Chap. r. the l:piflle to the (jalatiam·. 165 ofyour reu:>Ir, thar [omerrdu~Je yOu, and 1 A lighr,andf~Iewesreioyccd in this fight:th:n fea~e to ooerthrow the Gofpell of(lhnll. .. · il well;hur marke what is added:for••ho""'" In !h!f•word•, twopointhrcto bcabnG- >fflmmt, hh.5.31· They which cryed O(anna dcrod. Thefirfl is 1 rhcmanner whioh Paul vto thefom-.f'D•utd,rhorrly af<er cned,c;Hci~c fc:r:h itl teprooumg.tfle Ga.!a.tlans;H·e.tenders IJim,crHciflehsm. The crolfe and perfecurion, rheirgood, and faluarion, anJfeekes by.all will make men call rhe Go(pel in quellion,. if mca!lcs thcirreroucne, Andrhereforc rn h.s not forfake it, Luk. 8. IJ. The multitude of reproofe heedorh•two!hihgSI>Fldl.phee repeople amongvsate l1ke waxe, and are fi't to prooues them wit·h'mbe.kenetfc,:anirteridcrtak.: the llampe,and imprcriion ofany,rcli~inctfc.ofhoartlolltJwmg)his <>wrie.rule,, Gal. oh: and it is the law ohhe land rhar makes the 6.1. for hemighriuG!y hauefaW, Ye,tbay be nH>ll imbrace fhc GofpCI, and nor confcia!hamed, that y.c~are remooued<ro·another 'ence.That1vc may tonllan<ly perfeuerein the Gofpell;bur he faith oncJY,I.marueU; rbar is, ptotdlion of rhe true faith, both fn' life and I was wellperfwadedotyou, and I hoped for death,firll;wemull r<ceiue theGofpel Cimply hctterthings, bU! Iamdeceiued, and,[ won. 1 for.it fdfe, becaufdt isthe Gofpel of Chrifl, der ar it. Secondly, he frames hisreproofe •lld nor for any orher by-refpect. Secondly, wirhg•eat warinelfe;and·oircumfpec!lion.: for B weiitull be mortified,&. renewed in the fpinr hefa1th nor,ye ofyout felues doe remooue to ofo'ur minds, and fulfer no by·corners inour anothe.r Gofpell, butye are remooued :·and ~earrs,wherefecrervnbeleefe,fecret hypocri· thus hchlamesrhem but in parr,and laresrhe G!,and fpiriruall pride may Jurkc and lye hid ptincipallblameonorhers, Againe,hefaich fromthceyesofmen.Heb-3- ti, Thirdly, we nQt,ycwereremooued, but in the rime premull ooc oncly be hearersofrhe word.but alfenryot Artrm:1ooNed,tbaciS.yearein cheatt of f!ldoers of it , in rhe principaU duties to be Reuohing, and hauc notas yetairogcrhcr repratl:lfcd~oft3.ith, conuerfior:, and new obe· uolrcd, And hereby heputs rhem<n.minde, dience. · rhat although they be in a fau!;, yet there is Tocome ta the fecond po!nr: when Paul nothingdone, which may not ea!ily ..bevnfaith,theGalarians were rcmooucd from him done. Accordmg tohisexample,wearein all rharcalled them, ihatis, himfelfe; he Jhewes Rcproofeo,ro 01ew louejaod to keepe loue: to Chrillian modellie: becaufc fpeaking things lhew louc to thepattyjrcprooued,&to frame pra1fe-wotthieof himfdfe, he fpeakes in the ourreproofe, foas we may keepe his loue. rhirdperfon:fromhimthathathcaUed,&c.The The fecond poior is the fault reprooued, l1ke he dorh, •· Cor. u. I k•owama.tak!nvp andthatis,rhcRcuoltoftheGalatians:whJch C inrotbUhirdhe""m' that i•, himfelfe. And wasa departure from thecalling,wherby they IohnCaith,tbedi[ciple thatleanedonthe6rcafl of wcre.alled to tbegraceofCbr!l!. !fit be de· (hri(/, wbot11t CbnjlloHtd, a; ked whome hee manded, wbatkindofRcuoltthiawas I I anmeant,loh. '3·•3· Afrerthis pracrife, we are fwer, rhcre be two kinds ofreuolr;p~trticu/4r rogiuepraifcroGod,and to ltlsin(l:rumenrs: andgen<r•II.Particul•r,whenmen prufdfc the but neither topraifenor difpraife our telucs. nameofChrill,and yetdepardriitl! rhefallh, Thisis Chnllian ciuilitie to be ioyned with in fo(IIe principal points thereof. Ofthis kmd out faith. was the Apollacie of therenne tribes, &fuch Secondly,when he faith, whobath c•Ued;ou · isthc Apollacie of the RomaneChurch. A intbcgraceo(Chnft, welearne, thatthe{cope gc•er•llreuolr is,when men whollyforfake rhe of the Gofpell is to bring men to thegraceof faith and name of·Cnrlll.Thus do thelcwes, Chritl. To thisvery end God hath vouchfaanq,Turkes at this day. Againe, a rcuolt is fed vs in England rheGofpCI more then forfon.lctime of weakcnelfe, and humane frail· rieycares.And thereforeour words, & deeds, tie,and fometime of obOinacie, Now there' and liues, Jhotild befe•foned~>ith grace, and uolr of the GalatJans was onely particular in fauour of it,and O~ew fotth thegrace of God. the points ofiullrfica!lon, and ofweakenelfe, D Secohdly,weowe vnto God great thankefu!·· and norofobllmacie' and this Paul lignifies nclre,and wee tan nwer be fufliciently thankwhen he faith,thcy were carried byothers.Of full for thrs benefitc,rhot God callesvs to hi• thisRcuoJr,fOur~erhings are robe confidcred. gr:~.ce.But it isochcrWJfc::hefunne'isagoodly Thetime,fofaone: From whom>orwh:.r?from creature: yet bccau[e ~·~fee it daily, itir not tbedollrin< ofPaul, &confequcntly thegrace r.garded:anu (oir is with thegrace ofGod, ofChrill. Towhatl to another qojjdl, By Tlmdly,rheGalatiansarcremoouednot meanesofwhom I but(•mnrou6/e]OJs,&c, onely frotn the do{lrme of Paul, bur alfo Touching the ume,Jt was rhott;They were from 1he graccofGod. And rhe reafon is,bcfoone carried away.This Orewes the lightne!Te caufe rhey ioyned tlJe workes of the law, ~Vith and inconfiancicofmansnarurr, fpecially in Chn£l and his grace in thccaufcofthcirrulli. matter of rcli~ion. While Mof<s tarried m hcauonandfaluarion.'llereirmullbeobfer themounr,Aaron and rhepcoplcfctvp ago!- ued,rharthcywhich make an vnion of grace den calfe,& depart<d from God. Ofca fa11h, andworkcs,in thecaufeofiuGificarion are CcThe rrghreoufnclfe ofthe lfra~lites. was hkc porated from rbegrace ofGou.Grace~dmirs the morn1ng dew, wh1ch the r1hogof the Sun roo patlner,or fellow. Grace mull be freely giconfumeth, chAp. 6.4. John wa!)la burning uen cuery w:~y,orit is noway grace. Henc~ it . - - -- ---fol-
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