5 r,Q 15; ao 3o 35 the Epj11e to the Galatianr. Chap. 4. 341 ¶Doeye not!mare the lasr?]that is, yeread- and heart indeede, but yevnderttand not the fcope and°dtilt of that which you - read. In this preface,firtt Paul mecteswith the pride of mans na- turc,whercby the Galatians went about toeflablifh their owne righteoufnetfc by the lawe,whenhe faith, ye that willbeunder the lasre,1 c.with thispridewere the Iewes tainted,R.om.io. 3 . and the youngPrince thatcame toChill and faid,Goodmafer what mbß I doe to beAxed? And thePapilts ofour time, who will-not be fubie ì to the iuftice of God, butfet vp their owne iuttice in the keepingof-thclaw. The like doe the ignorant people among vs,whoholckhat theyare able to fulfill the law, and that they are to be faued thereby. And when they fay,they looketo be faued by their faith,they vnderftand thereby their..- fidclitie,that is,their good dealing. Againe,Paul here notes theferuile difpofition of men that Roues rathertobe inbondage vnder the law,then lobe in per- feft liberticunder the grace ofGod.This we fie in daily expe- rience.All profctíè Chrift among vs : yet is it euen a death to the moft,to forfake the bödage of theflcfh.Chrift weprofefle, yet fo as we take libcrtie to hue after thelutles of our owne hearts. When Paul faith, doeyenotheare the Issue?he notes thecarte ofour fpirituall pride,and of the feruile difpofition before na med,namcly, ignorance in mitiaking and "mifconceiuingthe t-rue fcope of the law : for the Galatians -did not confider-1 that Chrift was the fcope of the lawe, but-they fuppofcd that i the very obferuationofthe lawe.euen finte the fall ofman,didd giuelifeand iuí}ifie.This ignorance was tothe Iewes as a vailt'- before their eies-in the reading of the lawe,2.Cor.3. t 4 And this ignorance hath blinded thePapiti at this day: for he rirp- pofeth that theGofpell is nothing els but the laweof Mofes:& that Chrift°indeed is but-aninttrument tomake vs keepers of the lawe,and confeq ientlylauiours ofour.felues. In the hittorieofAbraham Iconfider three things,the fane. ofAbraham in taking two wiuesahe Euent vpon this fast, he had two tonnesby them:the condition of there fonnes. Touchingthefaf ofAbraham,itmaybe demanded , what is tobeiudged thereof? The .ground to the anfwer'hall be this:that marriage to the indiiifible coniwì ton ofene manandone Vu 3 sraana ,*<.
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