Gal. 3:14. "That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles
through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit
through faith." The Spirit from time to time was promised of old by
the prophets, as the great privilege of the happy gospel days which
they foretold; but the pro... [ Continue Reading ]
Gal. 3:16. "Now to Abraham and his seed was the promise made. He saith
not, And to seeds, as of many, but as of one, And to thy seed, which
is Christ." This Mr. Locke paraphrases thus: "God doth not say, 'And
to _seeds_,' as if he spake of more seeds than one that were entitled
to the promise on dif... [ Continue Reading ]
Gal. 3:17, 18. "And this I say, that the covenant that was confirmed
before of God in Christ, the law which was four hundred and thirty
years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none
effect; for if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of
promise, but God gave it to Abr... [ Continue Reading ]
Gal. 3:19, 20. "It was added because of transgressions, till the seed
should come to whom the promise was made. And it was ordained by
angels in the hand of a mediator. Now a mediator is not a mediator of
one, but God is one." The apostle's design in mentioning the law's
being ordained in the hand o... [ Continue Reading ]