VERS. 2. Beware of the Concision.
THat is (as I formerly said) Circumcision; Called here by the name of Concision, because it tended to cut & make a division and s••ct in the Church, with a naturall and proper elegance, not affected, describing, and naming it by the effect. Its Gods use to call things from the event and effect of them. Why will you perish? That is, why will you doe those things that will lead you to destruction? the end of them is death, and those that neglect wisedome hate themselves. As it was also said to the Iewes, that neglected the Gospell; they judged them∣selves unworthy of salvation, because in effect, they hated themselves, and deprived them∣selves of salvation. Circumcision formerly had beene an honourable Ceremonie, serving for a partition between Iew and Gentile; and for a seale of the Covenant of grace; but the Ceremonie was to cease, it not having a con∣tinuall