by William Perkins
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Perkins discusses plain style and three important factors for effective preaching in his Commentary on Galatians: (1) the true and proper interpretation of the Scripture, and that by itself for Scripture is both the glosse and the text; (2) “wholesome doctrine” is to be gathered and expounded from the Scriptures; and (3) application of the doctrine, “either to the information of the judgement, or to the reformation of the life. This is the preaching that is of power.”
Two things are generally to be considered, the occasion of this epistle and the scope. The occasion that moved Paul to write this epistle was because certain false apostles slandered him both in respect of his calling as also in respect of his doctrine, teaching that he was no apostle and that his doctrine was false. And by this means they seduced the churches of Galatia, persuading them that justification and salvation was partly by Christ and partly by the law. The scope of the epistle is in three things. First, the apostle defends his calling in the first and second chapters. Secondly, he defends the truth of his doctrine, teaching justification by Christ alone. And upon this occasion he handles the greatest question in the world, namely, what is that justice whereby a sinner stands righteous before God, in the third and fourth and in the beginning of the fifth. Thirdly, he prescribes rules of good life in the fifth and sixth chapters.
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Table of Contents
To the Right Honorable, Lord Rich, Baron of Leeze
To the Courteous Reader
Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Verses 1-5
Chapter 1: Verses 6-9
Chapter 1: Verses 10–17
Chapter 1: Verses 18-23
Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Verses 1–5
Chapter 2: Verses 6–10
Chapter 2: Verses 11–14
Chapter 2: Verses 15–16
Chapter 2: Verses 17–21
Chapter 3
Chapter 3: Verses 1–5
Chapter 3: Verses 6–14
Chapter 3: Verses 15–20
Chapter 3: Verses 21–28
Excursus: The Whole Nature of Baptism
Chapter 3: Verses 27b–29
Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Verses 1–7
Chapter 4: Verses 8–11
Chapter 4: Verses 12–16
Chapter 4: Verses 16–20
Chapter 4: Verses 21–31
Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Verses 1–6
Chapter 5: Verses 7–12
Chapter 5: Verses 13–18
Chapter 5: Verses 19–26
The Supplement on Galatians 6 by Ralph Cudworth
To the Right Worshipful
Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Verse 1
Excursus: Brotherly Correction and Christian Reproof
Chapter 6: Verses 2–5
Chapter 6: Verses 6–10
Chapter 6: Verses 11–16
Chapter 6: Verses 17–18
The Conclusion: Appendix on Subscriptions and Titles to the Epistles