Why tempt ye God? Why would you make a doubt of, and put it to a trial, whether God did in good earnest admit the Gentiles to his favour, and whether he remains firm and constant in such his kindness towards them? They did tempt God also, by disliking the calling of the Gentiles, and would have brought God's will, were it possible, unto theirs; not submitting their wills, as they ought, unto God s: for he that sins in any kind, does tempt God; that is, he tries God's patience, power, and righteousness. A yoke; so the law of ceremonies is called. Galatians 5:1, and was a yoke indeed, if we consider:
1. Their variety;
2. Their difficulty;
3. Their chargeableness;
4. Their inefficacy, being only shadows of good things to come, Colossians 2:17.