S.Paul's Epistles. the Epistle to the Galatians, with an Intr., Notes [&C.] by E. Headland and H.B. Swete (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 Excerpt: ...namely, Christ. In His mystical Body all believers are included and gathered together in one (John xi. 52; Eph. i. 22, 23: comp. ver. 29 of this chapter). 17. And this Isay, Now, what I mean is this: The covenant that was confirmed before of (by) God With an oath: see Gen. xxii. 16. Heb. vi. 13-18. (In Christ), Rather, "for Christ," with a view to its fulfilment in Him. But the addition is doubtful, being wanting in the four principal MSS. It may be an early gloss, derived from the preceding verse. The Law, which was 430 years after, cannot disannul. So Exod. xii. 40: in Gen. xv. 13, Acts vii. 6, we have the round number, 400. A more formidable difficulty occurs in the fact, that these thrae passages appear to represent the whole period as if spent in Egypt: whereas S. Paul evidently includes in it the 215 years of previous sojourn in Canaan, commencing from the giving or confirmation of the promises to Abraham. Josephus adopts in one place the same chronology with S. Paul; and it is supported by the LXX. and Samaritan Pentateuch, which 18 the Promise of none effect. For h if the inheritance be of the Law, it is no more of promise: 1 but God gave it to Abraham by promise. Wherefore then serveth the Law? jIt was 19 added because of transgressions, k till the Seed should come to Whom the Promise was made. h Rom. iv. 13-16. 'See on 16. Mic. vii. 18-20. Heb. vi. 12. J Deut. iv. 8. 9. Bom. iii. 19, 20. 1 Tim. i. 8, 9. k Ch. iv. 1-4. II Translate, hath granted it. Translate, hath been made. read in Exod. xii. 40, "the sojourning of the children of Israel who dwelt in Egypt and in the land of Canaan, they and their fathers, was 430 years." Further, it has been shown by computations founded on the data of Genesis and Exodus, that th...