...have been habituated by long exercise to study and meditation, or, as the apostle expresseth it, " who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." In this class St. Paul places, first, repentance, from dead works, and faith towards God. These were...

...word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." This passage throws light upon the metaphor in the text, and leads us to observe, 1. The doctrines...

...for he is a babe. Ver. 14. ^3ut strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. a 1 John i. 8. And if we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us....

...righteousness, for he is a " bade. But strong meat belongeth to them, that are " of full age, even those who by reason of use, have " their senses exercised, to discern both good and evil." Hebrews v, 13. From the imbecility and incapacity of real infancy to discern moral good and evil, he...

...distinguish between things that differ, "comparing spiritual things with spiritual," like those " who. by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." Constituted and circumstanced as we are, it is perhaps impossible to bring our minds to the examination...

...stir you up to further improvements, even to aspire to the wisdom of the perfect, and of those who, by reason of use, have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. The text naturally gives rise to the three following observations : I. That all who are favoured with the...

...righteousness : for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those icho by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christy let us go on unto perfection ; not laying...

...the epistle to the Hebrews saith. Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have, their senses exercised to discern both good and evil, Heb. v. 14. He makes mention of senses,* for the senses of the mind are as real as those of the body,...

...is by a spiritual seme or taste we discern or distinguish spiritual food. Heb. v; 14/-^" Those who by reason of use, have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil :" wpoc . «n.-fi,.T<i . &.c. a word of the same root with that rendered discerning, in'l Cor. xi....

...righteousuess : for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are offull age ; even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."* It is further obvious, from St Panl's catalogue of the armour which is to resist all the attacks of...