Matthew Poole and continuators on Galatians 4:11

11 I am afraid of you, lest I have bestowed upon you labour in vain .

Paul knew that with reference to himself, he had not laboured in vain; he might say with Isaiah, Though Israel be not gathered, yet I shall be glorified. He had told the Corinthians, that he knew he should be a sweet savour to God, as well them that perished as in them that should be saved: but he speaks with reference to them. A faithful Minister accounteth his labour lost when he seeth no Fruits of it upon the Souls of his People. Nor was Paul afraid of this as to the sincerer part of this Church, who truly believed, and were justified, but he speaketh this with [illegible: 1 word] to the whole Body of this Church. That which he [illegible: 1 word], was their falling back from their profession of Christianity to Iudaism; as judging the observation of the Jewish dayes necessary by Divine precept to Christians. Nor doth he speak of the observation of such dayes, as was their duty in obedience to the Moral Law to observe, which commandeth the observation of a seventh day for the weekly sabbath, and gives a liberty for setting apart other dayes, and the commanding the observation of them, to take notice of, and acknowledge God in emergent Providences. But he only speaks of dayes imposed by the Ceremonial Law, and mens religious observation of them as being tyed to it by a Divine precept; by which they made them a part of Worship. We have a liberty to set apart any day for Gods Worship, and Magistrates have a liberty to set apart particular dayes for the acknowledgement of God in emergent Providences, whether of Mercy or Judgment. But none hath a power to make a day holy, so as that it shall be a sin against God for all to labour therein, much less hath any a liberty to keep Jewish Holy-days.