...apostle, there is not only plain food for such as have need of milk, but there is also strong meat for them that are of full age, even those who, by reason, of use, have their senses exercised to discern good and evil. But, in order to read the scriptures with advantage, it behoves us to read them with...

...as have need of milk, and not of strong meat j for every one who useth milk is unskilful in the 94 word of righteousness, for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age — those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil." What must we...

...lead you onward to perfection. He must not only prepare milk for babes, but 332 333 strong meat for those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Now it will necessarily result from this, that those of our hearers who pay but little attention to...

...you to be teachers. Therefore he addeth, " But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age ; those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evilb." Mark here, how wisdom and strength are to be expected. * 2 Cbron. xxxii . 3i . 2j, ..'6. '...

...hath in it also strong meat, belonging to them * 2 Tim. iii. 15. t 1 Pet. ii. 2. that are of full age, who, by reason of use, have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil *. We shall thrive best by the use of lighter nourishment first : and mixing the more solid with it...

...God : and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 1 S For every one that usetli milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness : for he is a babe. 14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who, by reason of use, have their...

...by it; but the holy relish they have for spiritual excellency, and disrelish for the contrary, makes those, who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern good and evil^* at first thought to perceive a beauty or deformity in this or the other temper or conduct,...

...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 is unskilful in the...reason of use, have their senses exercised to discern between good and evil." Many persons condemn the preaching that is anything but milk for babes ; but...

...it, which the apostle commends in them that are perfect or complete: " But strong meat belongetb tu them that are of full age, even those who by reason...their senses exercised to discern both good and evil." Hence he calls such persons babes and carnal, comparatively to those that are strongmen and spiritual....

...in him, and our communion with him, and hinder our conformity to him, will naturally be shunned by those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. By them, nothing will be counted good that draws them off from God ; nothing evil that brings them...