Matthew Poole and continuators on Galatians 4:7

7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant , but a son , and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ .

Thou that art a believing Gentile, as well as the believing Israelites.

Art no more a Servant, not in that state of servi[illegible: 1 letter]e subjection to the Law:

but in a more excellent state of liberty; like unto that of Sons that have attained to a full, and ripe age. Christ told his Disciples, Ioh. 15.15. that he did not call them Servants, for Servants, knew not what their Lord did; but he had freely communicated to them what he had received from the Father. The Apostle here saith, they were sons, sons by Adoption; which is the highest notion of freedom and liberty.

And this entituled them to an inheritance; if Sons then Heires. Which agreeth with Rom. 8.17. and as it is with Sons and Heirs, though the Inheritance cometh not fully to them till the death of the Parent, yet while they live they are in a far better condition then Servants: so the believing Gentiles being made Sons and Heirs of God through Christ, though they were to stay a while for the Inheritance reserved for the Sons of God in the Heavens, yet their state was much better then that of Servants; for though they were obliged to serve the Lord, yet they served him without servile fear, and were no otherwise Servants then Sons are also Servants to their Father.