Which is our mother (ητις εστιν μητηρ ημων). The mother of us Christians, apply the allegory of Hagar and Sarah to us. The Jerusal…

For it is written. This passage is found in Isaiah 44:1. For an exposition of its meaning as it occurs there, see my Notes on Isaiah. The …

Rejoice, thou barren.—The quotation is from Isaiah 54:1. It has reference, in the first instance, to the restoration of t…

For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not: break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more childr…

There is no evidence that the verse Paul now quotes (Isaiah 54:1) was ever associated with the story of Hagar and Sarah and their child…

For it is written. The apostle proves, by a quotation from Isaiah, that the lawful sons of the Church are born according to the promise. T…

For it is written (Isaiah 44:1) , which is cited to prove, that the heavenly Jerusalem, or Gospel church stat…

The difference between believers who rested in Christ only, and those who trusted in the law, is explained by the histories of Isaac and Ishmael. T…