DIAL. II.
Verses 3, 4, 5. For God hath receiued him, who art thou that iudgest another mans seruant? he standeth or falleth to his owne Maister, yea hee shall bee established, for God is able to make him stand. This man esteemeth, &c.
WHat do the third and fourth Verses contain?
The three Reasons before spoken of. The first whereof is in these words (For God hath receiued him.)
What is meant by Receiuing, and by Him?
Receiuing, signifies the taking and adopting some to be his people, which were not his people. By [Him] is meant the Gentiles, who beeing enemies and strangers from God, and Infidels and seruers of idolles: by the loue and fauour of God, were taken into the Fa∣mily of the Church, to be members of Christ thorough faith. Albeit these wordes do belong also vnto the Iew, weake in faith, for euen Him also hath God graciously adopted in Christ; yet the word (iudging) which imme∣diately goes before, and followes after, shewes it dooth more fitly belong to the beleeuing Gentile, by the Gos∣pell brought neere, and receyued to bee a people; for it was the Iewes fault to iudge the Gentile, as they despi∣sed the Iews. The sum of the Apostles reason is this: See∣ing