Galatians 3:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Are ye so foolish, &c.— "Having then set out so happily and hopefully in your Christian course, under the light and influence of the Spirit, with faith in Christ for divine acceptance, according to the tenor of the gospel; how surprisingly stupid and irrational is it for any one of you to imagine that your justification is to be completed by your obedience to the law of Moses, which may be termed flesh, in opposition to the gospel, as it is destitute of the Spirit (see 2 Corinthians 3:6-8.); and a man is bound to obey the whole of it by the fleshly ordinance of circumcision (Galatians 5:3.); as its ceremonial rites sanctify only to the purifying of the flesh, (Hebrews 9:13.); and as seeking justification by any works of the law is pleasing to the flesh, is taught by the wisdom of the flesh, and gratifies the pride of corrupt nature, in giving it occasion of assuming glory to itself? (Romans 4:2.) But all this is so far from perfecting, that it is directly subversive of the gospel doctrine, in this grand article of it."