downe the right manner of lowing our neighbour, and that is, to louehim , as hartely, and vufainedly, as our owne feines. I to The meafure of loue is expreffed whenChrill faith rremai lame onanother, at Chri i louedwt. ¡oh. r 3.34. There is a tortencafe in which wemull confider our neigh. bour not only asaneighbour, but altoas a fpeciall inflrument ofGod : and thus arewe in fame refpecles to loue,ar,d to pre- t,S ferrehim before our felues.Thus a fubieE1 is more to loue the lifeofhis prince then his own life.Tbus Paul was contentto be accurfed for the Ifraeljtes,Rotn.9.I.And the Galatians would haue giuén their ties to Paul,that was fo worthy an inflrument ofthe grace ofGod. Zt) In their example we are taught to be willing to forfakc the dearcil things in the world for the Gofpell ofChrifl,euenour eies,hands,feete,yca and our life. Verf. 16. ßecaufe 1 tellyou the :meth.] We mull after Pauls example fpeake the truth to all men,Eph.4..a 5. Am 1 thereforeyour ene- mie]the conclufion of the Apoflles argument. Here we feea corruption ofnature,whichmakes vs that we cannot abide to beare the truth in things that areagainfl vs. We hate them that fpeake the truth : felfe louemakes vs .concciue the bell things of our felues. Here then learne 1. To fearch thyheart and life, that thou maiefl know the veryworfl by thy felfe : If thou wiltnot know it now, thou (halt know it to thy (hame in the day ofiudgement. 35 2. Be vile and bale in thine owne opinion,Iob.34.1afl. 17. They are iealous ouer you a- mifle : yea theywould excludeyou; that Z5 30 _..._._
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