An expositon of all St. Pauls epistles together with an explanation of those other epistles of the apostles St. James, Peter, John & Jude : wherein the sense of every chapter and verse is analytically unfolded and the text enlightened. / David Dickson ...

The second Part.

Vers. 6 I marvel that you are so soon removed from him that called you in the Grace of Christ, unto ano∣ther Gospel.

The second part of the Chapter follows, wherein hee proves that the errour, concerning that imaginary and impossible conjunction of justification by works, and ju∣stification by Grace, or by Faith in Christ, must bee re∣nounced, in which errour now they were entangled by the false Apostles, who taught the observation of the Mo∣saical Law to bee also necessary for the salvation and ju∣stification of those that beleeve in Christ, The Argu∣ments which hee urges, that they may renounce this er∣rour are nine. Of whom some are used by way of repre∣hension, others are openly brought in the disputation following.

I marvel] Argum. 2. Your revolting, O Galatians, from the Grace of Christ, to the merits of humane works, Is to bee wondred, that so soon as ever the Faith of Christ was admitted, and Grace for your conversion received, yee fell from it: Therefore yee must renounce this errour.

Removed] Argum. 2. By this your errour yee have forsaken God, who hath called you into the Grace of Christ, and have betaken your selves to humane works: Therefore you must renounce this errour.

Removed away] Argum. 3. By this errour yee are re∣moved from the Gospel of Christ, into another, I know not what Gospel feigned by men; Therefore you must renounce this errour.

Vers. 7. Which is not another; but there bee some that trouble you, and would pervert the Gospel of Christ.

Arg. 4. There is no other Gospel besides that onely true Gospel preached by mee amongst you, but all other Doctrine of the Gospel is feigned and counterfeit, which doth not accord with my Doctrine: Therefore yee must renounce this errour.

Trouble] Arg. 5. Those Teachers which have seduced you, are enemies to your peace, because they take away from you that peace, which the justified by Faith have towards God: Therefore yee must renounce their Do∣ctrine.

Pervert] Arg. 6. The supplantours and overthrowers of the Gospel of Christ, are those seducers, which would seem Teachers: For nothing, is more contrary to the Gospel concerning free Justification by Faith, than Justification by Works: Therefore you must renounce this errour.

Vers. 8. But though wee, or an Angel from Heaven preach any other Gospel unto you, than that which wee have preached unto you, let him bee accur∣sed.

Arg. 7. If there bee any one who hath preached ano∣ther Gospel besides that which I have preached unto you, hee is obnoxious to an eternal curse, I do not except my self, yea, neither the Angels, if it could bee, that if I should teach another Doctrine, or that if they should propound any other than that which is preached by mee: Therefore you must renounce this errour.

Vers. 9. As wee said before, so say I now again, if any man preach any other Gospel unto you, than that yee have received, let him bee accursed.

Hee urges this Argument, that they might understand that hee spake not from any perturbation of mind, concer∣ning the curse pronounced against them, who preached that any thing was to bee joyned with the Gospel, ei∣ther contrary to, or besides the Doctrine which hee had preached.

Vers. 10. For do I now perswade men, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if I yet pleased men, I should not bee the servant of Christ.

Arg. 8. From the comparing himself with the false Apostles: my Doctrine doth not perswade you that men are to bee heard, as the Doctrine of your seducers; who alwaies boast of the authority of so many Jews. But my Doctrine perswadeth, that God is to bee heard. I do not seek to please men, as your seducers, who by seducing you, indeavour to make themselves acceptable to the un∣converted Jews, as to those that superstitiously are zea∣lous of the Law: Therefore yee must renounce the er∣rour, which they have taught you.

For] Hee confirms this Argument: Because if hee had as yet studied to please men, as hee did in times past when hee was a Pharisee, hee could not bee the servant of Christ, but of men, viz. of those which hee had endea∣voured to please.

Vers. 11. But I certifie you Brethren, that the Gospel which was preached of mee is not after man.

12. For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Iesus Christ.

Arg. 9. My Doctrine is heavenly, from the immedi∣ate revelation of God, not feigned by men, neither de∣rived to mee from God by a meer man, after an ordinary manner, but immediately revealed by Jesus Christ: Therefore yee ought to persevere in that, and to renounce the contrary errour.