First, Some are weak ones, and even Babes in Christ, weak in Faith, weak in Knowledge, weak in all kind of practice of spiritual Graces, whom the Apostle calleth carnal, that is to say, rude. Of the weak in Faith, the Apostle speaketh, Romans 14. 1. And our Saviour many times upbraideth his Disciples, O ye of little faith! Of weak in knowledge, and capacity of heavenly things, it is said, Rom. 6. 19. I spake unto you after the manner of men, that is, by Similitudes taken from the ⟨p. 461⟩common course of mans life, For the infirmity of your flesh. And Heb. 5. 12. For when through the time, ye ought to have been Teachers, yea have need to be taught anew what are the elements of the beginning of the words of Christ, and are become those that have need of Milk, and not of strong meat. So our Saviour Christ telleth his Disciples, rI have many things to say unto you, but you are not able to bear them now. Of weak in practice we read, 1. Cor. 3. 1. I, Brethren, could not speak unto you as spiritual, but as carnal, as Infants in CHRIST; I gave you Milk to drink, and not strong meat: for you were not able to bear it.
First, Some are weake ones, and euen Babes in Christ, weake in Faith, weake in Knowledge, weake in all kind of practice of spirituall Graces, whom the Apostle calleth carnall, that is to say, rude. Of the weake in Faith, the Apostle speaketh, Romanes 14. 1. And our Sauiour many times vpbraydeth his Disciples, O yee of little faith! Of weake in knowledge, and capacitie of heauenly things, it is said, Rom. 6. 19. I spake vnto you after the manner of men, that is, by Similitudes taken from the ⟨p. 461⟩common course of mans life, For the infirmitie of your flesh. And Heb. 5. 12. For when through the time, yee ought to haue beene Teachers, yea haue need to bee taught anew what are the elements of the beginning of the words of Christ, and are become those that haue need of Milke, and not of strong meate. So our Sauiour Christ telleth his Disciples, rI haue many things to say vnto you, but you are not able to beare them now. Of weake in practice we reade, 1. Cor. 3. 1. I, Brethren, could not speake vnto you as spirituall, but as carnall, as Infants in CHRIST; I gaue you Milke to drinke, and not strong meate: for you were not able to beare it.
- rJohn 16. 12.Iohn 16. 12.
