1818 Feb. y 3

Not Paul

I Argument

Ch Paul’s Character

3

§ Insincerity

True it is that not only in the same breath, and / but / as if it were the same

thing, against this same Apostle comes in an altogether / quite a distinct / charge

of a directly opposite nature: viz that of ‘compelling the Gentiles to live as do the

Jews,’ but from the impetuosity of Paul any thing of distinctness or method or

consistency in the way of argument would be too much to expect. Different indeed in

itself, this ulterior law of conduct thus imputed to Peter must be acknowledged to be

but the / a / natural effect / co-effect / of the same cause, viz fear of the Jews:

fear of them of the circumcision.

Gal. II. 14. 15. 16. 14. But when I saw that they walked not upright, according to

the truth of the Gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew

livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as doth Jews, why compellest thou the

Gentiles to live as do the Jews?

15. We who are Jews by nature and not sinners of the Gentiles.

16. Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of

Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ that we might be justified by the

faith of Christ, & not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law

shall no flesh be justified.

Which as a necessary condition to the making proselytes / converts / among the

Gentiles, the disciples in general were content to see the teachers of the religion

the Apostles assuming this licence, they could not reconcile themselves to the sight

/ idea / of it in the instance / case / of their fellow disciples.