Ch. 4. Cloriff',r Priejtbood. Hebrews. Ch,if's Priefibood, Ch. 5. nets, which is here meant, for Church-gran- r S. For we have not a High Prieft that is dure, and frill profperity, have been the che- fo far from our natures and cafe, as to be un. rifhers of our own works, and not the ceafing concern'd, and void of compafïion towards us, of them. as much as we are toward the Brutes; but one 11. Let us labour therefore to en- that was Man, and tempted, and perfecutcd, as ter into that reft, left any man fall af- much as we, but without fin. ter the fame example of unbelief. Note; That Temptation maybe without fin : II. Let it then be the care and diligence of It isnot our Iin :needy to be tempted. heart and life, to attain that Reft, and not to 16. Let us therefore come boldly lofe it by Apoffacy, but to take warning by unto the throne of grace, that we may thofe Unbelievers. obtain mercy, and find grace to help Note ; Is it titter to be thedeíìruCion of the in time of need. Jews, and freedom from this Perfecution, that r6. let us therefore fo fully truff to the should be meant, by an Aponle that gloried in Y faltering, rather than that Glory which is in_ Heavens, and mercy of with High Prieft in the deed the end of Chriftian careand labour ? as to come (tho' filial Reverence; 1 s: For the word of God u quick, yet) with boldnefs in the belief of our acce- ptance, that we may obtain mercy, and find and powerful, and (harper than any fuieäbie and feafoeablehelp iu all our dangers two-edged fw,ord, piercing even to the and needs. (For God.will yet be fought unto dividing afùnder of foul and fpirit, for all.) and of the joynts and marrow and is CHAP. V. a difcerner of the thoughtsand , intents of the heart. X. FOR every highprieft takenfrom 12. For tho' foe may hedeceiv'd by a fell. among men, is ordained for flattering heart, and (educing reáfwtings, and men in things pertaining to God, that fame think to conceal their fin, God's Word is he may offer both gifts and ficrifices quick and powerful,-and sharper than a two- for fins. edg'd Sword, being fitted by the all-teeing God, to fearch Hearts to the bottom, and to r. For among men, the High Prieft that is difcover and feparate evil from good, in the one them is a perfon,cónfecrated to officiate fecretß thoughts and incepts of the Heart. for God.wards, or in thingsof their con- 13. Neither is there any creature cerement towards God, 'fpecially in offering Gifts and Sacrifices for fin. that is not manifefl in his fight, but 2. Who can have compafitonof the all things are naked and opened unto ignorant, and on them that are out of the eyes of him with'tthons we have the wav, for that he himfelf alfo is todo. compafied with infirmity., 13. It is (as the Light from the Sun) the 2. Who can the more compaflionately offer Word of that God, before whole Eyes all for thofe finsof ignorance, error, and weak. hearts and things are in open view, as a diffe- refs, which the Law alloweth Sacrifice for, as o}ed body and filch a (catching Light is his being liable to infirmity himfelf. Wordwithwhomwe have to do (or which And by reafon hereof he ought, we are (peaking of.) for the people, as fo alto for himfelf 14. Seeing. then that we have a P P s great high priefl, that is palled into tooffer for fins. theheavens, Jefus the Son of God, 5ct 3 being liable to fin himfelf, I e muff us hold fall our profefüon. offer for his own fin aswellas theirs. 14. Having then fo great a High Prieft ofcu- 4. And no man taketh this honour ded into Heaven, (the Eternal Word, who fen- unto himfelf, but he that is called of deth forth his fearchinggWord) who is able to God, as was Aaron. rave, and help us, or deftroy us, ifwe rev - olt ; 4. And fo fatted an Office was not to be in Let us hold (aft our profefred Faith and hope vaded by Ufurpers, without God's call,: forby through all our Tryals. it , large was made Prieft. 15. For we have not an high príeft 5. So alfo Chrift glorified not him= which cannot be touched with the fee- felt to be made an high prieft.: but ling of our infirmities: but was, inall he that faid.unto him; Thou art my points tempted like as Ike are, -yet Son, to day have I bcgottenTlu .' without fin. S. And Chrift ufu nod not this honour, but God
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