Matthew Poole and continuators on Hebrews 5:13

13 For every one that useth milk , is unskilful in the word of righteousness : for he is a Babe .

The Spirit proves these Hebrews such Infants by describing the state of them, and of their contrary, and tacitely appling it to them under a Metaphor or Allegory started by him before. For, saith he, every one of you, who take in nothing but the Elements and weakest kind of Doctrines, and can bear no other, have not digested the first Principles of the Oracles of God.

Are [non-Latin text not transcribed], not truly knowing, not proving nor experiencing, never exercised or practised in the Word of Righteousness, the Gospel-Doctrine, which is in it self an Eternal certain Truth, the Revelation of the Righteousness of God to Faith, Rom. 1.16; 17. And the instrumental conveye[illegible: 1 letter] of it to Faith; a perfect Rule of Righteousness, making Christians conform exactly to the Mind and Will of God, and so reaching the state of strong and perfect ones, Col. 1.25. to 29.

He is but a new-born Christian, a Child in Christ's School, one that cannot be experienced in the Perfections of God's Word, because he is weak in Knowledge, Ignorant and unconstant like an Infant, 1 Cor. 14.20. compare Ephes. 4.14.

Marginal references: Gr. hath no experience.