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COMMENTARIESON THE

EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLETO

THE HEBREWS

BY JOHN CALVIN

TRANSLATED AND EDITEDBY THE REV. JOHN OWEN,

VICAR OF THRUSSINGTON, LEICESTERSHIRE


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T7)8SL)T679S P7+:)C+8o do&"t the +pitle ne2t in importance to that to the 7oman i thi to the He"re. The tr&th e2plained

in it might$ indeed$ have "een ded&ced !rom other portion o! Script&re; "&t it i a vat advantage and a

great ati!action to !ind them e2prel( et !orth$ and ditinctl( tated "( an inpired )potle.

*n condecenion to o&r ignorance$ it ha pleaed o that there might "e ever( help given to

thoe ho have a deire to #no the tr&th$ and ever( reaona"le acc&e ta#en aa( !rom &ch a reolve

to oppoe it$ and to !ollo the g&idance o! el!-ill$ and the del&ion o! their on pro&d mind and

depraved heart. *t might then$ eem trange to & that de!ect$ in&!!icienc($ and o"c&rit( have "een

acri"ed to the Script&re$ did e not #no that thee have "een made "( &ch a ih 7evelation to "e

otherie than it i; the( having im"i"ed error and adopted &pertition to hich it (ield no

co&ntenance$ "&t hich it condemn in term o plain$ that the( m&t "e repreented a de!ective or

o"c&re in order to "e evaded.

There are epeciall( to partie ho !ind thi +pitle in no a( !avora"le to them ? the Papit and the

Socinian. The Sole Priethood o! Chrit$ and hi Sole S&!!icient Sacri!ice$ are here o ditinctl( tated$

that the !ormer cannot reit the evidence e2cept "( the &"tle art o! the mot con&mmate ophitr(; and

the latter !ind it a ver( di!!ic&lt ta# to ne&tralie the trong and clear tetimon( here given a to the

'ivinit( o! o&r Savior and hi )tonement. Tho&gh thee partie are holl( oppoed to one another$ (et$

li#e Herod and Pilate$ the( &nite in degrading the Savior ? the one indirectl($ "( &"tit&ting other in

hi place; and the other in open manner$ "( den(ing hi dignit( and the character and e!!icac( o! hi

death. ,&t "( "oth the Savior i e@&all( dihonored.

There have "een more dip&te a"o&t thi +pitle than an( other portion o! Script&re; "&t man( o! the

@&etion hich have "een raied have "een o! a ver( tri!ling character$ a tho&gh learned men ere idle

and had nothing ele to do; and thi ha "een the cae$ epeciall( ith the divine o! the


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!&rther added$ that the +pitle itel! contain thing hich eem to ho that it a ritten in


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There eem to "e epeciall( to reaon h( Pa&l did not commence thi +pitle in hi &&al manner3

!irt$ "eca&e he a not peci!icall( an )potle to the e$ "&t to the


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neglecting hi alvation$ an in!erence dran !rom hat had "een previo&l( proved. He then proceed

ith the ame &"Aect$ Chrit9 &periorit( over angel$ aner an o"Aection derived !rom hi h&man

nat&re$ and ho the neceit( there a that he ho&ld "ecome man; a he co&ld not otherie have

(mpathied ith lot creat&re$ nor have atoned !or their Sin. Here he !irt re!er to him in e2pre

term a a priet.

Then in ch. / he proceed to ho Chrit9 &periorit( over Moe; and having done o$ he goe on invere to arn the He"re againt !olloing the e2ample o! their !ore!ather$ ho$ thro&gh &n"elie!$

lot the land o! promie; and he p&r&e thi &"Aect to the end o! the 1/th vere o! ch. 4.

The lat ection o! the didactic part commence at ch. 4 and e2tend to vere 1 o! the tenth chapter; it

occ&pie nearl(sixchapter$ and contain everal epiode$ o that it i ometime no ea( matter to trace

the connection.

He "egin thi portion "( calling attention to Chrit a a high-priet$ hom he had "e!ore repreented a

&ch at the end o! ch. ; here he mention twothing repecting him ? that he "ecame man$ in order

that he might atone !or in$ and in order that he might "e capa"le o! (mpathiing ith hi people. ,&t

here he re!er mainl( to the last$ to hi &!!ering; and in order to anticipate an o"Aection !rom the !act thathe a a &!!ering Savior$ he mention hi appointment$ hich$ according to the tetimon( o! 'avid in the

,oo# o! Palm$ a to "e according to the order o! Melchiedec. Jitho&t going on ith thi &"Aect$ hema#e a digreion$ and evidentl( !or the p&rpoe o! ma#ing them more attentive to the e2planation he

a going to give o! Melchiedec a a t(pe o! Chrit in hi priethood.

Thi digreion contain everal partic&lar. To aro&e their attention and tim&late them$ he "lame them

!or their ignorance$ mention the danger o! contin&ing ati!ied ith the #noledge o! !irt principle$ and

the impoi"ilit( o! retoration in cae o! apota(; he give an ill&tration o! thi !rom &nprod&ctive land

a!ter c&lt&re and rain; remind them o! their pat commenda"le cond&ct$ and enco&rage them to activit(

and eal "( an a&rance repecting the certaint( o!


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a covenant e2actl( anera"le to the priet and the covenant hich the 6ld Tetament re!er to and

decri"e. 8othing can "e more plain and more concl&ive than the )potle9 arg&ment on thi &"Aect.

The parainetic or hortative portion o! the +pitle$ e2tending !rom chap. 1031 to the end$ re@&ire no

!&rther e2planation.

Je epeciall( learn !rom thi +pitle that the ditinctive character o! the old dipenation a (m"olical$

and o! the ne pirit&al. The old a"o&nded in !orm$ rit&al$ and ceremonie; the ne e2hi"it hat thee

thing igni!ied and t(pi!ied. To have reco&re again to (m"ol and rit&al$ i to pre!er dar#ne to light$

to revere the order o! thing$ and to diregard a !avor hich #ing and prophet in ancient time deired

to enAo(. Thi i not onl( an evidence o! !at&it($ "&t it i alo ingratit&de and in$ and it o&ght never to "e

deemed a innocent or harmle. Having the glorio& light o! the


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o! tate$ to ear the ame o&t o! (o&r Honora"le remem"rance3 a "( the great !avor (o&r H. ha latel(

hoed in that "ehal!$ doe plainl( appear.

Th& in mot h&m"le manner craving pardon !or m( great "oldne$ * h&m"l( end; "eeeching the mot

high


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T6 TH+ 7+)'+7'ear Chritian 7eader$ among the man( help hereith


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TO THE MOST MIGHTY AND MOST SERENE PRINCE,

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hich (o& are placed; "&t it o&ld "e !ar more glorio& than all the tri&mph o! the orld. :or ince

among men gratit&de i deemed the proper virt&e o! a great and e2alted mind$ hat in #ing can "e more

&n"ecoming than to "e &ngrate!&l to the Son$ "( hom the( have "een raied to the highet degree o!

honorD *t i$ there!ore$ not onl( an honora"le$ "&t more than a ro(al ervice$ hich raie & to the ran# o!

angel$ hen the throne o! Chrit i erected among &$ o that hi celetial voice "ecome the onl( r&le !orliving and d(ing "oth to the highet and to the loet. :or tho&gh at thi da( to o"e( the a&thorit( o!

Chrit i the common pro!eion$ made almot "( all$ (et there are ver( !e ho render thi o"edience o!hich the( "oat.

8o thi o"edience cannot "e rendered$ e2cept the hole o! religion "e !ormed according to the in!alli"le

r&le o! hi hol( tr&th. ,&t on thi point trange con!lict arie$ hile men$ not onl( in!lated ith pride$ "&t

alo "eitched "( montro& madne$ pa( le regard to the &nchangea"le oracle o! o&r heavenl(

Mater than to their on vain !iction; !or hatever pretene the( ma( et &p$ ho oppoe & and trive

to ait the 7oman )ntichrit$ the ver( !o&ntain o! all the contention$ "( hich the Ch&rch !or thee

thirt( (ear ha "een o orel( dit&r"ed$ ill "e !o&nd to "e$ that the( ho ee# to "e deemed !irt among

Chrit9 diciple$ cannot "ear to &"mit to hi tr&th. )m"ition a ell a a&dacit( ha o !ar prevailed$

that the tr&th o!


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*t i not to "e "elieved$ 6 mot no"le Oing$ that (o& have "een in vain endoed "(


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ill have$ no do&"t$ to e2perience !ar greater di!!ic&ltie. There!ore$ all thoe ho &nderta#e to promote

the doctrine o! alvation and the ell-"eing o! the Ch&rch m&t "e armed ith invinci"le !irmne. ,&t a

thi "&ine i a"ove o&r trength$ aid !rom heaven ill "e granted to &.

*t i in the meantime o&r d&t( to have all thee promie hich ever(here occ&r in Script&re incri"ed

on o&r heart. The Lord ho ha himel! a it ere "( hi on hand laid the !o&ndation o! the Ch&rch$

ill not &!!er it to remain in a deca(ed tate$ !or he i repreented a olicito& to retore it and to repairit r&in; !or$ "( pea#ing th&$ he in e!!ect promie that he ill never !ail & hen engaged in thi or#.

) he o&ld not have & to it don a idle pectator o! hi poer$ o the preence o! hi aid in

&taining the hand hich la"or$ clearl( prove that he himel! i the chie! architect. Jhat$ there!ore$ he

o o!ten repeat and inc&lcate$ and not itho&t reaon$ i$ that e are not to gro ear($ hoever o!ten

e ma( have to contend ith enemie$ ho contin&all( "rea# !orth into hotilit(; !or the( are$ a e have

aid$ almot in!inite in n&m"er$ and in #ind vario&. ,&t thi one thing i a"&ndantl( &!!icient$ that e

have &ch an invinci"le Leader$ that the more he i aailed the greater ill "e the victorie and tri&mph

gained "( hi poer.

:areell$ invinci"le Oing. Ma( the Lord e& r&le (o& "( the pirit o! idom$ &tain (o& "( the pirit

o! valor$ "eto on (o& all #ind o! "leing$ long preerve (o&r MaAet( in health and properit($ and

protect (o&r #ingdom. )men.

G&N&'A, (a) *3, 15+

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"eing ta#en &p ith a !ale vie o! the La$ the( laid hold on the hado intead o! the &"tance. 6&r

"&ine ith the Papit i imilar in the preent da(; !or the( con!e ith & that Chrit i the Son o!


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To thi doctrine he again connect e2hortation li#e a goad$ that p&tting aide all impediment the( might

receive Chrit ith d&e reverence.

) to the man( e2ample he mention in the eleventhchapter concerning the !ather$ the( eem to me to

have "een "ro&ght !orard !or thi p&rpoe$ ? that the e might &ndertand$ that i! the( ere led !rom

Moe to Chrit$ the( o&ld "e o !ar !rom departing !rom the !ather$ that the( o&ld th& "e epeciall(

connected ith them. :or i! the chie! thing in them a !aith$ and the root o! all other virt&e$ it !ollothat thi i epeciall( that "( hich the( ho&ld "e co&nted the children o! )"raham and the Prophet; and

that on the other hand all are "atard ho !ollo not the !aith o! the !ather. )nd thi i no mall

commendation o! the


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C6MM+8T)7*+SON THE

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CH)PT+7 1

HEBREWS1:121. .


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The to ord * th& &ndertand3 * re!er multifariously to a diverit( a to time; !or the a the cae &&all( i$ hen e intend to pea# more!&ll( herea!ter; "&t polutropw~vpoint o&t a diverit($ a * thin#$ in the ver( manner itel!.:G)nd hen hepea# o! the last times$ he intimate that there i no longer an( reaon to e2pect an( ne revelation; !or it

a not a ord in part that Chrit "ro&ght$ "&t the !inal concl&ion. *t i in thi ene that the )potleta#e the last timesand the last days")nd Pa&l mean the ame hen he a($ =pon hom the end o! the

orld are come.> E41011I1 Corinthian 10311.N *!


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&pholding all thing "( the ord o! hi

poer$ hen he had "( himel! p&rged o&r

in$ at don on the right hand o! the

MaAet( on high.

omnia ver"o &o potenti$ peccator&m

notror&m p&rgatione per eip&m

!acta$ conidit in de2tera

magni!icentiae in e2celi.

3.*ho being the brightness of his glory,etc. Thee thing are aid o! Chrit partl( a to hi divineeence$ and partl( a a parta#er o! o&r !leh. Jhen he i called the brightness of his glory and the

impress of his substance,hi divinit( i re!erred to; the other thing appertain in a mea&re to hi h&man

nat&re. The hole$ hoever$ i tated in order to et !orth the dignit( o! Chrit.

,&t it i !or the ame reaon that the Son i aid to "e =the "rightne o! hi glor(>$ and =the impre o!hi &"tance3> the( are ord "orroed !rom nat&re. :or nothing can "e aid o! thing o great and o

pro!o&nd$ "&t "( imilit&de ta#en !rom created thing. There i there!ore no need re!inedl( to dic& the

@&etion ho the Son$ ho ha the ame eence ith the :ather$ i a "rightne emanating !rom hi light.

Je m&t allo that there i a degree o! impropriet( in the lang&age hen hat i "orroed !rom created

thing i tran!erred to the hidden maAet( o! !or a sivhich$ "( !olloing other$ * have rendered &"tance$ denote not$ a * thin#$ the"eing or eence o! the :ather$ "&t hi peron; !or it o&ld "e trange to a( that the eence o!


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!or Chrit hat "elong to gov,ord.:14Hence the =ord> here mean impl( a nod; and the ene i$ that Chrit ho preerve the hole

orld "( a nod onl($ did not (et re!&e the o!!ice o! e!!ecting o&r p&rgation.

8o thi i the econd part o! the doctrine handled in thi +pitle; !or a tatement o! the hole @&etion i

to "e !o&nd in thee to chapter$ and that i$ that Chrit$ end&ed ith &preme a&thorit($ o&ght to "e head

a"ove all other$ and that a he ha reconciled & to hi :ather "( hi on death$ he ha p&t an end to the

ancient acri!ice. )nd o the !irt point$ tho&gh a general propoition$ i (et a to!old cla&e.

Jhen he !&rther a($ by himself,there i to "e &ndertood here a contrat$ that he had not "een aided in

thi "( the hado o! the Moaic La. He ho "eide a di!!erence "eteen him and the Leviticalpriet; !or the( alo ere aid to e2piate in$ "&t the( derived thi poer !rom another. *n hort$ he

intended to e2cl&de all other mean or help "( tating that the price and the poer o! p&rgation ere

!o&nd onl( in Chrit. :1F

Sat down on the right hand,etc.; a tho&gh he had aid$ that having in the orld proc&red alvation !or

men$ he a received into celetial glor($ in order that he might govern all thing. )nd he added thi in

order to ho that it a not a temporar( alvation he ha o"tained !or &; !or e ho&ld otherie "e too

apt to mea&re hi poer "( hat no appear to &. He then remind & that Chrit i not to "e le

eteemed "eca&e he i not een "( o&r e(e; "&t$ on the contrar($ that thi a the height o! hi glor($ that

he ha "een ta#en and conve(ed to the highet eat o! hi empire. The right handi "( a imilit&de

applied to


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the angel o!


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thi paage$ in hich repect i had to men$ "( hom Chrit a ac#noledged to "e the Son o!


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#ingdom.

$.Tho& hat loved righteo&ne$ and

hated ini@&it(; there!ore


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1&.)nd$ Tho&$ Lord$ in the "eginning hat

laid the !o&ndation o! the earth; and the

heaven are the or# o! thine hand3

1&. +t t& a" initio$ 'omine$ terram

!&ndati; et opera man&&m t&ar&m

&nt coeli3

11.The( hall perih; "&t tho& remainet;

and the( all hall a2 old a doth a

garment;

11.*pi peri"&nt$ t& a&tem permane;

et omne @&ai vetiment&m

veteracent;

12.)nd a a vet&re halt tho& !old them

&p$ and the( hall "e changed3 "&t tho& artthe ame$ and th( (ear hall not !ail.

12.+t tan@&am amict&m involve

eo$ et m&ta"&nt&r3 t& a&tem idem e$et anni t&i non de!icient.

13. ,&t to hich o! the angel aid he at

an( time$ Sit on m( right hand$ &ntil * ma#e

thine enemie th( !oottoolD

13.)d @&em vero angelor&m di2it

in@&am$ Sede a de2tri mei$ donec

ponam inimico t&o ca"ell&m

ped&m t&or&mD

14. )re the( not all minitering pirit$ ent

!orth to miniter !or them ho hall "e

heir o! alvationD

14.)nnon omne &nt adminitratorii

pirit&$ @&i in miniteri&m emitt&nt&r

propter eo @&i haereditatem capi&nt

al&tiD

1&.!nd, Thou, Lord, in the beginning,etc. Thi tetimon( at !irt ight ma( eem to "e &n!itl( applied to

Chrit$ epeciall( in a do&"t!&l matter$ &ch a i here handled; !or the &"Aect in dip&te i not concerning

the glor( o! 'o&"tle$ in vain

hall e ee# to !ind thi


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introd&ced$ ince the ame peron i made a #ing and a priet. ,eide$ the eternit( o! the priethood i

&ita"le to Chrit alone.

8o$ in the "eginning o! the Palm he i et at a)hich he immediatel( mention red&ce themto their on ran#$ a it i that hich i the revere o! dominion; and thi he till more ditinctl( tate$

hen he a($ that the( are ent to minister"The !irt ord mean the ame$ a tho&gh ale had aid$ that

the( ere o!!icial; "&t to ministerimport hat i more h&m"le and a"Aect.:The ervice hich


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,&t thi "ene!it he grant epeciall( to hi choen people; hence that angel ma( miniter to &$ e m&t

"e the mem"er o! Chrit. Qet ome tetimonie o! Script&re ma( on the other hand "e add&ced$ to ho

that angel are ometime ent !orth !or the a#e o! the repro"ate; !or mention i made "( 'aniel o! the

angel o! the Perian and the


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let o!! li#e a ieve$ or a per!orated veel$ hatever ma( "e po&red into it. * do not indeed approve o! the

opinion o! thoe ho ta#e it in the ene o! d(ing$ according to hat e !ind in E101F14I Sam&el 1F314$

=Je all die and lide aa( li#e ater.> 6n the contrar($ e o&ght$ a * have aid$ to regard the contrat

"eteen attention and !loing o&t; an attentive mind i li#e a veel capa"le o! holding ater; "&t that

hich i roving and indolent i li#e a veel ith hole.:Ga

2.Steadfast,or =!irm$> or &re$ etc.; that i$ it a the ord o! a&thorit($ !or


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) to the ord$ bearing witness,or atteting$ it point o&t the right &e o! miracle$ even that the( erve to

eta"lih the


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indeed allo that man a at !irt p&t in poeion o! the orld$ that he might r&le over all the or# o!


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overthro$ nor to t&rn to omething ele; "&t he onl( "id & to conider the a"aement o! Chrit$ hich

appeared !or a hort time$ and then the glor( ith hich he i perpet&all( croned; and thi he doe more

"( all&ding to e2preion than "( e2plaining hat 'avid &ndertood.:/4

To "e mindfuland to visitmean the ame thing$ e2cept that the econd i omehat !&ller$ !or it et !orth

the preence o! Hoever thi ma( "e$ the in!erior dominion over animal depend on the

higher.

*t i again a#ed$ =Jh( doe he a( that e ee not all thing made &"Aect to ChritD> The ol&tion o! thi

@&etion (o& ill !ind in that paage alread( @&oted !rom Pa&l; and in the !irt chapter o! thi +pitle e

aid a !e thing on the &"Aect. ) Chrit carrie on ar contin&all( ith vario& enemie$ it i do&"tle

evident that he ha no @&iet poeion o! hi #ingdom. He i not$ hoever$ &nder the neceit( o! aging

ar; "&t it happen thro&gh hi ill that hi enemie are not to "e &"d&ed till the lat da($ in order that

e ma( "e tried and proved "( !reh e2ercie.

$..ut we see 2esus,etc. ) the meaning o! the ord$ bracu> ti=a little> i am"ig&o&$:/Fhe loo# to thething itel!$ a e2hi"ited in the peron o! Chrit$ rather then to the e2act meaning o! the ord$ a * have

alread( aid; and he preent to o&r meditation the glor( a!ter the re&rrection$ hich 'avid e2tend to all

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&$ there i no place le!t !or contempt$ !or admiration o! the divine goodne !ill the hole mind. ,(

a(ingfor every man,he mean not onl( that he might "e ample to other$ a Chr(otom a($ ho

"ring the e2ample o! a ph(ician tating !irt a "itter dra&ght$ that the patient might not re!&e to drin# it;

"&t he mean that Chrit died !or &$ and that "( ta#ing &pon him hat a d&e to &$ he redeemed &

!rom the c&re o! death. )nd it i added$ that thi a done thro&gh thegrace of $od$ !or the ca&e o!redemption a the in!inite love o!


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&!!icient reaon h( the( ho&ld lovingl( #i the cro rather than dread it. )nd hen thi i the cae$

then do&"tle the reproach o! the cro o! Chrit immediatel( diappear$ and it glor( hine !orth; !or

ho can depie hat i acred$ na($ hat ? =The Lord9 i

the #ingdom$ and he ill reign over the nation.> Thee thing are !o&nd accomplihed onl( in Chrit$

ho enlarged the #ingdom o!


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the #noledge o!


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Let & no ee h( the )potle applied thi entence to Chrit. :irt$ hat i !o&nd in the ame place$ that

the Lord o&ld "ecome a roc# o! t&m"ling and a tone o! o!!ene to the #ingdom o! *rael and o! &da$

ill not "e denied "( an( one o! a o&nd mind$ to have "een !&l!illed in Chrit. )nd do&"tle a the

retoration !rom the ,a"(lonian e2ile a a ort o! prel&de to the great redemption o"tained "( Chrit !or

& and the !ather; o alo the !act that o !e among the e availed themelve o! that #indne o! $ hich in man(

place i ta#en !or ervant$ mean here diciple.

*hich $od hath given me"Here i pointed o&t the primar( ca&e o! o"edience$ even that E4/0/Iohn 3/.N That e then &"mit to he reall( !&l!ill

hat he elehere promie$ that he ill not &!!er an( o! thoe to perih hom he ha received !rom the

:ather. E4/10GIohn 103G.N:4F

Je m&t o"erve latl($ that tho&gh the orld ith mad t&""ornne reAect the


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HEBREWS2:141514.:oram&ch then a the children are

parta#er o! !leh and "lood$ he alo

himel! li#eie too# part o! the ame; that

thro&gh death he might detro( him that

had the poer o! death$ that i$ the devil;

14.&ando igit&r p&eri carni et

ang&ini comm&nicant$ ipe @&o@&e

imiliter eor&ndem !&it particep$ &t

per mortem a"oleret e&m @&i ha"e"at

morti imperi&m$ hoc et$ dia"ol&m;15. )nd deliver them ho thro&gh !ear o!

death ere all their li!etime &"Aect to

"ondage.

15.+t redimeret @&ic&n@&e met&

morti per totam vitam o"no2ii erant

ervit&ti.

14./orasmuch then as the children,etc.$ or$ ince then the children$ etc. Thi i an in!erence !rom the

!oregoing; and at the ame time a !&ller reaon i given than hat ha "een hitherto tated$ h( it

"ehooved the Son o! Jhat co&ld "e aid more !itted to con!irm o&r

!aithD Here hi in!inite love toard & appear; "&t it over!loing appear in thi ? that he p&t on o&r

nat&re that he might th& ma#e himel! capa"le o! d(ing$ !or a


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'eathhere doe not onl( mean the eparation o! the o&l !rom the "od($ "&t alo the p&nihment hich i

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a made &"Aect to h&man a!!ection$ that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest1 hich ord *

th& e2plain$ =that he might "e a merci!&l$ and there!ore a !aith!&l high priet.>:4

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CH)PT+7 /

HEBREWSCHAPTER3:1"

1.Jhere!ore$ hol( "rethren$ parta#er o!the heavenl( calling$ conider the )potle

and High Priet o! o&r pro!eion$ Chrit

e&;

1.nde !ratre ancti vocationicoeleti participe$ coniderate

)potol&m et acerdotem

con!eioni notrae$ Chrit&m *e&m;

2.Jho a !aith!&l to him that appointed

him$ a alo Moe [a !aith!&l] in all hi

ho&e.

2.&i !ideli et ei @&i contit&it e&m$

@&emadmod&m et Moe in Tota

domo eA&.

3.:or thi [man] a co&nted orth( o!more glor( than Moe$ inam&ch a he

ho hath "&ilded the ho&e hath more

honor than the ho&e.

3.MaAore @&ippe gloria hic dign&ha"it& et @&am Moe$ @&anto

maAorem ha"et honorem architect&

dom& @&am ipa.

4.:or ever( ho&e i "&ilded "( ome

[man]; "&t he that "&ilt all thing [i]


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2.*ho was,or ifaithful,etc. Thi i a commendation o! the apotlehip o! Chrit$ in order that the

!aith!&l ma( ec&rel( ac@&iece in him; and he commend it on to gro&nd$ "eca&e the :ather ha et

him to "e over & a o&r teacher$ and "eca&e Chrit himel! ha !aith!&ll( per!ormed the o!!ice

committed to him. Thee to thing are ala( necear( to ec&re a&thorit( to a doctrine; !or E404GILe 34G.N :or e a( o! Chrit$ that a he iclothed ith o&r !leh$ he i the :ather9 miniter to e2ec&te hi command. To the calling o!


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4.He that built,etc. Tho&gh thee ord ma( "e e2tended to the creation o! the hole orld$ (et *

con!ine them to the preent &"Aect. Je are then to &ndertand that nothing i done in the Ch&rch hich

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hoever$ a"&rdl( concl&ded that e have$ on the other hand$ a !ree poer to !orm the heart !or


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*hile it is called today"He no applie hat 'avid aid more partic&larl( to hi on &"Aect; !or he

remind & that the ord today,mentioned in the Palm$ o&ght not to "e con!ined to the age o! 'avid$ "&t

that it comprehend ever( time in hich . *n the

ame a( Pa&l teache & that hen the


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Hence he a( beginning,intimating that their !aith a onl( "eg&n. ) hypostasisometime mean

confidence,it ma( "e o ta#en here; (et the termsubstance,a ome have rendered it$ * do not dili#e$

tho&gh * e2plain it in a a( omehat di!!erent. The( thin# that !aith i th& called$ "eca&e the hole o!

hat man ma( have itho&t it i nothing "&t vanit(; "&t * o regard it$ "eca&e e rec&m" on it alone$ a

there i no other &pport on hich e can rel(. )nd &ita"le to thi vie i the ordsteadfastor !irm; !ore hall "e !irml( !i2ed and "e(ond the danger o! vacillating$ provided !aith "e o&r !o&ndation. The &m

o! the hole then i$ that !aith hoe "eginning onl( appear in &$ i to ma#e contant and tead(progre to the end.:4

15.*hile it is said,etc. He intimate that the reaon !or ma#ing progre never ceae a long a e live$

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HEBREWSCHAPTER4:12

1.Let & there!ore !ear$ let$ a promie"eing le!t [&] o! entering into hi ret$ an(

o! (o& ho&ld eem to come hort o! it.

1.Timeam& ergo ne derelictapromiione introe&ndi in re@&iem

eA& videat&r @&ipiam notr&m ee

!r&trat&.

2.:or &nto & a the gopel preached$ a

ell a &nto them3 "&t the ord preached

did not pro!it them$ not "eing mi2ed ith

!aith in them that heard [it].

2.8o"i enim ann&ntiata et

promiio @&emadmod&m et illi; at

illi nihil pro!&it ermo a&dit&$ @&ia

non !&it c&m !ide conA&nct& in ii @&i

a&dierant.

1.Let us therefore fear,etc. He concl&de that there a reaon to !ear let the e to hom he a

riting ho&ld "e deprived o! the "leing o!!ered to them; and then he a($ lest anyone,intimating that ita hi an2io& deire to lead them$ one and all$ to :E4F110I7oman 1130.N

2./or to us,etc. He remind & that the doctrine "( hich


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) to a !ormer tatement$ hen * aid that there i no !aith here the ord i anting$ and that thoe ho

ma#e &ch a divorce holl( e2ting&ih !aith and red&ce it to nothing$ the &"Aect i orth( o! pecial

notice. :or it hence appear evident that !aith cannot e2it in an( "&t in the children o!


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He dra the concl&ion$ that there i a a""athiing reerved !or


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Having pointed o&t the goal to hich e are to advance$ he e2hort & to p&r&e o&r co&re$ hich e do$

hen e ha"it&ate o&relve to el!-denial. )nd a he compare entering into ret to a traight co&re$ he

et !alling in oppoition to it$ and th& he contin&e the metaphor in "oth cla&e$ at the ame time he

all&de to the hitor( given "( Moe o! thoe ho !ell in the ilderne$ "eca&e the( ere re"ellio&

againt mean to perih; or to pea# more plainl($ it i to !all$ not a to in$ "&t a a p&nihment !or

it. ,&t the !ig&re correpond a ell ith the ord to =enter>$ a ith the ad overthro o! the !ather$ "(

hoe e2ample he intended to terri!( the e.

12./or the word of $od is 4uic(,or living$ etc. Jhat he a( here o! the e!!icac( or poer o! the ord$

he a( it$ that the( might #no$ that it co&ld not "e depied ith imp&nit($ a tho&gh he had aid$

=Jhenever the Lord addree & "( hi ord$ he deal erio&l( ith &$ in order that he ma( to&ch all

o&r inmot tho&ght and !eeling; and o there i no part o! o&r o&l hich o&ght not to "e ro&ed.>:0

,&t "e!ore e proceed !&rther$ e m&t in@&ire hether the )potle pea# o! the e!!ect o! the ordgenerall($ or re!er onl( to the !aith!&l.

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mita#en; !or it i a living thing and !&ll o! hidden poer$ hich leave nothing in man &nto&ched.> The

&m o! the hole then i thi$ ? that a oon a E/0I*aiah 3.N

Jhat he do&"tle intend to ho i$ that he a o intent on ee#ing


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inveniam& in a&2ili&m opport&n&m.

14.Seeing then that we have,or$ Having then$ etc. He ha "een hitherto pea#ing o! Chrit9 apotlehip$

,&t he ho pae on to hi econd o!!ice. :or e have aid that the Son o!


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,&t it ma( "e a#ed$ Jhat doe he mean "( infirmities7The ord i indeed ta#en in vario& ene.

Some &ndertand "( it cold and heat; h&nger and other ant o! the "od(; and alo contempt$ povert($ and

other thing o! thi mind$ a in man( place in the riting o! Pa&l$ epeciall( in E4110I Corinthian

1310. ,&t their opinion i more correct ho incl&de$ together ith e2ternal evil$ the !eeling o! the o&l

&ch a !ear$ orro$ the dread o! death$ and imilar thing.:G

)nd do&"tle the retriction$ without sin,o&ld not have "een added$ e2cept he had "een pea#ing o! theinard !eeling$ hich in & are ala( in!&l on acco&nt o! the depravit( o! o&r nat&re; "&t in Chrit$

ho poeed the highet rectit&de and per!ect p&rit($ the( ere !ree !rom ever(thing vicio&. Povert($

indeed$ and dieae$ and thoe thing hich are itho&t &$ are not to "e co&nted a in!&l. Since$

there!ore$ he pea# o! in!irmitie a#in to in$ there i no do&"t "&t that he re!er to the !eeling or

a!!ection o! the mind$ to hich o&r nat&re i lia"le$ and that on acco&nt o! it in!irmit(. :or the condition

o! the angel i in thi repect "etter than o&r; !or the( orro not$ nor !ear$ nor are the( haraed "(

variet( o! care$ nor "( the dread o! death. Thee in!irmitie Chrit o! hi on accord &ndertoo#$ and he

illingl( contended ith them$ not onl( that he might attain a victor( over them !or &$ "&t alo that e

ma( !eel a&red that he i preent ith & henever e are tried "( them.

Th& he not onl( reall( "ecame a man$ "&t he alo a&med all the @&alitie o! h&man nat&re. There i$

hoever$ a limitation added$ without sin1!or e m&t ever remem"er thi di!!erence "eteen Chrit9

!eeling or a!!ection and o&r$ that hi !eeling ere ala( reg&lated according to the trict r&le o!

A&tice$ hile o&r !lo !rom a t&r"id !o&ntain$ and ala( parta#e o! the nat&re o! their o&rce$ !or the(are t&r"&lent and &n"ridled.:

1".Let us therefore come boldly,or$ ith con!idence$ etc. He dra thi concl&ion$ ? that an acce to

and give it a name hich can

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The import o! the hole i$ that e are to call &pon d&ring

hich


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HEBREWSCHAPTER5:1"

1.:or ever( high priet ta#en !rom amongmen i ordained !or men in thing

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ith &$ doe not diminih hi dignit($ "&t commend it the more to &; !or he i !itted to reconcile & to

stataiha a paive a ell a an active ene. The( ho ta#e itpaivel( give thi verion$ =i ordained in thoe thing$> etc.; and th& the( o&ld have the prepoition in

to "e &ndertood; * approve more o! the other rendering$ that the high priet ta#e care o! or ordain the

thing pertaining to !or it e2pree aptne or !itne. The

ignorantand thoe out of the way,or erring$ he ha named intead o! inner$ according to hat i done in

He"re; !or hgg$shegage,mean ever( #ind o! error or o!!ene$ a * hall have preentl( an occaion toe2plain.

4.!nd no man,etc. There i to "e noticed in thi vere partl( a li#ene and partl( a di!!erence. Jhat

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e tr( all mean to evade it$ in order that the( might o"c&re the glor( o! Chrit; "&t the( cannot

&cceed. The( appl( it to 'avid$ a tho&gh he a the peron hom or manner3 and here"( i con!irmed hat * have

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a reaon. )$ then$ eujla>qeia mean !or the mot part !ear or an2iet($ * do&"t not "&t that the )potlemean that Chrit a heard !rom that hich he !eared$ o that he a not overhelmed "( hi evil or

alloed &p "( death. :or in thi contet the Son o! ,&t the e2planation * have given i m&ch more &ita"le$ and re@&ire no long arg&ment in it!avor.:GG

8o he added thi third partic&lar$ let e ho&ld thin# that Chrit9 pra(er ere reAected$ "eca&e he

a not immediatel( delivered !rom hi evil; !or at no time a


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pea# not here o! Chrit onl( a an e2ample$ "&t he acend higher$ even that he "( hi o"edience ha

"lotted o&t o&r trangreion. He "ecame then the ca&e o! alvation$ "eca&e he o"tained righteo&ne

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12./or when for the time ye ought,etc. Thi reproo! contain in it ver( harp goad to ro&e the e

!rom their loth. He a( that it a &nreaona"le and digrace!&l that the( ho&ld till contin&e in the

element$ in the !irt r&diment o! #noledge$ hile the( o&ght to have "een teacher. =Qo& o&ght$> he

a($ =to have "een the intr&ctor o! other$ "&t (e are not even diciple capa"le o! comprehending an

ordinar( tr&th; !or (e do not a (et &ndertand the !irt r&diment o! Chritianit(.> That he might$hoever$ ma#e them the more ahamed o! themelve$ he mention the =!irt principle$> or the element

o! the "eginning o! etc. E/G10I*aiah G310;N

"&t e o&ght$ on the contrar($ o to e2ert o&relve$ that o&r progre ma( correpond tothe timealloed

&.

'o&"tle$ not onl( (ear$ "&t da( alo$ m&t "e acco&nted !or; o that ever( one o&ght to trive to ma#e

progre; "&t !e there are ho &mmon themelve to an acco&nt a to pat time$ or ho ho an(concern !or the !&t&re. Je are$ there!ore$ A&tl( p&nihed !or o&r loth$ !or mot o! & remain in element

!itted !or children. Je are !&rther reminded$ that it i the d&t( o! ever( one to impart the #noledge heha to hi "rethren; o that no one i to retain hat he #no to himel!$ "&t to comm&nicate it to the

edi!ication o! other.:1

Such as have need of mil("Pa&l &e the ame metaphor in 1 Corinthian /3; and he reproache the

Corinthian ith the ame !a&lt ith hat i mentioned here$ at leat ith one that i ver( imilar; !or he

a($ that the( ere carnal and co&ld not "ear olid !ood. Mil# then mean an elementar( doctrine &ita"le

to the ignorant. Peter ta#e the ord in another ene$ hen he "id & to deire the mil# that i itho&t

deceit$ E000I1 Peter 3;N !or there i a to!old childhood$ that i$ a to ic#edne$ and a to

&ndertanding; and o Pa&l tell &$ =,e not children in &ndertanding$ "&t in ic#edne.> E4140I1

Corinthian 1430.N The( then ho are o tender that the( cannot receive the higher doctrine$ are "( a(

o! reproach called children.

:or the right application o! doctrine i to Aoin & together$ o that e ma( gro to a per!ect manhood$ tothe mea&re o! !&ll age$ and that e ho&ld not "e li#e children$ toed here and there$ and carried a"o&t

"( ever( ind o! doctrine. E40414I+pheian 4314.N Je m&t indeed ho ome ind&lgence to thoe ho

have not (et #non m&ch o! Chrit$ i! the( are not capa"le a (et o! receivingsolid food,"&t he ho ha

had time to gro$ i! he till contin&e a child$ i not entitled to an( e2c&e. Je indeed ee that *aiah

"rand the repro"ate ith thi mar#$ that the( ere li#e children nel( eaned !rom the "reat.

E/G0I*aiah G3.N The doctrine o! Chrit doe indeed miniter mil# to "a"e a ell a trong meat to

ad< "&t a the "a"e i no&rihed "( the mil# o! it n&re$ not that it ma( ever depend on the "reat$ "&t

that it ma( "( degree gro and ta#e tronger !ood; o alo at !irt e m&t &c# mil# !rom Script&re$ o

that e ma( a!terard !eed on it "read. The )potle (et o diting&ihe "eteen mil# and trong !ood$

that he till &ndertand o&nd doctrine "( "oth$ "&t the ignorant "egin ith the one$ and the( ho are

ell-ta&ght are trengthened "( the other.

13./or every one who uses mil(,or$ ho parta#e o! mil#$ etc. He mean thoe ho !rom tenderne or

ea#ne a (et re!&e olid doctrine; !or otherie he ho i gron &p i not avere to mil#. ,&t hereprove here an in!anc( in &ndertanding$ &ch a contrain


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themelve !rom a real #noledge o! Chrit$ and that the doctrine o! the E40414I+pheian 4314.N )nd tr&l( hat ort o! !aith i that

hich do&"t$ "eing &pended "eteen tr&th and !alehoodD * it not in danger o! coming to nothing

ever( momentD

,&t not ati!ied to mention in one ord the mind$ he mention all thesenses,in order to ho that e are

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them$ hoever mall it ma( "e$ thi at leat ma( "e aid o! them that the( cannot "e deemed dead "e!ore


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*! an( one a# h( the )potle ma#e mention here o! &ch apota( hile he i addreing "eliever$

ho ere !ar o!! !rom a per!id( o heino&; to thi * aner$ that the danger a pointed o&t "( him in

time$ that the( might "e on their g&ard. )nd thi o&ght to "e o"erved; !or hen e t&rn aide !rom the

right a($ e not onl( e2c&e to other o&r vice$ "&t e alo impoe on o&relve. Satan tealthil( creep

on &$ and "( degree all&re & "( clandetine art$ o that hen e go atra( e #no not that e aregoing atra(. Th& grad&all( e lide$ &ntil at length e r&h headlong into r&in. Je ma( o"erve thi

dail( in man(. There!ore the )potle doe not itho&t reaon !orearn all the diciple o! Chrit to"eare in time; !or a contin&ed torpor commonl( end in letharg($ hich i !olloed "( alienation o!

mind.

,&t e m&t notice in paing the name "( hich he ignalie the #noledge o! the


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1G3;N !or repentance i re@&ired$ hich he never tr&l( !eel ho ha once holl( !allen aa( !rom the


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root in & itho&t dela(; !or it cannot "e e2pected to !r&cti!($ i! it "e either cho#ed or perih. ,&t a the

imilit&de i ver( &ita"le$ o it m&t "e iel( applied to the deign o! the )potle.

The earth$ he a($ hich "( &c#ing in the rain immediatel( prod&ce a "lade &ita"le to the eed on$

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11.!nd we desire,etc. ) he "lended ith e2hortation$ let he ho&ld altogether grieve their mind; o he

no !reel( remind them o! hat a till anting in them$ let hi co&rte( ho&ld appear to have in it

an( !latter(. =Qo& have made$> he a($ =(o&r love evident "( man( act o! #indne; it remain$ hoever$

that (o&r !aith ho&ld correpond ith it; (o& have ed&lo&l( la"ored not to "e anting in (o&r d&tie to

men; "&t ith no le earnetne it "ehoove (o& to ma#e progre in !aith$ o a to mani!et "e!ore

8o$ "( thee ord the )potle ho that there are to part in Chritianit( hich correpond ith the

to ta"le o! the La. There!ore$ he ho eparate the one !rom the other$ ha nothing "&t hat i

m&tilated and mangled. )nd hence it appear hat ort o! teacher the( are ho ma#e no mention o!

!aith$ and enAoin onl( the d&t( o! honet( and &prightne toard men; na($ it i a pro!ane philooph($

that dell onl( on the o&tard ma# o! righteo&ne$ i! indeed it deerve to "e called philooph(; !or it

o &nreaona"l( per!orm it on d&tie$ that it ro" a,:10an &ndo&"ting per&aion$ hen the godl( mind ettle it ith itel!$ that iti not right to call in @&etion hat


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promisesere o"tained "(faith,he ta#e aa( the notion o! merit; and till more clearl( "( a(ing$ that

the( came "( =inheritance>; !or e are in no other a( made heir "&t "( the right o! adoption.:10/

13./or when $od made a promise to !braham,etc. Hi o"Aect a to prove$ that the grace o!


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here the tetimonie o! men and other proo! are anting. Then i not he a &!!icient itne !or himel!

hom all appeal to a a itneD * he not to o"tain credit !or hat he a($ ho$ "( hi a&thorit($

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He le!t indeed a place !or adventitio& heir$ "&t he et the e in the !irt ran#$ according to hat he

alo a( in the third chapter$ =Qe are the children o! the !ather and o! the covenant$> etc. E440/FI)ct

/3F.N So alo in thi place the )potle$ in order to ma#e the e more read( to receive the covenant$

ho that it a !or their a#e chie!l( it a con!irmed "( an oath. )t the ame time thi declaration

"elong at thi da( to & alo$ !or e have entered into the place @&itted "( them thro&gh &n"elie!

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ea$ !or it ha the earth a it "ottom; "&t o&r hope rie &pard and oar alo!t$ !or in the orld it !ind

nothing on hich it can tand$ nor o&ght it to cleave to created thing$ "&t to ret on


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1.:or thi Melchiedec$ #ing o! Salem$priet o! the mot high


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HEBREWSCHAPTER#:41&4.8o conider ho great thi man [a]$

&nto hom even the patriarch )"raham

gave the tenth o! the poil.

4.Coniderate a&tem @&ant& it hic$

c&i et decima dedit de polii

)"raham patriarcha.

5.)nd veril( the( that are o! the on o!

Levi$ ho receive the o!!ice o! thepriethood$ have a commandment to ta#e

tithe o! the people according to the la$

that i$ o! their "rethren$ tho&gh the( come

o&t o! the loin o! )"raham3

5.)t@&e ii @&idem @&i acerdoti&m

accipi&nt$ @&i cilicet &nt e2 !iliiLevi$ praecept&m ha"ent a pop&lo

decima &mendi A&2ta legem$ hoc

et$ a !ratri"& &i licet egrei e2

l&m"i )"rahae3

".,&t he hoe decent i not co&nted

!rom them received tithe o! )"raham$ and

"leed him that had the promie.

".C&A& a&tem gen& non recenet&r

e2 ipi$ decima &mpit a"

)"raham$ et ha"entem promiione

"enedi2it.

#.)nd itho&t all contradiction the le i

"leed o! the "etter.

#.Porro ine controveria @&od min&

et a potiore "enedicit&r.

%.)nd here men that die receive tithe; "&t

there he [receiveth them]$ o! hom it iitneed that he liveth.

%.)t@&e hic @&idem homine @&i

mori&nt&r$ decima accipi&nt; illica&tem i de @&o tetat&m et @&od

vivat3

$.)nd a * ma( o a($ Levi alo$ ho

receiveth tithe$ pa(ed tithe in )"raham.

$.+t &t ita lo@&ar$ in )"raham

decimat& et ipe Levi @&i decima

olet accipere;

1&. :or he a (et in the loin o! hi !ather$

hen Melchiedec met him.

1&.8am i adh&c in l&m"i patri erat

@&&m occ&rrerit )"rahae

Melchiedec.

4.6ow consider$ etc. Thi i the !o&rth comparion "eteen Chrit and Melchiedec$ that )"raham

preented tithe to him. ,&t tho&gh tithe ere intit&ted !or everal reaon$ (et the )potle here re!er

onl( to hat erve hi preent p&rpoe. 6ne reaon h( tithe ere paid to the Levite a$ "eca&e the(

ere the children o! )"raham$ to hoe eed the land a promied. *t a$ then$ "( a hereditar( right

that a portion o! the land a allotted to them; !or a the( ere not alloed to poe land$ a

compenation a made to them in tithe. There a alo another reaon$ ? that a the( ere occ&pied inthe ervice o!


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5.!nd verily they,etc. *t o&ld "e more &ita"le to render the ord th&$ ="eca&e the( are the on o!

Levi.> The )potle indeed doe not aign it a a reaon that the( received tithe "eca&e the( ere the

on o! Levi; "&t he i comparing the hole tri"e ith Melchiedec in thi a(. Tho&gh


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he repreented$ even the Son o! E404FIMatthe 34F;N econdl($ ince Melchiedec i a t(pe o! Chrit$ it i "( no

mean reaona"le that the one ho&ld "e et in oppoition to the other; !or e m&t remem"er that

common a(ing$ that hat i &"ordinate i not in oppoition3 hence the t(pe$ hich come hort o! the

realit($ o&ght "( no mean to "e oppoed to it$ nor can it "e$ !or &ch i the con!lict o! e@&al.

Thee !ive partic&lar$ mentioned "( the )potle$ complete the comparion "eteen Chrit and

Melchiedec$ and th& i diipated the glo o! thoe ho ee# to ho that the chie! li#ene "eteen

them i in o!!ering o! "read and ine. Je ee that the )potle care!&ll($ and even cr&p&lo&l($ e2amine

here each o! thee point; he mention the name o! the man$ the eat o! hi #ingdom$ the perpet&it( o! hi

li!e$ hi right to tithe$ and hi "enediction.

There i$ !oroothB in thee thing$ le importance than in the o"lationB Shall e a( that the Spirit o!


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&tenance; the "leing a the act o! a priet. *! then hi o!!ering had an(thing m(tical in it$ the

completion o! it i to "e !o&nd in Chrit$ hen he !ed the h&ngr( and thoe earied ith !atig&e. ,&t the

Papit are e2tremel( ridic&lo&$ ho tho&gh the( den( that there i "read and ine in the Ma$ (et

prattle a"o&t the acri!ice o! "read and ine.

HEBREWSCHAPTER#:111411.*! there!ore per!ection ere "( the

Levitical priethood$ !or &nder it the

people received the la$N hat !&rther need

[a there] that another priet ho&ld rie

a!ter the order o! Melchiedec$ and not "e

called a!ter the order o! )aronD

11.Porro i con&mmatio per

Levitic&m acerdoti&m erat pop&l&

enim &" eo legem accepitN @&id adh&c

op& !&it ec&nd&m ordinem

Melchiedec alter&m e2oriri

acerdotem$ et non ec&nd&m ordinem

)aron diciD

12. :or the priethood "eing changed$

there i made o! neceit( a change alo o!

the la.

12.+tenim d&m tran!ert&r

acerdoti&m$ neceario etiam !it legi

tranlatio.

13.:or he o! hom thee thing are

po#en pertaineth to another tri"e$ o!hich no man gave attendance at the

altar.

13.Certe i de @&o haec dic&nt&r$

alteri& !&it tri"& particep$ e2 @&anemo adtitit altari.

14.:or [it i] evident that o&r Lord prango&t o! &da; o! hich tri"e Moe pa#e

nothing concerning priethood.

14.Clar&m enim et @&od e2 tri"&&dae nat& it 'omin& noter$ de @&a

tri"& nihil lo@&&t& et Moe @&od ad

acerdoti&m pectat.

11.If therefore perfection,or$ moreover i! per!ection$:11etc. :rom the ame tetimon( the )potle

concl&de$ that the old covenant a a"rogated "( the coming o! Chrit. He ha hitherto po#en o! the

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itho&t the other. ,( the ordLaw$ e &ndertand hat pec&liarl( "elonged to Moe; !or the La

contain the r&le o! li!e$ and the grat&ito& covenant o! li!e; and in it e !ind ever(here man(

remar#a"le entence "( hich e are intr&cted a to !aith$ and a to the !ear o!


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ancient acri!ice$ not ith regard to the e2ternal ceremon($ "&t on acco&nt o! their m(tical igni!ication.

6n the preent occaion$ hoever$ thi reaon o&ght to "e &!!icient$ that Moe and hi minitration

ere !or ever; that i$ &ntil the coming o! the #ingdom o! Chrit$ &nder hom the orld a renovated.

8o hen Chrit i come$ and a perpet&al priethood i given to him$ e can !ind no end to hi age$ o

that it cannot terminate a!ter a certain period o! time. So hen applied to him$ the ord o&ght to "e&ndertood in the ene o! eternit(; !or "( the conte2t e are ala( to A&dge o! the meaning o! the ord$

lw$l laoulam.

1%./or there is verily a disannulling,or a"rogation$ etc. ) the )potle9 dico&re depend on thi hinge$

that the La together ith the priethood had come to an end$ he e2plain the reaon h( it o&ght to have

"een a"olihed$ even "eca&e it a ea# and &npro!ita"le. )nd he pea# th& in re!erence to the

ceremonie$ hich had nothing &"tantial in them$ nor in themelve an(thing availa"le to alvation; !or

the promie o! !avor anne2ed to them$ and hat Moe ever(here teti!ie that


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the !ather ere not permitted to have. Then he ho till hold to the hado o! the La$ or ee# to

retore them$ not onl( o"c&re the glor( o! Chrit$ "&t alo deprive & o! an immene "ene!it; !or he p&t


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2#.*ho needeth not,etc. He p&r&e the contrat "eteen Chrit and the Levitical priet; and he point

o&t epeciall( to de!ect$ o to pea#$ in the ancient priethood$ "( hich it appear that it a not

per!ect. )nd here$ indeed$ he onl( to&che "rie!l( on the &"Aect; "&t he a!terard e2plain ever(

partic&lar more at large$ and partic&larl( that hich re!er to the dail( acri!ice$ a the main @&etion a

repecting thee. *t i "rie!l( alo that * ill no to&ch on the everal point. 6ne o! the de!ect o! theancient priethood a$ that the high priet o!!ered acri!ice !or hi on in; ho then co&ld he have

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CH)PT+7 G

HEBREWSCHAPTER%:1"

1.8o o! the thing hich e havepo#en [thi i] the &m3 Je have &ch an

high priet$ ho i et on the right hand o!

the throne o! the MaAet( in the heaven;

1.Porro e&r&m @&ae dic&nt&r &mmaet$ Talem ha"em& ponti!icem @&i

conedit in de2tera throni maAetati

in coeli;

2.) miniter o! the anct&ar($ and o! the

tr&e ta"ernacle$ hich the Lord pitched$

and not man.

2.Sanctor&m miniter et ta"ernac&li

veri @&od !i2it 'omin& et non homo.

3.:or ever( high priet i ordained to o!!ergi!t and acri!ice3 here!ore [it i] o!

neceit( that thi man have omehat alo

to o!!er.

3.6mni enim ponti!e2 ado!!erend&m dona et acri!icia

contit&it&r; &nde necee et h&nc

@&o@&e ha"ere @&od o!!erat.

4.:or i! he ere on earth$ he ho&ld not "e

a priet$ eeing that there are priet thato!!er gi!t according to the la3

4.Sane i in terra eet$ ne ponti!e2

@&idem eet$ @&amdi& eentacerdote @&i ec&nd&m legem

o!!errent dona;

5.Jho erve &nto the e2ample and

hado o! heavenl( thing$ a Moe a

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2.8f the sanctuary,or$ literall($ o! hol( thing$ etc. The ord i to "e ta#en$ a "eing in the ne&ter gender;

and the )potle e2plain himel! "( a(ing$ of the true tabernacle":1

,&t it ma( "e a#ed$ hether the ta"ernacle "&ilt "( Moe a a !ale one$ and pre&mpt&o&l(

contr&cted$ !or there i an implied contrat in the ordD To thi * aner$ that to & mentioned here i

not et in oppoition to hat i !ale$ "&t onl( to hat i t(pical; a e !ind in E4/011Iohn 131$ =The la

a given "( Moe$ "&t grace and tr&th came "( e& Chrit.> Then the old ta"ernacle a not theempt( invention o! man$ "&t the e!!ig( o! the heavenl( ta"ernacle. )$ hoever$ a hado di!!er !rom

the &"tance$ and the ign !rom the thing igni!ied$ the )potle denie it to have "een the tr&e ta"ernacle$

a tho&gh he had aid$ that it a onl( a hado.

*hich the Lord pitched,or$ !i2ed$ etc. Jhat doe the )potle mean "( locating Chrit9 priethood in

heavenD :or do&"tle he &!!ered on earth$ and "( an earthl( "lood he atoned !or o&r in$ !or he derived

hi origin !rom the eed o! )"raham; the acri!ice o! hi death a vii"le; and latl($ that he might o!!er

himel! to the :ather$ it a necear( !or him to decend !rom heaven to the earth$ and a man to "ecome

e2poed to the orro o! thi mortal li!e$ and at length to death itel!. To all thi * repl($ that hatever o!

an earthl( #ind appear at !irt ight to "e in Chrit$ it i to "e vieed pirit&all( "( the e(e o! !aith. Th&

hi !leh$ hich proceeded !rom the eed o! )"raham$ ince it a the temple o!

Let & no e2amine ever( cla&e. The !irt thing that deerve notice$ i that hich he teache that no

priet i appointed e2cept to o!!er gi!t; it i hence evident$ that no !avor !rom


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the pirit&al "ene!it. He &!!ered death a men do$ "&t a a priet he atoned !or the in o! the orld in a

divine manner; there a an e2ternal hedding o! "lood$ "&t there a alo an internal and pirit&al

p&rgation; in a ord$ he died on earth$ "&t the virt&e and e!!icac( o! hi death proceeded !rom heaven.

Jhat immediatel( !ollo ome render th&$ =He co&ld not "e a priet o! the n&m"er o! thoe ho o!!er

gi!t according to the La.> ,&t the ord o! the )potle mean another thing; and there!ore * pre!er thi

rendering$ =He co&ld not "e a priet a long a there are priet ho$> etc. :or he intend to ho one o!thee to thing$ either that Chrit i no priet$ hile the priethood o! the La contin&ed$ a he had no

acri!ice$ or that the acri!ice o! the la ceaed a oon a Chrit appeared. The !irt o! thee i againt all

reaon$ !or it i an act o! impiet( to deprive Chrit o! hi priethood. *t then remain !or & to con!e$ that

the Levitical order i no a"olihed.

5.*ho serve unto the example,etc. The ver" latreu>einto erve$ * ta#e here to mean the per!orming o!acred rite; and o ejnor ejpi


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tho& do nothing "e(ond the pattern$> amo&nt to the ame thing. Then "( en!orcing the r&le delivered "(

himel!$ he prohi"it & to depart !rom it even in the leat thing. :or thi reaon all the mode o! orhip

ta&ght "( men !all to the gro&nd$ and alo thoe thing called acrament hich have not proceeded !rom


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neigh"or$ and ever( man hi "rother$

a(ing$ Ono the Lord3 !or all hall #no

me$ !rom the leat to the greatet.

civem &&m et &n&@&i@&e !ratrem

&&m$ dicendo$ Cognoce 'omin&m;

@&ia omne me cient a parvo inter

vo &@&e ad magn&m.

12.:or * ill "e merci!&l to their

&nrighteo&ne$ and their in and their

ini@&itie ill * remem"er no more.

12. &oniam propiti& ero inA&titii$

et peccator&m eor&m et ini@&itat&m

non recorda"or ampli&.

13. *n that he aith$ ) ne [covenant]$ hehath made the !irt old. 8o that hich

deca(eth and a2eth old [i] read( to

vanih aa(.

13.'icende nov&m anti@&avit pri&;@&od a&tem anti@&at&r et veteracit

prope et &t evanecat.

#./or if that first,etc. He con!irm hat he had aid o! the e2cellenc( o! the covenant hich


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promie i to gather again all the elect together into one "od($ hoever eparated the( ma( have "een

!ormerl(.

$.6ot according to the covenant,etc. Here i e2preed the di!!erence "eteen the covenant hich then

e2ited and the ne one hich he ca&ed them to e2pect. The Prophet might have otherie aid onl(3 =*

ill rene the covenant hich thro&gh (o&r !a&lt ha come to nothing;> "&t he no e2prel( declare

that it o&ld "e one &nli#e the !ormer. ,( a(ing that the covenant a made in the da( hen he laidhold on their hand to rec&e them !rom "ondage$ he enhanced the in o! de!ection "( th& reminding

them o! o great a "ene!it. )t the ame time he did not acc&e one age onl( o! ingratit&de; "&t a thee

ver( men ho had "een delivered immediatel( !ell aa($ and a their poterit( a!ter their e2ample

contin&all( relaped$ hence the hole nation had "ecome covenant-"rea#er.

,( a(ing that he disregardedthem or cared not !or them$ he intimate that it o&ld pro!it them nothing

to have "een once adopted a hi people$ &nle he &ccored them "( thi ne #ind o! remed(. )t the

ame time the Prophet e2pree in He"re omething more; "&t thi ha little to do ith the preent

@&etion.:1/

1&./or this is the covenant that I will ma(e,etc. There are to main part in thi covenant; the !irtregard the grat&ito& remiion o! in; and the other$ the inard renovation o! the heart; there i a third

hich depend on the econd$ and that i the ill&mination o! the mind a to the #noledge o!


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do&"tle thi i the onl( tr&e a(l&m o! o&r !aith$ to hich i! e !lee not$ contant depair m&t "e o&r

lot. :or e are all o! & g&ilt(; nor can e "e otherie releaed then "( !leeing to


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that their ignorance i no impediment to the one$ nor can the other acend o high "( their on ac&men;

"&t the one Spirit i e@&all( the teacher o! them all.

:anatical men ta#e hence the occaion to do aa( ith p&"lic preaching$ a tho&gh it ere o! no &e in

Chrit9 #ingdom; "&t their madne ma( "e eail( e2poed. Their o"Aection i thi3 =)!ter the coming o!

Chrit ever( one i to teach hi neigh"or; aa( then ith the e2ternal minitr($ that a place ma( "e given

to the internal inpiration o! ,&t the( pa "( thi$ that the Prophet doe not holl( den( that the(o&ld teach one another$ "&t hi ord are thee$ They shall not teach, saying, %now the Lord1a tho&gh

he had aid$ =*gnorance hall not a hereto!ore o poe the mind o! men a not to #no ho

,&t e #no that the &e o! teaching i to!old; !irt$ that the( ho are holl( ignorant ma( learn the

!irt element; and econdl($ that thoe ho are initiated ma( ma#e progre. ) then Chritian$ a long

a the( live$ o&ght to ma#e progre$ it cannot &rel( "e aid$ that an( one i o ie that he need not to

"e ta&ght; o that no mall part o! o&r idom i a teacha"le pirit. )nd hat i the a( o! ma#ing

progre i! e deire to "e the diciple o! ChritD Thi i hon to & "( Pa&l hen he a($ that Chrit

gave pator and teacher. E40411I+pheian 4311.N *t hence appear that nothing le a tho&ght o! "( the

Prophet than to ro" the Ch&rch o! &ch a "ene!it.:1/4Hi onl( o"Aect a to ho that


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CH)PT+7

HEBREWSCHAPTER$:15

1.Then veril( the !irt [covenant] had aloordinance o! divine ervice$ and a orldl(

anct&ar(.

1.Ha"e"at @&idem pri& ill&dA&ti!icatione c&lt& et anct&m

m&ndan&m3

2.:or there a a ta"ernacle made; the

!irt$ herein [a] the candletic#$ and the

ta"le$ and the he"read; hich i called

the anct&ar(.

2.Ta"ernac&l&m enim prim&m

compoit&m erat$ in @&o candela"r&m

et mena et pan&m propoitio; @&od

dicit&r anct&ari&m.

3.)nd a!ter the econd veil$ the ta"ernaclehich i called the Holiet o! all;

3.Pot ec&nd&m a&tem vel&mta"ernac&l&m @&od ancta anctor&m

dicit&r;

4.Jhich had the golden cener$ and the

ar# o! the covenant overlaid ro&nd a"o&t

ith gold$ herein [a] the golden potthat had manna$ and )aron9 rod that

"&dded$ and the ta"le o! the covenant;

4.)&re&m ha"en th&ri"&l&m et

arcam !oederi &ndi@&e coopertam

a&ro$ in @&a &rna a&rea ha"enmanna$ et virga )aroni @&ae

!lor&erat$ et ta"&lae tetamenti;

5.)nd over it the cher&"im o! glor(

hadoing the merc(eat; o! hich e

cannot no pea# partic&larl(.

5.S&pra a&tem ipam cher&"in

gloriae o"&m"rante propitiatori&m;

de @&i"& non attinet n&nc dicereigillatim.

1.Then verily the first,etc.:1/)!ter having po#en generall( o! the a"rogation o! the old covenant$ he

no re!er peciall( to the ceremonie. Hi o"Aect i to ho that there a nothing practiced then to

hich Chrit9 coming ha not p&t an end. He a( !irt$ that &nder the old covenant there a a peci!ic

!orm o! divine orhip$ and that it a pec&liarl( adapted to that time. *t ill herea!ter appear "( thecomparion hat #ind o! thing ere thoe rit&al precri"ed &nder the La.

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earthl($ and i rightl( claed among the element o! the orld$ it a (et heavenl( a to hat it

igni!ied.:1/

2./or there was a tabernacle,etc. ) the )potle here to&che "&t lightl( on the tr&ct&re o! the

ta"ernacle$ that he might not "e detained "e(ond hat hi &"Aect re@&ired; o ill * alo deignedl(

a"tain !rom an( re!ined e2planation o! it. *t i then &!!icient !or o&r preent p&rpoe to conider the

ta"ernacle in it three part$ ? the !irt a the co&rt o! the people; the middle a commonl( called theanct&ar(; and the lat a the inner anct&ar($ hich the( called$ "( a( o! eminence$ the holy of

holies":140

) to the !irt anct&ar($ hich a contig&o& to the co&rt o! the people$ he a( that there ere the

candlestic(and the tableon hich theshew5breada et3 he call thi place$ in the pl&ral n&m"er$ the

holie. Then$ a!ter thi i mentioned$ the mot ecret place$ hich the( called the hol( o! holie$ till more

remote !rom the vie o! the people$ and it a even hid !rom the priet ho minitered in the !irt

anct&ar(; !or a "( a veil the anct&ar( a cloed &p to the people$ o another veil #ept the priet !rom

the hol( o! holie. There$ the )potle a($ a the qumiath>rion"( hich name * &ndertand the altar o!

incene$ or !&migation$ rather than the cener;:141then the ar( of the covenant$ ith it covering$ the two

cherubim, the golden pot!illed ith manna, the rod of !aron, and the two tables" Th& !ar the )potle

proceed in decri"ing the ta"ernacle.

,&t he a( that the pot in hich Moe had depoited the manna$ and )aron9 rod hich had "&dded$

ere in the ar# ith the to ta"le; "&t thi eem inconitent ith acred hitor($ hich in 1 Oing G3$

relate that there a nothing in the ar# "&t the to ta"le. ,&t it i ea( to reconcile thee to paage3


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preent$ in hich ere o!!ered "oth gi!t

and acri!ice$ that co&ld not ma#e him that

did the ervice per!ect$ a pertaining to the

concience;

temp&$ @&o dona et hotiae

o!!er&nt&r @&ae non po&nt

ec&nd&m concientiam ancti!icare

c&ltorem;

1&.[Jhich tood] onl( in meat and

drin#$ and diver ahing$ and carnal

ordinance$ impoed [on them] &ntil the

time o! re!ormation.

1&.Sol&m in ci"i et poti"& et

diveri a"l&tioni"& et

ancti!ictioni"& carni &@&e ad

temp& correctioni impoita.

11.,&t Chrit "eing come an high priet o!

good thing to come$ "( a greater and more

per!ect ta"ernacle$ not made ith hand$

that i to a($ not o! thi "&ilding;

11.Chrit& a&tem &pervenien

ponti!e2 !&t&ror&m "onor&m per

maA& et per!ecti& ta"ernac&l&m non

man&!act&m$ hoc et$ non h&A&

creationi;

12.8either "( the "lood o! goat and

calve$ "&t "( hi on "lood he entered in

once into the hol( place$ having o"tained

eternal redemption [!or &].

12.8e@&e per ang&inem hircor&m et

vit&lor&m$ ed per propri&m

ang&inem intravit emel in ancta$

aeterna redemptione inventa.

".6ow, when these things were thus ordained,etc. 6mitting other thing$ he &nderta#e to handle the

chie! point in dip&te3 he a( that the priet ho per!ormed acred rite ere ont to enter the !irt

ta"ernacle dail($ "&t that the chie! priet entered the hol( o! holie onl( (earl( ith the appointed

acri!ice. He hence concl&de$ that hile the ta"ernacle &nder the La a tanding$ the anct&ar( a

cloed &p$ and that onl( thro&gh that "eing removed co&ld the a( "e open !or & to the #ingdom o!


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tho&gh he ere one o! thoe ho acri!iced. $iftsandsacrificesdi!!er$ a the !irt i a general term$ and

the other i partic&lar.

That could not ma(e him that did the service perfect as pertaining to the conscience1that i$ the( did not

reach the o&l o a to con!er tr&e holine. * do not reAect the ord$ ma(e perfect,and (et * pre!er the

termsanctify,a "eing more &ita"le to the conte2t. ,&t that reader ma( "etter &ndertand the meaning o!

the )potle$ let the contrat "eteen the !leh and the concience "e noticed; he denie that orhipperco&ld "e pirit&all( and inardl( cleaned "( the acri!ice o! the La. *t i added a a reaon$ that all

thee rite ere o! the !leh or carnal. Jhat then doe he allo them to "eD *t i commonl( &ppoed$ that

the( ere &e!&l onl( a mean o! training to men$ cond&cive to virt&e and decor&m. ,&t the( ho th&

thin# do not &!!icientl( conider the promie hich are added. Thi glo$ there!ore$ o&ght to "e holl(

rep&diated. )"&rdl( and ignorantl( too do the( interpret the ordinances of the flesh,a "eing &ch a

cleaned or ancti!ied onl( the "od(; !or the )potle &ndertand "( thee ord that the( ere earthl(

(m"ol$ hich did not reach the o&l; !or tho&gh the( ere tr&e tetimonie o! per!ect holine$ (et the(

"( no mean contained it in themelve$ nor co&ld the( conve( it to men; !or the !aith!&l ere "( &ch

help led$ a it ere$ "( the hand to Chrit$ that the( might o"tain !rom him hat a anting in the

(m"ol.

Jere an( one to a# h( the )potle pea# ith o little repect and even ith contempt o! Sacrament

divinel( intit&ted$ and e2ten&ate their e!!icac(D Thi he doe$ "eca&e he eparate them !rom Chrit;

and e #no that hen vieed in themelve the( are "&t "eggarl( element$ a Pa&l call them.E4G040I or a#ing; "&t

the meaning o! the )potle i not th& e2preed; !or he intimate that hen the Levitical priet had !or

the pre!i2ed time per!ormed their o!!ice$ Chrit came in their place$ according to hat e !o&nd in the

eventh chapter. :144a

8f good things to come,etc. Ta#e thee !or eternal thing; !or a me>llwn kairo


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are led "( Chrit9 priethood into the celetial #ingdom o!


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1".:or here a tetament [i]$ there m&t

alo o! neceit( "e the death o! the tetator.

1".8am &"i et tetament&m$ illic

necee et mortem tetatori

intercedere.

1#.:or a tetament [i] o! !orce a!ter men

are dead3 otherie it i o! no trength at all

hile the tetator liveth.

1#.Tetament&m enim in mort&i

!irm&m et$ @&ia n&n@&am valid&m

et @&andi& vivit tetator.

13./or if the blood of bulls,etc. Thi paage ha given to man( all occaion to go atra($ "eca&e the(

did not conider that acrament are po#en o!$ hich had a pirit&al import. The cleaning o! the !leh

the( leave e2plained o! hat avail among men$ a the heathen had their e2piation to "lot o&t the

in!am( o! crime. ,&t thi e2planation i indeed ver( heathenih; !or rong i done to


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intervening. Since thi i !o&nd alone in Chrit$ "eing anting in all other$ it !ollo that he alone can "e

A&tl( deemed a Mediator.:14G

He !&rther record the virt&e and e!!icac( o! hi death "( a(ing that he paid the price !or in &nder the

first covenantor tetament$ hich co&ld not "e "lotted o&t "( the "lood o! "eat; "( hich ord he a

ee#ing dra aa( the e !rom the La to Chrit. :or$ i! the La a o ea# that all the remedie it

applied !or e2piating in did "( no mean accomplih hat the( repreented$ ho co&ld ret in it a in aa!e har"orD Thi one thing$ then$ o&ght to have "een eno&gh to tim&late them to ee# !or omething

"etter than the la; !or the( co&ld not "&t "e in perpet&al an2iet(. 6n the other hand$ hen e come to

Chrit$ a e o"tain in him a !&ll redemption$ there i nothing hich can an( more ditre &. Then$ in

thee ord he ho that the La i ea#$ that the e might no longer rec&m" on it; and he teache

them to rel( on Chrit$ !or in him i !o&nd hatever can "e deired !or paci!(ing concience.

8o$ i! an( one a#$ hether in &nder the La here remitted to the !ather$ e m&t "ear in mind the

ol&tion alread( tated$ ? that the( ere remitted$ "&t remitted thro&gh Chrit. Then notithtanding

their e2ternal e2piation$ the( ere ala( held g&ilt(. :or thi reaon Pa&l a($ that the La a a

handriting againt &. EF1014IColoian 314.N :or hen the inner came !orard and openl( con!eed

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Moe$ i a covenant made "eteen thoe ho are alive$ and e cannot thin# otherie o! the !act itel!.

8o$ a to the ord &ed$ he impl( all&ded$ a * have alread( aid$ to the to meaning it ha in


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&ch meaning a a covenant; "&t a nothing i advanced "&t hat i conitent ith the thing itel!$ no

cr&p&lo& regard i to "e paid to the meaning o! a ord.

The )potle then a($ that the old tetament or covenant a dedicated with blood"He hence concl&de$

that men ere even then reminded$ that it co&ld not "e valid and e!!icacio& e2cept death intervened. :or

tho&gh the "lood o! "eat a then hed$ (et$ he denie that it availed to con!ine an everlating covenant.

That thi ma( appear more clearl($ e m&t notice the c&tom o! prin#ling hich he @&ote !rom Moe.He !irt teache & that the covenant a dedicated or conecrated$ not that it had in itel! an(thing

pro!ane; "&t a there i nothing o hol( that men "( their &ncleanne ill not de!ile$ e2cept


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) to the "oo#$ that it a prin#led cannot "e clearl( hon$ (et the pro"a"ilit( i that it a$ !or Moe

i aid to have prod&ced it a!ter he had acri!iced; and he did thi hen he "o&nd the people to E1F10IPalm F13.N

Thee remar# ill "e &!!icient !or thoe ho ih to "e o"er-minded in their pec&lation.

22.!nd almost all things,etc. ,( a(ing almosthe eem to impl( that ome thing ere otherie

p&ri!ied. )nd do&"tle the( o!ten ahed themelve and other &nclean thing ith ater. ,&t evenater itel! derived it poer to cleane !rom the acri!ice; o that the )potle at length tr&l( declare

that itho&t "lood there a no remiion.:1F/

Then &ncleanne a imp&ted &ntil it a e2piated "( aacri!ice. )nd a itho&t Chrit there i no p&rit( nor alvation$ o nothing itho&t "lood can "e either

p&re or aving; !or Chrit i never to "e eparated !rom the acri!ice o! hi death. ,&t the )potle meant

onl( to a( that thi (m"ol a almot ala( made &e o!. ,&t i! at an( time the p&rgation a not o

made$ it a neverthele thro&gh "lood$ ince all the rite derived their e!!icac( in a manner !rom the

general e2piation. :or the people ere not each o! them prin#led$ !or ho co&ld o mall a portion o!

"lood "e &!!icient !or o large a m&ltit&deDN (et the p&rgation e2tended to all. Hence the particle almost

igni!ie the ame a tho&gh he had aid$ that the &e o! thi rite a o common that the( eldom omitted

it in p&rgation. :or hat Chr(otom a($ that &n!itne i th& denoted$ "eca&e thee ere onl( !ig&re

&nder the La$ i inconitent ith the )potle9 deign.

6o remission,etc. Th& men are prevented !rom appearing "e!ore !or it a onl( one; "&t he &e the

pl&ral n&m"er !or the a#e o! the antithei or contrat.

HEBREWSCHAPTER$:242%24. :or Chrit i not entered into the hol( 24.8e@&e enim in man&!acta ancta

10G


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place made ith hand$ [hich are] the

!ig&re o! the tr&e; "&t into heaven itel!$

no to appear in the preence o!


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#ind o! acri!ice$ !or Chrit o!!ered himel! and not an animal; and he add another; that he repeated not

hi acri!ice$ a &nder the La$ !or the repetition there a !re@&ent and even inceant.

2"./or then must he often have suffered,etc. He ho ho great an a"&rdit( !ollo$ i! e do not

co&nt it eno&gh that an e2piation ha "een made "( the one acri!ice o! Chrit. :or he hence concl&de

that he m&t have died o!ten; !or death i connected ith acri!ice. Ho thi latter &ppoition i mot

&nreaona"le; it then !ollo that the virt&e o! the one acri!ice i eternal and e2tend to all age. )nd hea(since the foundation of the world,or !rom the "eginning o! the orld:1FF!or in all age !rom the

"eginning there ere in hich needed e2piation. +2cept then the acri!ice o! Chrit a e!!icacio&$ no

one o! the !ather o&ld have o"tained alvation; !or a the( ere e2poed to E4G0404I


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an( one to o"Aect and a($ that ome had died tice$ &ch a Laar&$ and not once1the aner o&ld "e

thi$ ? that the )potle pea# here o! the ordinar( lot o! men; "&t the( are to "e e2cepted !rom thi

condition$ ho hall "( an intantaneo& change p&t o!! corr&ption$ E41FF1I1 Corinthian 1F3F1;N !or he

incl&de none "&t thoe ho ait !or a long time in the d&t !or the redemption o! their "odie.

2%.The second time without sin,etc. The )potle &rge thi one thing$ ? that e o&ght not to "e

di@&ieted "( vain and imp&re longing !or ne #ind o! e2piation$ !or the death o! Chrit i a"&ndantl(&!!icient !or &. Hence he a($ that he once appeared and made a acri!ice to a"olih in$ and that at hi

econd coming he ill ma#e openl( mani!et the e!!icac( o! hi death$ o that in ill have no more

poer to h&rt &.:1F

To bear,or$ ta#e aa( in$ i to !ree !rom g&ilt "( hi ati!action thoe ho have inned. He a( the

in o! many,that i$ o! all$ a in E4F0F1FI7oman F31F. *t i (et certain that all receive no "ene!it !rom the

death o! Chrit; "&t thi happen$ "eca&e their &n"elie! prevent them. )t the ame time thi @&etion i

not to "e dic&ed here$ !or the )potle i not pea#ing o! the !e or o! the man( to hom the death o!

Chrit ma( "e availa"le; "&t he impl( mean that he died !or other and not !or himel!; and there!ore he

oppoe man( to one.:1FG

,&t hat doe he mean "( a(ing that Chrit ill appear without sin7Some a($ itho&t a propitiation or

an e2piator( acri!ice !or in$ a the ord in i ta#en in E4F0G0/I7oman G3/; E40F1I Corinthian F31; andin man( place in the riting o! Moe; "&t in m( A&dgment he intended to e2pre omething more

&ita"le to hi preent p&rpoe$ namel($ that Chrit at hi coming ill ma#e it #non ho tr&l( and reall(he had ta#en aa( in$ o that there o&ld "e no need o! an( other acri!ice to paci!( ,&t the other meaning

i the mot appropriate; !or he mean that thoe hall !ind complete alvation ho rec&m" ith @&iet

mind on the death o! Chrit; !or thi loo#ing !or or anting ha a re!erence to the &"Aect dic&ed. The

Script&re indeed doe elehere acri"e thi in common to "eliever$ that the( loo# !or the coming o! the

Lord$ in order to diting&ih them !rom the &ngodl($ "( hom hi coming i dreaded$ EF0110I1

Thealonian 1310;N "&t a the )potle no contend that e o&ght to ac@&iece in the one tr&e acri!ice

o! Chrit$ he call it the loo#ing !or Chrit$ hen e are ati!ied ith hi redemption alone$ and ee# no

other remedie or help.:10

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CH)PT+7 10

HEBREWSCHAPTER1&:14

1.:or the la having a hado o! goodthing to come$ [and] not the ver( image o!

the thing$ can never ith thoe acri!ice

hich the( o!!ered (ear "( (ear contin&all(

ma#e the comer there&nto per!ect.

1.m"ram enim ha"en le2!&t&ror&m "onor&m$ non ipam

vivam imaginem rer&m$ acri!icii

@&ae @&otanni eadem continenter

o!!er&nt&r n&n@&am potet eo @&i

acced&nt per!icere vel$ ancti!icare.N

2.:or then o&ld the( not have ceaed to

"e o!!eredD "eca&e that the orhipper

once p&rged ho&ld have had no more

concience o! in.

2.)lio@&i annon deiient o!!eriD

propterea @&od n&llam ampli&

concientiam peccator&m ha"erent

c&ltore emel p&rgati.

3.,&t in thoe [acri!ice there i] a

remem"rance again [made] o! in ever(

(ear.

3.)t@&i in hi !it @&otanni

commemoratio peccator&m.

4.:or [it i] not poi"le that the "lood o!

"&ll and o! goat ho&ld ta#e aa( in.

4.*mpoi"le enim et &t ang&i

ta&ror&m tollat peccata.

1./or the Law having a shadow,etc. He ha "orroed thi imilit&de !rom the pictorial art; !or a hado

here i in a ene di!!erent !rom hat it ha in EF101IColoian 31; here he call the ancient rite or

ceremonie hado$ "eca&e the( did not poe the real &"tance o! hat the( repreented. ,&t he

no a( that the( ere li#e r&de lineament$ hich hado !orth the per!ect pict&re; !or painter$ "e!ore

the( introd&ce the living color "( the pencil$ are ont to mar# o&t the o&tline o! hat the( intend to

repreent. Thi inditinct repreentation i called "( the a,hich (o& might call inLatin$ =&m"ratilem>$ hado(. The


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*hich they offered year by year,etc. He pea# epeciall( o! the (earl( acri!ice$ mentioned in Levitic&

1$ tho&gh all the acri!ice are here incl&ded &nder one #ind. 8o he reaon th&3 Jhen there i no

longer an( concio&ne o! in$ there i then no need o! acri!ice; "&t &nder the La the o!!ering o! the

ame acri!ice a o!ten repeated; then no ati!action a given to

HEBREWSCHAPTER1&:51&5.Jhere!ore hen he cometh into the

orld$ he aith$ Sacri!ice and o!!ering tho&

o&ldet not$ "&t a "od( hat tho&prepared me3

5.&apropter egredien in m&nd&m

dicit$ Sacri!ici&m et o"lationem

nol&iti$ corp& a&tem aptati mihi;

".*n "&rnt o!!ering and [acri!ice] !or in

tho& hat had no plea&re.

".Holoca&ta et victima pro peccato

non pro"ati;

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#.Then aid *$ Lo$ * come in the vol&me

o! the "oo# it i ritten o! me$N to do th(

ill$ 6

e2cept e conider that Chrit illingl( too# on himel! the in o! hi mem"er. The hole o! hat i

aid$ no do&"t$ rightl( accord ith 'avid; "&t a it i ell #non that 'avid a a t(pe o! Chrit$ there i

nothing &nreaona"le in tran!erring to Chrit hat 'avid declared

calvino a hebreos.rtf

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