a ch.12.15. & 4. 13. Or, can reasonably bear with. e ch. 7. 28. Le. 4. 3. & 9.7.& 16.

+ Gr. the word of hearing. 1 Or, because they were not united

6, 15,16,17. ch. 7.27. &

9.7.

2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto thein: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it. 3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although by faith to. Nu. 16. 5, 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 therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

7 (Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To-day, after so long a time; as it is said, To-day, if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. 8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

9 There remaineth therefore a I rest to the people of God.

10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.)

11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall & after the same example of unbelief.

12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and i sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

13 m Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his

b ch. 3. 14.

g 2 Ch. 26. 18. John S. 27.

h Ex. 28. 1.

40. 1Ch.23. 13.

Ps.95.11. John8.54.

ch. 3. 11. d Ge. 2. 2. Ex. 20. 11.

& 31. 17.

k Ps. 2. 7. ch. 1. 6. I Ps. 110.4. ch.7.17,21. m Mat. 26. 89, 42, 44. Ma. 14. 36, 39.John17.

⚫ ch. 3. 19.1.

Or,
the gospel
was first
preached.

f Ps. 95. 7.
ch. 3. 7.
That is,
Joshua.
|| Or,
keeping of
a sabbath.
g ch. 3. 12,
18, 19.
Or, dis-
obedience.

h Is. 49. 2.

n Ps. 22. 1. Mat. 27.46, 50. Ma.15.

34, 37. o Mat. 26. 53. Ma.14. 36.

Or, for his piety. p Mat. 26. 37. Ma.14. 33. Lu. 22. 43.John 12. 27.

q ch. 3. 6. Phi. 2.8.

s ch. 2. 10. & 11. 40. Je. 23. 29. 6. 20. tver.6.ch. 2Co.10.4,5. 1 Pe. 1. 23.

Christ's priesthood.

sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

14 Seeing then that we have a great High Priest, P that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, 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, yet without sin.

16 Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain inercy, and find grace to help in time of need. CHAP. V.

1 The authority and honour of our Sav iour's priesthood. 11 Negligence in the knowledge thereof is reproved. FOR every high priest taken

from among inen, a is ordained for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins:

24 Who can have compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself also is compassed with infirmity.

3 And by reason hereof he ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins.

4 5 And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as h was Aaron:

5 So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee.

6 As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had moffered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard Pin that he feared;

8Though he were a Son, yet learned her obedience by the things which he suffered;

9 And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;

10 Called of God an high priest tafter the order of Melchisedec. 11 Of whom we have many things to say, and hard to be ut tered, seeing ye are dull of hear

Pr. 5. 4. 16.

2. 16.

y ch. 6. 1. * 1 Co.3.1,

1 Co. 14.2, 3. 21, 25.

† Gr.

m Ps. 33. hath no ex13,14.&90. perience. 8. & 139.11, a 1 Co. 13. 12.

1 He exhorteth not to fall back from the faith, 11 but to be steadfast, 12 diligent, and patient to wait upon God, 13 because God is most sure in his promise.

TH THEREFORE a leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection; not laying again the foundation of repentance from 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, & if God permit.

4 For h it is impossible for those i who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of mthe world to come,

6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.

7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, • receiveth blessing from God:

8 p But that which beareth thorns and briers is rejected, and is nigh unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.

Melchisedec and Christ,

17 Wherein God, willing more abundantly to shew unto the heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, † confirined it by an oath:

18 That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upen the hoped set before us:

19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and which entereth into that within the vail;

20 Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, & made an high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

CHAP. VII.

1 Christ Jesus is a priest after the order of Melchisedec, 11 and so, far more excellent than the priests of Aaron's order.

Ge. 14. FOR this a Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;

9 But, beloved, we are persuad-n ed better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

10 7 For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

every

11 And we desire that 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 patience inherit the promises.

Ge.14.20.

y ch.13.36.

13 For when God made promise Col. 2. 2. to Abraham, because he could sware by no greater, he sware by himself,

14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise. 16 For men verily swear by the greater and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

2 Ge.22.16, 17. Ps.105. 9. Lu.1.73.

a Ex. 22. 11.

d Ge.14.19. e Ro. 4. 13. Ga. 3. 16.

fch. 5.

& 6. 20.

Ga. 2.21. ver. 18, 19. ch. 8. 7.

2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace; 3 Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning 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 was, unto whom even the patriarch Abrahain gave the tenth of the spoils.

5 And verily they that are of the sons of Levi, who receive the office of the priesthood, have a commandinent to take tithes of the people according to the law, that is, of their brethren, though they come out of the loins of Abraham:

6 But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes. of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.

7 And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better.

8 And here men that 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, payed tithes in Abraham.

10 For he was yet in the loins of his father, when Melchisedec met him.

11 If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron ?

Christ a priest of an higher

HEBREWS.

order than that of daron. NOW of the things which we

changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law. 13 For he of whom these things are spoken pertaineth to another tribe, of which no man gave attendance at the altar.

our

14 For it is evident that Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

15 And it is yet far more evident: for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest,

16 Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, hut after the power of an endless life.

17 For he testifieth, i Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

18 For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before, for k the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

19 For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of in a better hope did; by the which n we draw nigh unto God.

20 And inasmuch as not without an oath he was made priest: 21 (For those priests were made without an oath; but this with an oath, by him that said unto him, The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:)

22 By so much P was Jesus made a surety of a better testament.

23 And they truly were many priests, because they were not suffered to continue by reason of death:

24 But this man, because he continueth ever, hath an unchange-p ch.8.6.& able priesthood.

25 Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth 7 to make intercession for them.

9.15. & 12.

24.

|| Or,

i ch. 7. 11,

Je.31.31, 32, 33, 34.

which pass-1 ch.10.16. eth not from one to another.

Or, evermore.

26 For such an high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, $ and made higher than the heav- Ro. 8.34.

1 By the eternal priesthood of Christ the Levitical priesthood of Aaron is abolished. 7 And the temporal covemant with the fathers, by the eternal Covenant of the gospel.

1 Ti. 2. 5. ch. 9. 24. 1 Jo. 2. 1. r ch. 4. 15. 8 Ep. 1. 20. & 4.10. ch. 8.1.

Le.9.7.& 16.6,11.ch. 5.3. & 9.7. u Le.16.15.

+ Gr. give.

Or, upon. m Zec. 8.8.

n Is.54.13. John 6. 45. 1 Jo. 2. 27.

& 10. 12. y ch.5.1.2.

# ch. 2. 10. & 5.9.

+ Gr. perfected.

We have such an high priest, a who is set on the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens;

2 A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not

man.

3 For devery high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices wherefore it is of necessity that this man have somewhat also to offer.

4 For if he were on earth, he should not be a priest, seeing that there are priests that offer gifts according to the law:

5 Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle for, See (saith he) that thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

6 But now hhath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises.

7 For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second.

8 For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Juduh:

9 Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers, in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and 1 regarded them not, saith the Lord.

10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith the Lord; I will † put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and mI will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.

11 And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the great

The sacrifices of the law

the dignity and perfection of the blood and sacrifice of Christ.

THEN verily the first covenant

had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

2 For there was a tabernacle nade; the first wherein was d the candlestick, and the table, and the shew-bread; which is called the sanctuary.

3 And after the second vail, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;

4 Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and i Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

5 Andover it the cherubims of glory shadowing the mercy-seat; of which we cannot now speak particularly.

6 Now when these things were thus ordained, m the priests went always into the first tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God: 7 But into the second went the high priest alone once every year, not without blood, which he offered for himself, and for the errors of the people:

8 p The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made. manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:

9 Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

10 Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

r Ga. 3.21. ch.7.18,19. & 10. 1, 11. Le. 11. 2. Col. 2. 16. c ch. 8. 2. t Nu. 19.7, &c.

d Ro. 8.34.

u Ep. 2.15. ch. 7. 25. 1 Col. 2. 20. Jo. 2. 1.

ch. 7. 16. e ver. 7. Or, rites, f ver. 12. or, cerech. 7. 27.& monies. 10.10. 1Pe. ch. 3. 1. 3. 18. y ch. 10. 1. a ch. 8. 2. | ≈ 1 Co, 10. a ch. 10. 4. 11. Ga.4.4. b Ac.20.28. Ep. 1. 10.

Ep. 1. 7. Ge. 3.19. Col. 1. 14. Ec. 3. 20.

1 Pe. 1. 19. Re. 1. 5. & 5.9.

i 2Co.5.10. Re. 20. 12, 13.

12 Neither a by the blood of goats and calves, but bby his own blood, he entered in conce into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. 13 For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and f the ashes of an heiter sprinkling the unclean, d Da. 9.24. 1Pe.2.21. sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

c Zec. 3.9. ver. 26, 28. Ro. 6.10. ch. 10. 10.1 Pe. 3. 18.

e Le. 16.14, 1 Jo. 3. 5. 16. Nu.19.2, m Mat. 26. 28. Ro. 5. 17, &c. 15.

g 1 Pe.1.19. 1 Jo. 1.7]n Tit.2.13. Re. 1. 5. 2 Pe. 5. 12. h Ro. 1. 4. a Col.2.17. 23.

14 How much more shall the blcod of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works m to serve the living God? 15 n And for this cause he isi Ep. 2. 5. Tit. 2. 14. ch. 7. 27. Or, fault. ch. 1. 3. & 10. 22. 7 ch. 6. 1. m Lu. 1. 74. Ro. 6. 13, 22. 1 Pe. 4. 2 n 1 Ti. 2. 5. o ch. 7, 22. & 8. 6. & 12 24,

1 Pe. 3., 18 ch.8.5.&9.

b ch. 9. 11. Ic ch. 9. 9.

far inferior to that of Christ. the mediator of the new testament, P that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

16 For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator.

17 For a testament is of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

18 Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood.

19 For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of goats, u with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled bouli the book and all the people,

20 Saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you.

both the

21 Moreover, y he sprinkled with blood tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.

22 And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

23 It was therefore necessary that a the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24 For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now d to appear in the presence of God for us:

25 Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into the holy place every year with blood of others; 26 For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world but now fonce & in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.

27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

28 So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that "look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation.

CHAP. X.

1 The weakness of the law sacrifices. 10 The sacrifice of Christ's body once offered, 14 for ever hath taken away sins. 19 An exhortation to hold fast the faith, with patience and thanks giving.

FOR the law having a shadow bof good things to come, and not the very image of the things, ccan never with those sacrifices