Galatians — Chapter 6
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Verse 6
6. Communicate.) Duety to our spiritual Teachers. The great duety & respect that we ought to haue to such as preach or teach vs the Cath. faith: and not in regard only of their paines taken with vs, and wel-deseruing of vs by their doctrine; but that we may be partakers of their merits, we ought specially to doe good to such, or (as the Apostle speaketh) communicate with them in al our temporal goods, that we may be partakers of their spiritual. See S. Augustin li. 2. Euang. quæst. q. 8.
Verse 10
10. Especially.) In almes whom to preferre. In giuing almes, though we may doe wel in helping al that are in necessitie, as farre as we can, yet we are more bound to succour Christians, then Iewes or Infidels; and Catholikes, then Heretikes. See S. Hierom q. 1. ad Hedibiam.
Verse 15
15. A new creature.) Iustice an inherent qualitie in vs. Note wel that the Apostle calleth that here a new creature, which in the last chapter he termed, faith working by charitie, & (1. Cor. 7,19) the obseruation of the commandements of God. Wherby we may learne that vnder the name of faith, is conteined the whole reformation of our soules and our new creation in good workes: and also that Christian iustice is a very qualitie, condition, & state of vertue and grace resident in vs, and not a phantastical apprehension of Christ's iustice only imputed to vs. Faith with the other vertues is the formal cause of iustification. Lastly, that the faith which iustifieth, ioyned with the other vertues, is properly the formal cause, & not the efficient or instrumental cause of iustification: that is to say, these vertues put together, being the effect of God's grace, be our new creature and our iustice in Christ.