S43 Chap.6. Commentarie vpon by this meaner to Chrift our head , who was not onely negle- aedof all, not hauingwhere to tea his hcad, Luk. 9.5 8. but laughed to skorne, accounted a pot-companion , adrunkard, and aglutton,a forcercr,one that had adeuill , andwas madde, o. 2o. Forifwe/refer with hotta, we/Mu l deglorified with hirm.Rom.8.17. Thusmuch ofthedehortation : the reafon follower to be confidered in the fccond place, in diefewordci,Ged isnetmock ed where theApoalc thcwes that theiroccures e but vine', .' bccaufé God isnot mocked, nor will not be deluded withfucIJ /0 ., ar pretenfes. Firft here the Apoftlesdealing isworthy to be obferued, in that, reproouingthem whichneglet.ted their clinic to the mi- nilicrsofthe word , he bringcth in God hirnfelfe taking the matter intohis owne hand, makingthe minifters quad , his ownequarrel! :and this he doth,to the endwe might fee whom we haue todeale withal', andwhomwe do abufe, when we a- bufe the miniftcrs ofthe word; to witt, that we abufe not man, but God. For albeit, it be truc ofall and curry finne, which Dauidconfefreth ofhis owne particular min theeand adultery, 20 that it is itgainfi G'od,yes apinifhi,,, ¿lam. .Pfal.5 1. 4. yet inthee and fuch like cafes which tend to the vnclomining of his Church,and the decayof his religion and wcirfhip , he takcth himfelfemore direCtly aimed at, and more nearely touched. When the Wachterre trfccl to haue Samuel' and his fonnes to 2$ rule otter them, the Lord faith Theyhaste net c4ß the'iat.a , 4m 8. 7.When theLeuites were defrauded oftheir due,til Lord they holeceme away,that IAenlei netraiF,ve osier Oki). Sam. byhis prophet telleth the people, re lopefoiledmein tithes & 1 efferings,Ma1.3 .8. So , in this place. when the Galatiansdid 3o iwrongfully withholdand keepe backe that competent allow- ance,that was due to their teachers;he teeth them that it was a 1 firme tendingagainft God,who isnot,nor will not,nor cannot i bemocked:for what wrong foeuer is done to the metre:wet 1 that is fent,the fame is done to his Lord ttiatfent him: dcwhat- 35 1 Comer difgracc or indignitic is offeredan Embafradour, the I fame redounds to thePrince,whofe Embaffadourhe is . This oughttobe acomavnto vs, to takeheed howewe contemns ., or ne&left the miniftersof God , tieing whatfoeuer wrong is . done them , Chrift takes it as done to himfelfe, Matth.25.4u .. Atti
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