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...God hath spoken; and St. Paul, Gal. 4:8. Howbeit then when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them, which by nature are no gods ; \. 9. But now after that ye have known God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements. 1 Tim. 6: 15. 16. fVhich in his times he shall...

...own, and to speak to him by the name of Abba, Father. IV. 9 But woo', after that ye have known (lod, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, vihereunto yc desire agam to be in bondage? But now, after that ye have known God and his will ; yea,...

...apostle thus expostulated with some who it appears had fallen from the true faith in these respects : " But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are...again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage ? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. I am afraid of you,...

...hope of eternal life. Ver. 8.— 1. Who are notgodt by nature. This is a true description of the If* 9 But now after that ye have known God, or rather...again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage ? 10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. 1 1 I am afraid...

...then an heir of God, through Christ. 8 Howbeit, then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them, which by nature are no gods. 9 But now, after that...again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage .' PARAPHRASE. into your hearts, which enables you to cry, Abba, Father....

...Such a use of sovereign preventing grace is made by the apostle in his epistle to the Galatians : " But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God." By this the apostle designed to teach them, not to glory over those who still remained in a heathen...

...iii. 3.) ' " Tell me, ye that desire to be under the law, do ye not hear the law ?" (Chap. iv. 21.) " How turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage ?" (Chap. iv. 9.) It cannot be thought extraordinary that St. Paul should...

...destroy that attachment which their adherents manifested to ceremonies. Galatians iv. 9, 10, 1 1, " But now, after that ye have known God, or rather,...of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly Clements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage ? Ye observe days, and months, and times, and...

...of God, could continue no longer than till Christ should come. He puts the pungent question to them, Now after that ye have known God, or rather are known...again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? It is evident that by these elements he means circumcision, and all...