she Epp to the GalatianJ. Chap. Z. aircilcifed,thc other vncircûcifcd.And whë Paul faith, that the grace ofGod wasgiuen to hirr.,he meanes fpecially, the gift of an Apoflle.Rom. i . 5.Laílly,topis the right handofellowí :ppe to '7'anl,is to efteeme and acknowledge him , for their collegue,. 5 I or fellowe. Apoftle.by giuing the right hand in token thereof. The contents ofthc wordsarethefe. Here Paul fets downe the third figneofhisapprobation, namely , that the cheifeA. pontes acknowledged him for their fellowApofile, v.9.Se- condly,he.fets down themanner,how the cheek Apof}Ics ac. io knowledged this fellowfhip : and that was,by makingacoue. nantwith Paul,thathe fhould preach to the Gentiles, andPe- ter to the Iewes.Thirdly,he fcts down theitnpulfiue caufe,that mooned theApof}les to receiue Paul to their fcllowfhip: and that was the decree ofGod, whereby heordained , that Paul 15 fhould be the cheife Apoffle to the - Gentiles, and Peter the cheife Apofile amongtheIewes,v.7. Laf}ly, he letsdown the . fi,gnes,whereby the Apoflles knew,. that Paul was ordained theApoflle of the Gentiles:and they are two, the graceofgod giuen him,and thepower ofhis Minif}erie, among the.Gen- 20 tiles,v.8,9.Furtherrnore,thc things herecontained, are in a fi'i- logifinedifpofed,thus:: when the Apofllesfan' that 1wad ordainedthe cheife Ape/ of the Gentiles, and`Peter ofthe /ewe: s, theyacknowledgedme for theirfellow Apoflle,and made a cotdenant with. ane,thrs 1 2 S !houldpreach to the Gentiles and 7'''eter to the?cites. Brit irhen twas with them, at leriafalem, theyfaw tkir 1;rraa, ordained thecheife Apoj1e'ofthe Gesrtiles, andPeter ofthe, Lewes. This minor is omitted', yet the proofe thereof, is fet down 3.,0 tl>t{s.For they faw,the efficacie ofmy rniniíkrie among the Gentìles,and the grace ofGod that was with me. Therefore` theyaç nowlcdgedme for their fellow A.pof}le,&c. Thevfc. This text makes rotablyagainfl"theprisnarie.d Peter. Pita therefore,let vsobfcrue the Ordinance of God 35" here plainelyexprcffed , that Paul fhould be the cheife Apo. file oftheGeutiles,and Peter the_;cheift Apoffle ofthe lewes,` I And this may elkwhere begathered. For the' cotnmiffion of { the twelneApoflles ran thus,that they 'mafir??preach- to lerte. 1 fslennand ludea,theen toSamaria:as d in the1afi place,te thevtter- rno fpart ofihe earth,. Al}: r. 8. AndPauls cowmillionwas,i. . M 3 that 93 4 ,.
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