Galatians 4:7

Note here, 1. That the spirit of the first covenant was. servile spirit,. spirit of fear and bondage, and they that were under that covenant, were rather servants than sons; not but that true believers, in and under the Old Testament, were the sons and daughters of the Most High God, and we find them challenging their privilege, Isaiah 63:16. Doubtless thou art our Father: But yet it was in so defective. degree, that they seemed more like to servants than to sons, and were trained up under suitable discipline: Hence, says the apostle here, thou art now no more. servant; implying, they were once so.

Note, 2. That the Spirit of the new covenant is. free and ingenuous Spirit, and the gospel state. more filial state than the legal state was: Thou art now no more. servant, but. son; and if sons, then are you heirs of God, and have. right to the inheritance of heaven when you die, and to the blessed privileges, and royal immunities contained in that great charter, the covenant of grace, whilst you live: If. son, then an heir of God, through Christ.