Chap. t. the Epijfleto the Cjalatiam·. 169 ral~ot 4ngdic•li.'])o/JoMn. They broch, and A potlle, I preach not thedoarineofmen,bur I nlainraine fundne thmgs, betide that whtch ofGod.A.nd when he faith,d" J tak;top!Mf' rlle;:Apo£llesopreached, atid wroie; as iullifi1nt11 ?his mcamng1s this; I doenormakethls cation bvworks;and amixtureoftheJaw and the[cope of mymimttcnc, ro frame a11d te•nth{Gofpel: they.giuetoolittle to gtaoe, and permy ~odrine fo, as it may bee fut.t!.>ic ano tp_Qmuehto manswill,olnthisregard, Paul pleafingto theaffellionsoC mrn. Forother- ' hith giuenthe (cntence, that they are accurwife we4rerople-,.(emenm tlun Jt h1cbugo1d, ~~~a [(d.Forthiscaufr;l!udents ofdiuinity,are wa- /" rheirgDOd,t .Cor. IO.J3•Rom.15->. riJy,rpreadethem with prayer, thatthey~ee Thi•verlcconrair.csa double reaion oC his notled:into temptation, and they arc to vfe formerfpecch, and of the rcp<ririon thereof. rhem onely in .the la£! place. A11d they arc The firtl is ri1is:Though heretofore I taught greatly to beeblamed, that preferrerhcm altheTradition5of men; yr.t now I teach the 1.11o£l abouc allwritera: they 0Jclil that they word not ofmen,but ofGod: and therefore 1 haue latle loue o£thc Gofpell in their hearts. accurfe them that teach othcrwifr. The fe- · ·9· As,.e[.Ud.befmfof•yfn,wagaine:tf•· cond is framed tlms' If I thouid yet pleafc nym~~r~ preAch vwtoJDH.olh~rwife then Tt bautre- B men,I werenot the feruant of God: butlam criue4,1et him bt •~cur(ed. . thcforuanr oE God :rhcreforel f.eke not to In rhe(c words Paul rcpearcs againerhar pleafc men;bur ifneed fi•all bc,Iwll denounce which he (aid befoie:and rhercpctiuon ism>< curfc..gain£l them. in v_ainc,butfor three weighticcaure.;rhe fir(! Here firCl wee fee rhc proper matteroftbe is,.to fignifie rhat heehad fpoken not rarhly, Mtmllery, which is not the word or doctrine buradm(edly,whatfocuer he had faid before: o( man,but of God. By thisthc Mtmllers of thefccond is,char the poincdeliucred,isan inthe Gofpcll arc taught to handle thm dofall1ble truth of God :rho third is,to pur the .ctrincwith modelly and humility,wirhout-oGalarians andvs in minde, that weare to obllenratton,with reuerence,and with aconfide- [erueand remember that whichhe hath faid, ration of the maie£l1c of Go J,whofe the doas the foundation of our religion, namely, thine iswluch theyvttcr, rhat God may bee that the doctrine of the Apollles is tbconely glorified,r.Pel.4·"· infallibletrurho(God,again£1 which we may Secondly, the hearer. in beoring are to not It£len to Fathars,Councels,or to thevery know, that they haue to dcale withGvd,·and Angel• of God. lhhishad bin remcmbre~ d,ar they arc torecciue the doltrine raughr ' and obtcrued, thc·Gol'pcl had continued m C not.u thewordofm•t~,buttU :h~7Hr:J~ordPjGod~ hiS punry afterrhc da1csofthe Apoaies. asthcThclfalooiansdid, 1, TheiT. 2. r3· The In th10verfe one thing isro bccobfcrued. wanrofthi•d'ifidcrauo, is thecaufedm(ome Belore PIUII laid, they arc accurfcd which concernne th~ minillcry .of the word, and o· reach otherwifc then hec h•d taught: here he chersare not touched&mooued iAhearing. fatth,thcy are accurfcd which teach otherwl(e Againe,hereis let downcrhc righr manner then the Galanans l1ad recciued. Whereby ofd•lpcnling the word, which mull not be (or it appcare;,rhat as P•Nipreached the Gofpel the plcalingofmcn, but of God. Hence it of Chrill, fotheGalatiaosrcceiucdit. And appeares,rhat Minillcrs oftheGofpel, mu a . theyrccciucd it: fir(! in thauhey had care ro not be men-plea(ers,norapplie, and farhion know lt:fecondly,in thatthey gauc thealfent their doet-rme to rhe affections, humours, of'faith vnto it, asro a truth: again£! which, anddtfpolltionsof men, bur keepe a good tbevcty Angels could rake no cxcepuo.And confciencc, and doerheir office. The Lord for rhisalfo arethcThelfalonians commcn· telsleremie, he muCl not turoe t8 th~peoplt, dccl, tbattheGc~elwastothemin P""''•nd ~Rt thtpeoplt,.ujlturntt• him,lcr.r ;.19.Thus mH<h affuranu, he great faulrof ourrimes God fhall be W1th them, and they !hall brrng is, thatwhcreasrhe Gofpell is preached, iris forth much fruit. · notaccardingly rece10ed.Many haue no care D And rhepeuple mu£! know it to beagood 10 know it: and they which know it, giuc not thing forthem 1 notto bepleafed alwayes by vnro it thealfentof faith,butonly holdcit in their Minillers. The min~tieof the word opinion. And this is the caufe thar there i• (o mull beas afacrificingkm~ , to ktll and morfmall fruit of the Gofpell. This!innewill at tifiethc old Adam in vs,th twernayJiue..vnlength haue his punilbment. The places that to God. A ficke man mu a nor ahvayes haue arc not feafoncd by rbe waters ofthe Sanctua. his mind,but he mu£! often becrolfed,and re· rie,arciurncd rofalr-pits,Ezec.47- J t. llramedofhiS defire :andfo mu a we that are 1 o. FfJr,owwbet/;erprt,.,b I mut or God?or Gckc in our foules in refpea: ofour Cinnes. It [ukf I!•plea(emen?for if Ifoo•ld J" plc.jtmen, iufaultthereforeof men rhat defire to bee !werenot !lit(eru•nr.fChri/f. pleafed, and ro haue matters (inoorhed·ouer The interrogations in this place,do/prr•ch! of their teachers. This is Dauids balme, and,doe I ptcafo?are in llead of eomellnegawh1ch hee wifherh may l!euer bee wantingto· tions: I d11t not preACh, I d#nJDt pi~A{t>. And his head,P/•1.14'· ;. when hefait"h,doe Jno,:,pre~tch mo1, orqod !his The end of this verfc fets downc a memeaning is this: H<retofore I haue preached morablefemence, Thattf we(eeke to pleafc rheTraditlonsofmen, but now beeingan Amen, wee cannot be th~ fe:uants of God. p Hence
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