John Gill's Exposition on Psalms 50:17

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Seeing thou hatest instruction, etc.] Or “correction” f676; to be reproved or reformed by the statutes and covenant they declared to others; they taught others, but not themselves, ( <450221>Romans 2:21-23); or evangelical instruction, the doctrines of grace, and of Christ; for, as concerning the Gospel, they were enemies, ( <451128>Romans 11:28); and since they were haters of that, they ought not to have been teachers of others; and castest my words behind thee; the doctrines of the Gospel, which they despised and rejected with the utmost abhorrence, as loathsome, and not fit to be looked upon and into; and also the ordinances of it, the counsel of God, which they rejected against themselves, (<441345>Acts 13:45,46 <420730>Luke 7:30).

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