...Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem, which now is, and is in bondage with her children. 25. But Jerusalem which is above, is free, which is the mother of us all." 26. And the few following verses declare believers to be, with Isaac, " children of the promise;" that...

...now is," (namely, in the Apostle's own time), " and is in bondage WITH HER CHILDREN. But Jerusalem isbet For it is written, Rejoice, thou. barren that bearest not ; break forth and cry, thou that travailest...

...apostle saith, Gal. iv. 25, 26. " Jerusalem, which now is in bondage with her children ; but Jerusalem, which is above, is free, which is the mother of us all. For it is written, rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not ; break forth and cry, thou that travailest...

...it was usually said, "Out of the church no salvation," and to this the apostle alludes, "Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all," Gal. 4:26. Indeed out of the church there is no means of salvation, no word to teach, no sacraments...

...his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba Father. Galat. iv. 6. 1 See on verse 12 (*J (y) m Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. Galat. iv. 26. Ye are come unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem,...

...nation, and a company of nations (said God to Jacob), shall be of thee. (it-ii. xxxv. 1 1. But Jerusalem, which is above, is free, which is the mother of us all ; brethren, we are not children of the bond woman, but of the free. Gal. iv. 2G. 31. Even as Sara obeyed...

...Arabia, and answercth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. 20 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. Here the apostle makes an allegorical and spiritual application of the foregoing history of Sarah and...

...and all kings thy glory." When speaking of the church triumphant, St. Paul said of her, "Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all." And in the Revelation of St. John we read, that " one of the seven angels, which had the seven vials,...

...that now NOTES. 21 ' The vulgar has, after some Greek manuscripts, Read. TEXT. TEXT. 26 But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all. 27 For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren, that bearest not ; break forth and cry, thou that travailest...

...servitude, and corresponds to the city Jerusalem, and is in bondage with its children; but the Jerusalem which is above, is free, which is the mother of us all." My first remark as to these verses is, that in their plain meaning, they agree with no hypothesis yet...