...Knowledge of Divine Truth ;' founded upon the words, " When, for the time, ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again, which be the first principles of the oracles of God ; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat." The arguments which he employs,...

...reproved the believing Hebrews for their ignorance. — " When for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oraclesofGod." After this he exhorts them to leave the principles of the doctrine of Christ, and go...

...world. An element is the first beginning or outline of any thing: as when St. Paul says to the Hebrews, Ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles [or elements] of the oracles of God. (v. 12.) It was thus that the letters of the alphabet were called...

...by human teaching : as appears by that expression, " When for the time ye ought to be teacher? ;"' which includes not only a practical and experimental,...first principles of the oracles of God." Therefore the aposUc, in the beginning of the next chapter advises them, " to leave the first principles of the doctrine...

...two next verses : " For every one that useth milk, is unskilful in the word of righteousness : lor he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that...principles of the doctrine of Christ, and to go on untoperfection." We may observe that the fault of this defect appears, in that they had not made proficiency...

...is, have lived so long under the Gospel, that ye ought to have known enough of it to teach others,) ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the Oracles of God; and are become such, as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one, that useth milk,...

...age to another, and from lesser knowledge unto more. " For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again, which be the first principles of the oracles of God, and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk...

...instructions of holy learning ; as it is said in Heb. v. n As concerning the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God." And Col. ii. " Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition...

...and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God ; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat." Presuming that the rebuke...

...to many professing Christians of the present age : " For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God ; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat." Sometimes the convert hath...