Galatians 5

So though a saint is crowned with grace, yet he is weak, though anointed a spiritual king. (6.) Sin is ever restless (Galatians 5:17). The flesh lusts against the Spirit.

Did not faith feed the lamp of hope with oil, it would soon die. Faith sets love to work (Galatians 5:6): faith which works by love; believing the mercy and merit of Christ causes a flame of love to ascend. Faith sets patience to work (Hebrews 6:12): be followers of them who thr…

Galatians 5:22. The Fruit of the Spirit is Joy. The third fruit of justification, adoption and sanctification, is, joy in the Holy Ghost.

2. God the Son is the Prince of peace (Isaiah 9:6). 3. Peace is said to be the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22). 1. God the Father is the God of peace.

First, faith knits us to Christ, as the members are knit to the head by nerves and sinews. Second, faith fills us with love to God; it works by love (Galatians 5:6). And he who loves God will rather die than desert him.

Love is the first and great commandment (Matthew 22:38). It is so, because if this be wanting, there can be no religion in the heart, there can be no faith, for faith works by love (Galatians 5:6). All is but pageantry, or a devout complement.

Why was Christ anointed, but to give the oil of joy for mourning (Isaiah 61:1)? Joy is as well a fruit of the Spirit as faith (Galatians 5:22). One way of grieving the Spirit (says Heinsius) is by Christians uncheerful walking: if you would render the Gospel lovely, mix the dove…

Joseph's brothers envied him, because his father loved him, and gave him a coat of diverse colors, and therefore took counsel to slay him (Genesis 37:20). Envy and murder are near akin, and therefore the Apostle puts them together (Galatians 5:21): Envyings, murders. Envy is a s…

Such as talk of the power of nature, and the ability they have to save themselves, they disparage Christ's merits. I may say as Galatians 5:4, Christ is become of no effect to them. This I affirm: such as advance the power of their will in matters of salvation, without the medic…

Some sins are ex Surreptione, they creep unawares into the mind (as vain thoughts, sudden motions of anger and revenge); these, says Bellarmine, are in their own nature venial; it is true, the greatest sins are in one sense venial, that is, God is able to forgive them, but the l…

3. In the new creature there is an opposition against all old things. A Christian not only complains of sin, but fights against it (Galatians 5:17). Quest. But may not a natural man oppose sin?

(4) In exhorting, comforting, and restoring to the enjoyment and exercise of Church privileges such as are recovered from the error of their ways; all according to the laws, rules, and directions of the Gospel. (1) (Matthew 18:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:14; 1 Corinthians 4:14; Titus…

Secondly, The outward manner of observance which is to be kept entire, according to the primitive institution of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:23). I have received of the Lord, that which also I delivered to you, not admitting of any corruptions in it to avoid the greatest trouble (G…

Q. What proceeds from this imperfection of Sanctification? A. A continual combat between corruption and grace in the sanctified soul (Galatians 5:17; Romans 7). Q. And what else?

Q. What is Excommunication? A. A putting away, or cutting off from the communion and fellowship of the Church (1 Corinthians 5:2, 13; Galatians 5:12; Matthew 18:17). Q. For what sins must men be excommunicated?

But it is not so, as appears by these reasons: First, this righteousness is in this life imperfect: and that is proved by the Apostle, where he says, We do here know but in part, 1 Corinthians 13:12. Therefore, our understanding is but in part regenerate: and as it, so consequen…

And he that knows he believes, knows also he doubts: and the more he believes, the more he knows and feels his doubting: for, where these two are, they are always opposite, and show their contrary natures: the one is the spirit, the other is flesh and corruption. And these, says…

Neither will the first compleat our interest in that body without the latter. Hence are they frequently conjoyned by our Apostle, not only as those which are necessary to, but as those which essentially constitute the union of the whole mystical body and communion therein (Galat…

The partition wall is broken down, and the gates of the new Jerusalem are set open to all comers upon the Gospel invitation. This is frequently taken notice of in the Scripture; see Matthew 28:19; Mark 16:15; John 11:51, 52; John 12:32; Acts 11:18; Acts 17:30; Galatians 5:6; Eph…

And that it does intend an earnest desire, we shewed in the consideration of the word foregoing. And the word is never used in the New Testament, but either in a bad sense, to express the impetuous acting of lust, as (Matthew 5:28; Galatians 5:17; Romans 1:1), or a most fervent…

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This is the work and effect of the Gospel (Colossians 1:6). And the fruit of it is threefold: (1) of persons in their conversion to God (Romans 15:16); (2) of real internal holiness in them or the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22, 23); (3) the outward fruits of righteousness…

I live, says Paul, yet not I but Christ lives in me (Galatians 2:20). Also see (Galatians 5:22, 23). All our good works are fruits of the Spirit; and God would have us own all our fruits to be from him: hence he tells us (Hosea 14:8), From me is your fruit found.

Briefly; 'tis in the very nature of a saving faith to be a working faith. The Scriptures of Truth, assure us, in (Galatians 5:6), faith works, by love. It was well said, therefore by John Hus, Ubi Bona Opera non apparent ad extra, ibi Fides non est ad intra: faith is not within,…

It may be you can sometimes fear: but does the love of Christ ever constrain you (2 Corinthians 5:14, 15)? If you do live at all a spiritual life, you live to him that died for you, and his love constrains you: and indeed whatever we do in religion, if it be not a fruit of faith…

Arg. 1. Children were under Patriarchal and Mosaical discipline of old, &c. Reply. The Text alledged (namely, Genesis 18:19 & 21:9, 10, 12. and Galatians 5:3.) do not prove the Antecedent, namely, That children were under Patriarchal and Mosaical discipline, p. 10. Ans. And yet…

(Romans 8:3) where the Rhemists say of God, according to the Latin translation, that of sinne he damned sinne in the flesh: Sedulius affirms, that verius habetur apud Graecos, it is more truly expressed in the Greek books; that for sinne he damned sinne in the flesh. Lastly, whe…

Question. David uses imprecations against his enemies, in which he prays for their utter confusion, as Psalm 59 and Psalm 109, etc. The like is done by Paul (Galatians 5:12; 2 Timothy 4:14) and Peter (Acts 8:20), though afterwards he mitigates his execration. But how could they…

He was content to undergo anything for the good of any man. And as we have heard, the godly are trees of righteousness bearing fruit not for themselves but for others, and therefore Paul in the epistle to the Galatians gives this rule, "Do service one to another in love" (Galati…

With the true professors it is far otherwise: for they have upright and honest hearts before the Lord (Luke 8:15). And they have faith which works by love (Galatians 5:6). And that Christian man who loves God, whatever shall befall, yea though it were a thousand deaths, yet his…

For the Apostle speaks nothing of men departed, but says generally of all, If you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. You are abolished from Christ whoever are justified by the law; you are fallen from grace (Galatians 5). Of them in the Church of Rome, the reason i…

Nor to justify the breaking off church-fellowship and communion, and making rents in the body of Christ, because of difference of opinion in smaller matters, when we agree in the more weighty things. We are to walk together as far as we are agreed (Philippians 3:16), and externa…

Again, we hold this practice to be wicked because it takes away the liberty of Christians, by which unto the pure all things are pure. The Apostle in Galatians 5 bids us to stand fast in this liberty, which the Church of Rome would thus abolish. For the better understanding of t…

Reason 3. That which lusts against the spirit, and by lusting tempts, and in tempting entices and draws the heart to sin, is by nature sin itself: but concupiscence in the regenerate lusts against the spirit (Galatians 5:17) and tempts as I have said (James 1:14): God tempts no…

This use is threefold: in respect of God, of man, and of ourselves. Works are to be done in respect of God: that his commandments may be obeyed — 1 John 5:12; that his will may be done — 1 Thessalonians 4:3; that we may show ourselves to be obedient children to God our Father —…

Reason 2. (Galatians 5:6) Neither circumcision, nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith that works by love. Hence they gather that faith does justify together with love.

This vow is against Christian liberty, whereby is granted a free use of all things indifferent, so it be without the case of offense. Galatians 5:1: Stand fast in the liberty wherein Christ has made you free. Colossians 2:16: Let no man judge you in meat or drink.

It is a good sign where this care goes before a duty. And (2) it is a sweet sign of uprightness to oppose them in their first rise (Psalm 119:113): 'I hate vain thoughts'; Galatians 5:17: 'The Spirit lusts against the flesh.' And (3) your after-grief discovers your upright heart…

The blood of Christ does not only wash us from guilt, but purge our consciences from dead works to serve the living God (Hebrews 9:10). And they that are Christ's, have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts (Galatians 5:24). Here you may see the thing is feasible and…

3. That faith is sound and effectual, that purifies the heart, and is fruitful in the course of one's life. A purifying and a working faith, such a faith as is accompanied with repentance, and followed with new obedience (Acts 15:9; James 2:18; Galatians 5:6). That faith is effe…

Those who are otherwise minded, know neither themselves, nor what is sin, nor wherein the grace of the Gospel does consist. There is the flesh remaining in every one which lusts against the Spirit (Galatians 5:17). And it adheres to all the faculties of our souls; from where it…

If the word turn the stock into its own nature, you know it by the fruits. Galatians 5:25: if you live in the Spirit you will also walk in the Spirit; that is, if you profess yourselves holy men, show it by walking in the Spirit: holy men will be doing that which is good. This i…

And thus did the Apostles pray against their persecutors (Acts 4:29): O Lord, behold their threatenings, and grant to your servants with all boldness to speak your word. Question. David uses imprecations against his enemies, in which he prays for their utter confusion, as (Psalm…

To prove by the Spirit, or spiritually the persons that are to be made Ministers or Bishops, is to have their names revealed to us. Stephen is said to speak [in non-Latin alphabet], Acts 6:10, and Paul purposed [in non-Latin alphabet], Acts 19:21, and we are said to serve God [i…

That one Spirit, whom He commanded the faithful to seek with all their prayers from the Father (Luke 11:13), He willed to be all in all throughout the whole of evangelical worship. See (Luke 12:10; John 3:5, 6, 8, 4:24; Romans 7:6, 8:1, 2, 9, 18, 26, 15:30; 1 Corinthians 2:4, 12…

Perseverance is, always to continue and go forward in doing good, and flying evil (Ezekiel 18:25; Colossians 1:10). To this is contrary, a stay, or going backward (Galatians 5). Watchfulness is a continual care with ourselves, that we be readily prepared as we ought, to practice…

Now when all these are put together, you may see how many grounds people have to go wrong upon, and men having hearts disposing and inclining them to go wrong, and little pains being taken to discover the deceit of them, is it any wonder that they think they believe, when indeed…

O sweet and desirable but [reconstructed: mysterious] life! The third place is Galatians 5:6. In Christ Jesus, neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith that works by love.

Yea, 4. The incoming of error begets a sort of presumptuous confidence, therefore Christ says, he that breaks one of these commandments, and teaches men so to do, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of God; he not only breaks the command himself, but he seeks to engage o…

There are shortly three things comprehended in this doctrine, (speaking now of unbelief, not only as opposite to historical faith, which we commonly call infidelity, but as it's opposite to saving faith, which we show is that which is called for here:) 1. That unbelief, or not r…