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THE THIRD WARNING.
Chap. V. 11-vi. 20.
Against Sloth and Apostasy.
The Difference between the Slothful
and the Perfect.
11 or wiioiii \V(.' Ijave iiuiuy tilings to
say, aud hard of iuteiprt'tatiou, sei-ing
ye are beconu' dull of liearinfr."
12 For wlieii l)y reuson of the time
ye ought to be teachers, ye have need
again that some one teacli you the
rudiments of the first principles of tlie
oracles of CJod ; and are become such
as have need of milk, and not of solid
food.
13 For every one that partaketh of
milk is without experience of the word
of righteousness ; for he is a babe.
14 But solid food is for full-grown*
men, etrn those who by reason of use
have their senses exercised to discuru
good and evil.
The Need of pressing on to
Perfection.
WHEKEFOHE let us cease to speak
And tasted the good word of Goil,
ft
and tlie powers of the age to come,
6 And f/irn fell away, it is impossible
to renew them again unto rejieiitance ;
seeing they crucify to themselves the
Sou of God afresh, and put liini to an
open shame.'
7 For the land whicli hath drunk the
rain tliat cometli oft upon it, ami
bringeth forth herbs meet for tliem for
whose sake it is also tilled, receiveth
blessing from (iod :
CHAPTER VL
8 But if it beareth thorns aud thistles,
it is rejected and nigh unto a curse
whose end is to be burned.
of the tirst principles'" of Christ,
and press on unto i)erfection ; not laying
Encouragement to Perseverance.
again a foundation of repentance from 9 But, beloved, we are }>ersuaded
dead works, "^ and of faith toward God, better things of you, and things that
2 Of the teaching of bai)tisiiis, and of
laying on of hands, and of resurrection
accompany
speak
salvation, though we thus
of the dead, and of eternal judgment. 10 For God is not unrighteous to
3 Andtliis will we do, if (}od j^erinit. forget your work and the love which
ye showed toward his name, in that ye
No Hope for the Apostate.
ministered unto the saints, and .still do
minister.
4 For as toucliiiig those who were 11 And we desire that each^one of
once enliglitened and tasted of tlie you may shew the sanny ilifigencd^ unto
heavenly gift, and were made ]iartakers the fulness/ of liope even toCEe'end
of the Holy (Jliost,
12 That ye be Hot sIuggTsTT) but
imitators of them who through faith
aud jiatience inherit the jiroiiiises-f
Our Hope in the Faithfulness
of God.
13 For when God made promise to
Abraham, since he could swear by none
greater, he sware by himself,
14 Saying, Surely blessing I will
bless thee, and multiplying I will
multiply thee.