Matthew Poole and continuators on Galatians 1:4

4 Who gave himself for our sins , that he might deliver us from this present evil world , according to the will of God and our Father .

Which Christ, though he was put to death by Pilate and the Iews, yet he was not compelled to dye; for Iohn 10.17. he laid down his life, no man took it from him. Sometimes it is said, he died for our sins, as Rom. 5.8. sometimes that he gave himsel[illegible: 1 letter], (meaning to death;) as in Eph. 5.2.25. 1 Tim. [illegible: 1 letter].6. Tit. 2.14. he was given by his Father, and he gave himself by his own free and spontaneous act. For our sins, must be interpreted by other Scriptures; here is the defect of a word here, which the Socinians would have to be Remission; others Expiation (of which Remission is a consequent.) Both doubtless are to be understood, and something more also, which is expressed in the following words of the verse. Remission of sins is granted to be the effect of the death of Christ, but not the primary and sole effect thereof; but consequential to the propitiation mentioned, Rom. 3.25. The Redemption, Eph. 1.7. The Sacrifice, Heb. 10.12. both which Texts shew the absurdity of the Socinians, in quoting those Texts to favour their notion of Christs dying for the Remission of our sins, without giving the Justice of God satisfaction: And though some other Texts mention Christs dying for our sins, without mention of such Expiation, Propitiation, Redemption or Satisfaction; yet they must be interpreted by the latitude of the end of Christs death (expressed in other Scriptures) relating to sin.

Which is not onely Expiation, and Remission, but the delivery of us from the lusts and corruptions of this present evil World. The Apostle here decyphers this World, by calling it present and [illegible: 1 letter]vil; by the first, he hinteth to us, that there is a world to come, by the latter he sheweth the sinful practises of the greatest part of men, (for by World he means the corruption of persons living in the World,) they are evil; and this was one end of Christs death to deliver his Saints from their evil practices and examples, thus, 1 Pet. 1.18. we are said to be by the blood of Christ Redeemed from a vain conversation received by Tradition from our Fathers. This (he saith) was done

according to the Will of God; the Greek word is [non-Latin text not transcribed], not [non-Latin text not transcribed], the will of God is his Decree, Purpose or good Pleasure, so as it signifieth both his eternal purpose, (according to Eph. 1.4.) and his present pleasure or consent. I see no ground for the Socinian criticisme, who would have us understand by it, Gods Testament or present will for things to be done after death, the word importeth no more then Gods eternal purpose, as to the Redemption of man by the Blood of Christ, and his well pleasedness with his undertaking and performance of that work, this God, he calleth Our Father, not with respect to Creation so much as Adoption.