...daughters in the fire; •..!•.' n I commanded them not, neither tame it into my heart Col. ii. 20. Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from The rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the wor'd are ye subject to ordinances, Ver. 21 (Touch not, taste not, handle not: Ver 22. Which all are...

...the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are these. Col. 2. 20. Wherefore if ye he dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world ; why, as though living in the world, are ye suhject to ordinances > (fc) Psal. S0. 16. But unto the Tricked God saith, What hast thou to do to...

...inculcate ? .There are three descriptions of doctrines. 1st. The doctrine of men. Colossians ii. 22, "(Which all are to perish with the using) after the commandments and doctrines of men. 2dly, The doctrine of devils. 1 Timothy, iv. 1, " Now the Spirit speak eth expressly, that in the latter...

...is advised to a litle wine for. his often infirmities, another eateth herbs ; there is no end to, " Touch not, taste not, handle not, which all are to perish with the using," Col. ii. Ul. 22. The gospel forbids not the lawful use of any necessary, but the abuse of it; thou...

...ministered, and knit together, inereaseth with the inerease of God. 20 Wherefore if ye be dead iviIh Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are >o sutijeet to ordinanees,! f: See note e on last page. << In it, that is, by the eross. ; Wly sutjeet...

...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...

...is scarcely if at all practicable. This is finely expressed by Paul, when he says, " If ye be dead from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances? Eat not, taste not, handle not." (e) The word »^», signifying both to eat, and to handle, requires...

...best they were but ' human appointments, and came within the apostle's re' proof, Col. ii. 20, 22. Why as though living in the world ' are ye subject to ordinances, after the commandments and e doctrines of men ? Which all are to perish with the using. ' Touch not,...

...Let no man judge you in meat or in drink, or in respect of a holy day,' &c. (Col. ii. 16.) 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...

...their fleshly minds, ch. ii. 18 (which are evident characters of the Gnostics), he added, ver. 20, " If ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the...living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances ?" As if, arguing with them on their own principles, he had said, If the death from which we are to...