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A commentary on the whole Epistle to the Hebrews. By M. John Calvin. Translated…A commentarie on the vvhole Epistle to the Hebrevves. By M. Iohn Caluin. Translated…
A commentary on the whole Epistle to the Hebrews. By M. John Calvin. Translated out of FrenchA commentarie on the vvhole Epistle to the Hebrevves. By M. Iohn Caluin. Translated out of French
London: printed by Felix Kingston for Arthur Johnson, 1605London: printed by Felix Kingston for Arthur Iohnson, 1605
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16 Let us therefore go boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
16 Let vs therefore go boldly vnto the throne of grace, that we may receiue mercie, and finde grace to helpe in time of need.
Seeing then that we have a great high Priest.] Verse 14 Hitherunto he hath spoken of the Apostleship of Christ: now he comes to entreat of his second office. For we have said, when Christ was sent: he received two offices, that is, of Doctor, and Priest. 1The Apostle then having exhorted the Jews to receive the doctrine of Christ with all obedience, doth now show unto them what profit his Priesthood bringeth. And this is the second member of his disputation in this Epistle. Now he doth very fitly join the Priesthood with the Apostleship, ⟨p. 84⟩in that he saith, the end of them both is to bring us to God. He saith, Then; because he had touched this article also before, 2to wit, that Christ is our high Priest: but because the efficacy of the Priesthood is communicated unto us by doctrine only, it was needful to prepare mens minds thereby to receive Christ. 3Now it remains that those who acknowledge him for their Schoolmaster, and yield themselves teachable disciples under him, do also learn from his mouth, or in his school, what profit his Priesthood bringeth, and what the use and end of it is. He saith in the first place, seeing we have such an high Priest, even Jesus the Son of God, Let us hold fast our profession. Confession is here taken for faith, as before chap. 3. Now because the Priesthood served to confirm the doctrine, the Apostle gathers from hence that we have none occasion to doubt or waver in the faith of the Gospel, seeing the Son of God hath ratified and confirmed it. For whosoever holds not this doctrine for sure and steadfast, he dishonours the Son of God, and despoils him of the dignity of his Priesthood. Such an excellent pledge I say, ought to give us so much the more assurance; that without fear, we may rest our selves upon the Gospel.