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Matthew Poole and continuators on Galatians 1:9

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Galatians1:9

9 As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you , then that you have received, let him be accursed .

The Apostle, by this vehement expression, doth no more suppose it possible that an heavenly Angel should publish to them any other way of Salvation then what he had published, then that he himself might so contradict his own Doctrine. He onely by it declares his certainty of the truth, which he had delivered to them; it was not to be contradicted either by Man or Angel; and further teacheth us, that additions to the Doctrines of the Gospel, make another Gospel. God neither allowing us to add to, nor to diminish from Divine Revelations, for of this nature were the corruptions crept into this Church. These seducers owned Christ and the Doctrine of the Gospel; onely teaching the Jewish circumcision, and other ceremonial Rites, as necessary to be observed in order to peoples salvation; they made the pretended Gospel (which they taught) to be another Gospel then that which Paul had preached, and which believers in this Church had received. In saying let him be accursed, he also saith that he who doth this shall be accursed; for the Apostle would neither himself curse, nor direct others to curse, whom he did not know the Lord would curse, and look upon as cursed. These two verse[illegible: 1 letter] look dreadfully upon the Papacy, where many Doctrines are published, and necessary to be received, which Paul never Preached, nor are to be found in any part of Divine Writ.

Marginal references: Deut. 4.2. and 12.3[illegible: 1 letter]. Prov. 30.6. Rev. 22.[illegible: 1 letter]8.

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