the Epi fi' leto the Galatians. Chap.6, !{ S3 t fewer foweth the word.And fo in fundrie other places. And it is further called thewordofthe kingdame,Mattls. r 3.19. becaufe it teacheth what is thekingdomofgrace, andglorie:and bccau(e itbeeingbeleeued, or (as the Apoftlefpeakes) beeingreingled 5 withfaith inenr hearts,doth makevs freedenizensof theking- Heb.çs. dome ofgrace in this lifc;anddoth aduancc vs to thekingdom ofglorie,in the life to come. Secondly , it is called the rrordof God,bccaufc he is the author of it,and no creature, manor an- gel, t.The%3. t 3.Thirdly,thewordoffisbration , Att. 13. 26. to becaufe it (hewes the way and meanes of attaining faluation. Laftly,the wordof/fe,A&t.5.2o.becaufcit doth not only !hew the narrowway , that leadeth to eternal? life; but is in it fclfea finelyword, And 'nightie inoperation,Hcb.4.12. For as tltepow- erfull word ofGod in thebcginning,did gluebeeingto things 15 that werenot; fo the Gofpcl(hcing thepower of God to falua- tion,to euery one that bekcueth,)doth snakenew creatures,b t the immortali (cedeof the word. 012S him that taught him] g. d. catechized him. Yet as before it mull be taken generally for anykind ofteaching, or 10': inflruftion; for fo the word is vied effe where in fcripture,as uk.t.4.text l.t 8.25.Rom.2. t 8. i.Cor.t4.19.fo that this text LL gi eth vs noiutt occafion to fpcakeof he originali, manner, i vfe,and profit ofcatechizing. 1 7artakerofhis goods] Bygoods he O vnderflandeth foods, 25 raytnent,lodging,bookes, and other ncceíThries without the' orporeyu"rol- which, a miniflcr ofthe word cannot followshis calling,for ,',` ,;. Paul calieththefegoods, according to the common opinion,' which fo iudgeth of them . Lulc. t 2. t9. Sande, then hafl much k goodslrtidvpformanyyeares. Luk. r:9.2 5. Senile, remetat er shat' 30' thou in thylife time receiuedß thygood things. e. yaks thempartaker] Than is, communicate , affoard,giue unto thcmthcfe temporali things,fceingthey glueyou fpitítu, all. ©falIhisgoods] Not in gluing all away , but imparting to- 35 their teachers what they Eland inneede of,acconnting nothing to Beare for them.Thc Papiffs vpon thisground, take tithe of all,as thePriefls did in the Leullticall iawe:whcrasPaul fpeaks- nothingoftithes. There are foure principali duties, which thepeopleare to performe to their Pafl©r,three ofthem are recorded elfewhere in
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