by faith. dently set forth, crucified among you? 2 This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, d or by the hearing of faith? 3 Are ye so foolish? e having begun in the Spirit, are ye now made perfect by the f flesh? 4 g Have ye suffered sot many things in vain? if it be yet in vain. 5 He therefore h that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law. or by the hearing of faith? 6 Even as i Abraham believed God, and it was ed to him for righte ousness. account 7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. 8 And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In m thee shall all nations be blessed. Covenant-promises 9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham.. 10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. 11 But that no man is justified by the law in the sight of God, it is evident: for, PThe just shall live by faith. GAL. III. He. 10. 38. q Ro. 4. 4, 5. r Le. 18. 5. Ro. 10. 5. s Ro. 8. 3. t De. 21. 23. 16. to Abraham's seed. it be but a man's + covenant, yet if it be Confirmed, no disannulleth, or add eth thereto. man 16 Now z to Abraham and his seed the promises were made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, 2 Co. 5.21. And to thy seed, which is a Christ. 17 And this I say, that the covenant, x Is. 32. 15. that was confirmed & 44. 3. before of God in Je. 31. 33. Christ, the law, Eze.11.10. which b was four hunJoel 2. 28. dred and thirty years Ac. 2. 33. after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect. Jno. 7. 39. 12 And a the law is not of faith: but, y He. 9. 17. The man that doeth + Or, them shall live in testament. them. z Ge. 12. 3. 13 Christ hath re18 For if d the in7.heritance be of the deemed us from the a 1 Co.12.12. law, it is no more of curse of the law, be- b Ex. 12. 40, promise: ing made a curse for 41. 14. us: for it is written, o Ro. 4. 13, tree: d Ro. 8. 17. . Ro. 4. 14. 14 That the bless-f Jno.15.22. ing of Abraham Ro. 4. 15. 1 Ti. 1. 9. might come on the Gentiles through Je-8 ver. 16. He. 2. 2. sus Christ; that weh Ac. 7. 53. and it was h ordained might receive the i promise of the Spirit through faith. 15 Brethren, 1 k speak after the manner of men; y Though Ex. 20. 19. by angels in the hand 1 Ti. 2. 5. 20 Now a mediator one. rudiments. b Mar. 1. 15. Ep. 1. 10. c Jno. 1. 14. d Is. 7. 14. Ma. 1. 23. Lu. 1. 31. 26 For ye rare all the children of God by faith in Christ Je-e sus. 27 For as many off you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither Ma. 5. 17. Lu. 2. 27. Ma. 20.28. He. 9. 12. Ep. 1. 7. 1 Pe. 1.18. g Jno. 1. 12. Ep. 1. 6. Ro. 5. 6. & 8. 15. of believers. male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 And yif ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs z according to the promise. CHAP IV. 1 Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; ap 2 But is under tutors and governors until the time pointed of the father. 3 Even SO we, when we were chil dren, a were in bondage under the telements of the world: 4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made ofd a woman, emade under the law, 5 fTo redeem them that were under the law, g that we might receive the adoption of sons. 6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth b the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father. 7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, Christ hath freed but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ. i 8 Howbeit then, whenk ye knew not God, lye did service 1 unto them which by nature are no gods. 9 But now, m after GAL. IV. A.D. 58. us from the law. Ro. 8. 16. you record, that, if it had been possible, ye would have plucked Ep. 2. 12. 1 Th. 4. 5. out your own eyes, and have given them Ro. 1. 25. to me. m1 Co. 8. 3. 16 Am I therefore 2 Ti. 2. 19. become your enemy, Col. 2. 20 Or, back, becausey I tell you the truth? Ro. 8. 3. He. 7. 18. that ye have known † God, or rather are o known of God, " how turn yet again to the t Or, rudiweak and beggarly ments. elements, whereunto ver. 3. ye desire again to be p Ro. 14. 5. in bondage? Col. 2. 16. 10 PYe observe q 1 Th. 3.5. days, and months, r 2 Co. 2. 5. and times, and years.. 1 Co. 2. 3. 11 I am afraid of 2 Co. 11. you, lest I have 30. bestowed upon you labour in vain. 17 They zealously affect you, but not well; yea, they would exclude tt you, that ye might affect them. 18 But it is good to be zealously affected always in a good thing, and not only when I am present with you. 19 a My little chil dren, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you, 20 I desire to be present with you now, and to change my voice; for stand in doubt of you. A. D. 58. 30 what of the gospel. Nevertheless saith m the of the bond woman wasd born after the flesh; but he of the d Ro.9.7,8. scripture? Cast out freewoman was by e Ge. 18, 10, the bondwoman and promise. He. 11.11. her son: for the son 24 Which things † Or, testaare an allegory: for ments. these are the two Gr. Sina. covenants; t the one f De. 33. 2. from the mount I fSinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar Or, is in the same rank with. g Is. 2.2. Is. 54. 1. 25 For this Agar is mount Sinai in Ara-h bia, and answerethi ch. 3, 29. to Jerusalem which Ac. 3. 25. now is, and is in bondage with herk Ge. 21. 9. 1 ch. 5. 11. & 6. 12. children. Ro. 9. 8. 26 But Jerusalem which is above is m ch. 3. 8. free, which is then Ge. 21.10. mother of us all. o Jno. 8. 35. 27 For it is writ-p ch. 5.1.13. ten, b Rejoice, thou Jno. 8. 36. barren that bearest a Jno. 8. 32. not; break forth and Ro. 6. 18. thou that tracry, vailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband. ren, b 1 Pe. 2.16. Ac. 15.10. & 16.3. 28 Now we, breth-d ch. 3. 10. as Isaac was, e ch. 2. 21. are i the children of Ro. 9. 31. promise. He. 12. 15. Ro. 8. 24. f 2 Ti. 4. 8. & 6. 15. 29 But as then k heg that was born after the flesh persecuted h ch. 3. 28. him that was born af ter the Spirit, even so it is now. 1 Co. 7, 19. Col. 3. 11. CHAP. V. 1 STAND fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with b the yoke of bondage. 2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 3 For I testify a gain to every that is circumcised, that d he is a debtor to do the whole law. man 4 e Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; yef are fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit & wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6 For h in Jesus |