a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

n

7 Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was

Jesus, made an High Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. do. vii. 1, 2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 21: This Melchisedec, king of Salem, Priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; 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; 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. After the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another Priest, who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. For he testifieth, Thou art a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec. For those Priests were made without an oath; but this was 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.

m MAT. xxvi. 39, 42, 44: He went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. do. xxvii. 46, 50: Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. MARK, xiv. 36, 39: And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me : nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt. And again he went away, and prayed, and spake the same words. do. xv. 34, 37: And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. JOHN, xvii. 1: Jesus lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee.

n Ps. xxii. 1: My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my roaring?

able to save him from death, and was heard Pin that he feared ;4

r

8 Though he were a Son, yet learned he 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;

u

in being delivered from that which he feared. Dod. for his piety. A. V.

• MAT. xxvi. 53: Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? MARK, xiv. 36: Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me.

P MAT. XXVI. 37: [Jesus] began to be sorrowful, and very heavy. MARK, xiv. 33: [Jesus] began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy. LUKE, xxii. 43: There appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. JOHN, xii. 27: Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say?

HEB. i. 5, 8: Unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son? Unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever. do. iii. 6: Christ as a son over his own house. PHI. ii. 8: He humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

See on HEB. ii. 10.

HEB. xi. 40: God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Ps. cxix. 30, 32, 47, 57, 93, 106: I have chosen the way of truth thy judgments have I laid before me. I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart. I will delight myself in thy commandments, which I have loved. Thou art my portion, O LORD: I have said that I would keep thy words. I will never forget thy precepts: for with them thou hast quickened me. I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep thy righteous judgments. Isa. i. 16, 17, 19: Cease to do evil; learn to do well.-If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land. do. lv. 3: Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. ZEC. vi. 15: This shall come to pass, if ye will diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God. MAT. xix. 17: If thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments. 1 COR. vii. 19: Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandments of God.

V

10 Called of God an High Priest after the order of Melchisedec.

11 of whom 6 w we have many things to say, and hard to be uttered,' seeing ye are dull of hearing."

12 For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of * milk, and not of strong 10 meat.

11

13 For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.

14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, 12 even those who by reason of

5 Pronounced by. Ham. Constituted by. Whit. 6 concerning whom. Pu. 7 much matter, and which would not easily be interpreted by speaking. Ham. 8 slow of hearing. Pu. 9 what. Ham. Pu. 10 solid. Pu. "Gr. hath no experience in. A. V. 12 perfect. 1 COR. ii. 6: EPH. iv. 13: PHI, iii. 15. A. V.

▾ See on ver. 6.

* JOHN, xvi. 12: I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now.

× ÏSA. xxviii. 10: They would not hear. MAT. xiii. 15: This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed. 1 COR. iii. 1: I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ. 2 PET. iii. 16: In which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other Scriptures, unto their own destruction.

Y HEB. vi. 1.

z See on 1 COR. iii. 1-3.

1 COR. xiii. 11: When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. 1 PET. ii. 2: As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby. See on EPH. iv. 14.

1 Cor. ii. 6: Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought. EPH. iv. 13: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son

use

13 have their senses exercised to both good and evil.

CHAP. VI.

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

ก

THEREFORE 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,

b

C

e

2 Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, ❝ and of eternal judgment.

13 of an habit, or perfection. A. V. the doctrine that pertaineth to the beginning of Christian men. Cr. the word of the beginning of Christ. A. V.

of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ. PHI. iii. 15: Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.

C

:

ISA. vii. 15: Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 1 Cor. ii. 14, 15 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of

no man.

CHAP. VI.

a See HEB. v. 12; and on do. xiii. 21.

b HEB. ix. 14: How much more shall the blood of Christpurge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

CHEB. xi. 6: But without faith it is impossible to please him for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

d ACTS, xix. 4, 5: John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.

e See on ACTs, vi. 6.

f ACTS, xvii. 31, 32: Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance

k

3 And this will we do, if God permit.

4 For it is impossible for those who were 1 once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

m

unto all men, in that he hath raised him from the dead. And when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked: and others said, We will hear thee again of this matter. do. xxvi. 8: Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you, that God should raise the dead?

5 ACTS, xxiv. 25: And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. Rom. ii. 16: In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ according to my Gospel.

h See on ACTs, xviii. 21.

i MAT. V. 13 Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. do. xii. 31, 32: Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be forgiven unto men. And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world to come. JOHN, XV. 6: If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a branch, and is withered; and men gather them, and cast them into the fire, and they are burned. See on LUKE, XI. 26.

HEB. X. 32: Call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions.

JOHN, iv. 10: Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water. do. vi. 32: Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven. EPH. ii. 8: For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.

GAL. iii. 2,5: This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? HEB. ii. 4: God also bearing them