...to demonstrate to them the absolute folly of submitting to human institutions. "Wherefore," says he, "if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the...living in the world, .are ye subject to ordinances, after the doctrines and commandments of men." Manifestly there was nothing of which this magnanimous...

...affairs of mortals. The apostle applied this reasoning against a conformity to abrogated ceremonies. If ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the...living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances ? The same reasoning is applicable to other things. If we be dead with Christ, why, as though living,...

...joints and bands having nou~ rishment ministered and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. Wherefore, if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments...taste not, handle not, which all are to perish with thejtsing) after the commandments and doctrines of men? Which things have, indeed, a shew of wisdom...

...and bands, having nourishment administered and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. Wherefore, if ye be dead 'with Christ, from the rudiments...ordinances, (Touch not, taste not, handle not ; which all perish with the using,) after the commandments and doctrines of men ? Which things have a show of wisdom...

...Christ in God." — In the preceding chapter, (ver. 20) the apostle addresses the Colossians thus ; "Wherefore, if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments...living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances." That is, having been quickened from legal death, and raised to legal life, by the merits of Jesus Christ,...

...' Let no man judge you in meat or in drink, or in respect or a holy day,' &c. Col. ii. 1C. Again, ' if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the...living in the world are ye subject to ordinances, &c. Col. ii. 20. ' Why,' says Peter, ' tempt ye God to put a yoke on the neck of the disciples which...

...joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God. Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments...not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh. § 2. If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the...

...observation in this place may be illustrated by what he says to the Colossians, ch. ii. 20 — 23, " Wherefore, if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments...ordinances* touch not, taste not, handle not, (which are all to perish with the using,) after the commandments and doctrines of men : — which things have...

...in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men. m Col. ii. 20, 22, 23. Wherefore, if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments...living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, which all are to perish with the using, after the commandments and doctrines of men .' which things...

...and bands having nottr rishment ministered and knit together, iitcreaseth with the increase of God. Wherefore, if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments...why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordir 'nances (touch not, taste not, handle not, which all are to perish with the using) after the...