,I .11Commentarie 'llpon Chap.r. ifat any time they finne, they n-lU(l recouer themfdues, and remember that theyhau<•• Aluoratmithtlu F•tbtr l<[m Chri~ theiufl. J,loh.>.J. And whereas Paul faith, that {hrift gau< hunf~!feflrour{ir.nu, he teachethrhat eu~ry m•n mullapply this gift&facrifice ofC!m!l whimfclfe. This applyingi• done by faith: and the right manner of application is this. We muflmrne to Chrifl, and in turr.ingby faith •pply: and when we apply Chri!l by faith, we muflwithall turne. Faithgoerhbe– torc conucrlion 10 orderof nature, yet in the orderofte•ching,and pratli(e, they ate both toge<hcr.Thcy which vfe to applyChrill and hts benefits vnrorbemfclue~, and yet will not turne themlelucs to Chri!l,mtfapply,and prr– fume: becau(e the right ·apprehenfion of Chrifl, is in the excrcifes of inooca110n, and repentance. The (econd end, for which ChriCl gaue himfclfr.,isthar he mighttake vs out of this ewl! world. And hence we are taughtthrec things. FJtCl,that we mull be grieued and dif· pleafed atthe wickedndfe of the world as Lot was,1. Per.z.7. Secondly,thatwemufi not fa– Otion our (clues to thewicked liuesofthemen ofthis world; but we mufl in all thingsproou< whatist.b<goodwillofGod,anddoe it. Thirdly, [eeing we are taken outofthis \\to rid, we mull not dwell in it, but our dwelling mull be m .bcauen. Reuei.IJ. 6, the bea(l out ofthe fea porfecutes them that dwell in heauen, th~t is, !uch as dwell on earth, and for affetlion haue their conucrfarion in heaucn. Andfeeing this mufl befo, wew.uflnotlouethe wodd, but· louethecommingof Chrill, and euery day prepare our felues againfl the day ofdeath, rhat we may enter into our owne home. A by communicationofGodhead ftom theFa. ther. And this God, is calledourfother by Paul. And hereby he fignifies that the fcope of the Gofpcl is;firfl, to propound God vnro vsnot onelyas acreator,bot as a father:fecondly,to inioyne vstoacknowledge him to be our fa. therin Chrifl:and confcquentlyto carrieour felues a< dutifull children to him in all fubie– tlion and obedtence. They which doenor this.know not the mrent ofthe Gofpel: and if they know it,in dccdethey dcnieit. The conclulion annexed to the falutarion, (To "'hom<b<g/.,;,for <uer) tcacilcth vs fo ofr as wererue?"ber the worke of our red\!mpti– on by Chrtll.Cooftfortogiucpraife& thanks B to God: yea,allourhuesmuflbe nothingcls but a tdhmome of thankfulnc!Te for ourre– demptlon, And all our praileand thankcs to God,mu!l proceede from thefenous affetli· on ofthe heart lignified by the word, dmm: that is,fo be ir. <J. I manu//that ]IJH Are fo fooPfrrtmoorud A– »'A) toAnotherG!Jjpeti, fromhim 1hat b~ttb ~~~UeJ JOHinth<gr.ao({hriff, 7· Whi<his not anotherGoJf<IHIItthAt(om< trf)uUtJOU : andintendts~Htrthrow tbeGojpeUof Chri(/. Here begins the fecond partofthe EpiU!e, inwh;ch lte giues mUrutlion to the Galat~ ans.And it hath two parts; one concernes do– d.rinc,the orher manners. The firfi part touC ching doc9:rme,beginnes in this fixtverfe,and continu<stothe JJ• vrrfc of the$. chapter, Th<fummcoftt is a reprcofe of thcGalari• ans forreuoltmg from the Gofpcl ; and itis difpofed inthi,fyllogifmc, If1b< imm<di.rtl] <dli<dofqod ID tt~ch,And '"! doflrin~ hetrue~ Jc oughtnot to h1111ere~ No/redf:rom m1dofJriru. · BHtlrr>Mcall<d imm<JiaufJofGod11 ttarh, n•dm) dotlrinr is ""': Thmfort J< fooHid not h11ut reuclttdfrofJJ mJdoEirint. Thepropofition IS notexpre!fed: becaufe it And whereas Paulcals this world an <Nil/ world; hec dothitro fignifie thauherets no· thmgin men budinne, till they bee rcgenc– rate,yea that ciuill vertues,and ciuill life, that are excellent in the eyesofmen, are no better then Gnnes before God.lt is the errour ofthe Papifls, thatmenmaythinke and doefome thing rhat is morally good withoutgrace. D Thccaufethat mooed Chri(l to giue him– Celfe,is thewil ofGod.Hence itappcareo that God giues Chri!l to no man for his forefecne fatth,or workes. For there is no higher caufe of the will of God. The foreknowledge of things that may come to patfe J goes before will,but the forekr.owlcdgcofthings that fl~al come to pilffe, and thercfore.the foreknow– kdgeoffaith and workes/ollowe• the will of God, Becaufc things that !hall come to palfe are firll decreed,and then forefecne. was needles. Theminor is handled, through thewholeEpiO!e, The Conclufion ;, in the 6.'and7·verfcs, the meaning whereof! will b!lefclydcliurr, So(oonr]that is, prefcntlyaf.. Thewiil here mentioned, isfatd to be the wil ofGod,that is,the firCl perfon,the Father: for when Chrifl isoppofed to God,then God Ggriifics the father, And he is rnoflcommon~ / ly called God, bccaufc he is God without commu01carionvf the Godhead from any: whcreasrhe Sonncand holy Gho!l are God, ter my departure, r<mo<M'td]carried away by thcp<rfwa!ions of falfe tnchers. To anoth<r Gof}<D.] to another tloarinc of faluarion, whtchin the fpecch and opinion of the f~lfe teachers,is aoorher mannerofGofpeJ, more (uflicienl and more excellent,rhen that which Paul hath dei/Ucred. Fromhim] that "• from mebeeingan ApoUle, who haue called you by prcachmg the Gofpel of Chrifl. ln tb< g,.cr]that is, hauc calledyeu freely, without any dtfert ofyours, robe partakersofthe fa. uourofGodm Chrifl, Whi<h is not ••other] which pretended Gofpcl of the falfe Apo· (!Jeo,h not mdeede another Gofpcl from that ofPaul, bccaufe there is bur one; butit is an inncntion ofthe braineo( man; ' But therr- 6e fom,]that is, but I plaincly pcrceiucthccaufe of
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