Faith HEBREWS heart of unbelief, in 14 For we are made recommended. IV. being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it. 2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but + the word Nu.14. 22. preached did not & 26. 65. profit them, I not Ps.106.26. being mixed with 1 Co.10.5. faith in them that 30. De. 1. 34. Jude 5. heard it. Nu. 14. 30. 3 b For have 35. t a ch. 4. 6. & 28. 14. Je. 32. 40. Ro. 11. 20. 1 Co. 10. 12. 16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not + Gr. all that came out of the word of Egypt by Moses. hearing. 17 But with whom t Or, was he grieved forty because they years? was it not with were not them that had sinned, united by faith to. whose carcases fell in the wilderness? 18 And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not? 19 So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief. CHAP. IV. b ch. 3. 14. Je. 6. 16. we which believed do enter into rest, as he said, c As 1 have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world. 4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, d And God did rest the seventh day from all his works. 5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. 6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter Ge. 2. 2., therein, and they to Ex. 20.11. whom it was first & 31. 17. preached entered not e ch. 3. 19. in because of unbe lief: ch. 3. 11. Ro. 5. 1. Or, the first preach-7 (Again, he limit. eth a certain day, saying in David, To 1 LET a us therefore ed. fear, lest, a promisel The power of HEBREWS V. f Ps. 95. 7. day, after so long a A. D. 64. 8 For if + Jesus had + That is, Or, keeping of sabbath. g ch, 3. 12. Or, disobedience. i a Is. 49. 2. Pr. 5. 4. 25. 14. r ch. 2. 18. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased k from his own works, as God did from his.) 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into m Ps. 33. 13, that rest, lest any a Job 26. 6. man fall g after the Pr. 15. 11. same example of o ch. 3. 1. unbelief. 12 For the word of p ch. 7. 26. God is quick, and q ch. 10. 23. powerful, and i shar- Is. 53. 3. per than any k two-s Lu. 22. 28. edged sword, pierct 2 Co. 5. 21. ing even to the divi- 1 Pe. 2. 22. ding asunder of soul and spirit, and of the Ep. 2. 18. joints and marrow, a ch. 8. 3. aid is a discerner of b oh. 2. 17. the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 m Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things e ch. 7. 28. are naked and open-f Le. 4. 3. ed unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do. 529 1 Jno. 3. 5. e ch. 8. 3, 4. tt Or, can g2 Ch.26.18. Jno. 3. 27. God's word. 14 Seeing then that we have 。 a great High Priest, p that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, a let us hold fast our profession. 15 For we have not an High Priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yett without sin. 16 Let us therefore throne of grace, that come boldly unto the we may obtain mercy, in time of need. and find grace to help CHAP. V. 1 FOR every High Priest taken from among men a is ordained for men bin things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: 2d Who tt can have compassion on the that are out of the ignorant, and on them way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity. 3 And f by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. 4 And no man this honour taketh HEBREWS VI. Priesthood A. D. 64. h Ex. 29. 1. 5 i So also Christ i Jno. 8. 54. glorified not himself k Ps. 2. 7. to be made an High 1 Ps. 110. 4. Priest; but he that m Ma. 26. 39. said unto him, k Thou n Ps. 22. 1. art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee. 6 As he saith also in Or, for his piety. another place, 1 Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. o Ma. 26. 53. p Lu. 22. 43. 9 ch. 3. 6. r Ph. 2. 8. 7 Who in the days s ch. 2. 10. of his flesh, when het ch. 6. 20. had m offered up u Jno. 16. 12. 2 Pe. 3. 16. prayers and supplications with strong x Ma. 13. 15. crying and tears unto y ch. 6. 1. him that was able 21 Co.3.1,2, to save him from ↑ Gr. death, and was heard hath no in+p that he feared; experience. 8 9 Though he were a 1 Pe. 2. 2. a Son, yet learned he Or, perfect obedience by the things which he suf- tor, of an fered; habit, or, perfection. 12. 9 And being made b Is. 7. 15. perfect, he became the author of eternal a Ph. 3. salvation unto all tt Or, the word of the them that obey him; beginning of 10 Called of God an christ. High Priest t after b ch. 9. 14. the order of Melchisedec. c Ac. 19. 4. 11 Of whom u we d Ac. 8. 14. have many things to e Ac. 17. 31. say, and hard to be fAc. 24. 25. uttered, seeing ye are g Ac. 18. 21. dull of hearing. of Christ. 12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be they first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat. 13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a a babe. 14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason tt of use have their senses exercised to b discern both goo and evil. CHAP. VI. 1 THEREFORE leaving at the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from b dead works, and of faith toward God, 2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, d and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, f and of eternal judgment. 3 And this will we do, s if God permit. Exhortation HEBREWS VI. to stedfastness. Ma. 12. 31, toward his name, in which ye have shewed that ye have t ministered to the saints, and do minister. 4 For b it is impos- A. D. 64. Jaud labour of love, sible for those who were once enlighten-h ch. 10. 26. ed, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 32. 2 Pe. 2. 20, 1 Jno.5.16. i ch. 10. 32. 5 And have tasted k Jno. 4. 10. the good word of & 6. 32. God, and the powers Ep. 2. 8. of m the world to ch. 2. 4. come, Ga. 3. 2. 5. 6 If they shall fall m ch. 2.5. away, to renew them n ch. 10. 29. again unto repen-t Or, for. tance; seeing they o Ps. 65. 10. crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. p Is. 5. 6. Pr. 14. 31. Jao. 13.20. Ro. 3. 4. Th. 1. 3. 2 Ro. 15. 25. & 9. 1. 12. 7 For the earth which drinketh in the r rain that cometh oft 2 Th.1.6,7. upon it, and bringeths 1 forth herbs meet fort them by whom it is dressed, O receiveth blessing from God: 8 P But that which beareth thorns and Col. 2. 2. briers is rejected, and y ch. 13. 36. is nigh unto cursing; z Ge. 22. 16, whose end is to be burned. 2 Ti. 1. 18. ach. 3. 6. 14. 17. 11 And we desire that u every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 12 That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and inherit y the promises. patience 13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because ne could swear by no greater, z he sware by himself, 14 Saying, surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. 15 And so, after he ed, he obtained the had patiently endurpromise. 16 For men verily swear by the greater: and a an oath for confirmation is Lu. 1. 73. them an end of all strife. Ps. 105.9. 9 But, beloved, we are persuaded better a Ex. 22. 11. things of you, and b ch. 11. 9. things that accompa-e Ro. 11. 29. ny salvation, thought Gr, interwe thus speak. posed him10 q For God is self by an not unrighteous to oath." forget your work to 17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto theb heirs of promise the C immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath: 1 FOR this a Melchisedec, king of Sa-f ch. 5. 6. lem, Priest of the most high God, who met Abraham return-Or, with ver 3 of Melchisedec. having neither be ginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a Priest continually. 4 Now consider how great this man b was, 6 But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, d and blessed promises. ing from the slaugh- out any ge-hime that had the ter of the kings, and nealogy or blessed him; pedigree re- 7 And without all 2 To whom also corded, for so the word Contradiction the less Abraham gave a here used, is blessed of the tenth part of all; first ayevealoybetter. being by interpreta-ros, signifies; tion King of Righ-not a person that teousness, and after descent or that also King of Sa- genealogy, lem, which is, King but one of peace; who hath no whose des 3 Without father, cent is no without without where re mother, corded. descent,* 8 And here men die receive tithes; but there he receiveth them, f of whom it is witnessed that he liveth. 9 And as I may so say, Levi also, who receiveth tithes, pay |