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…

To all those that obey him:] If we be desirous then that the obedience of Christ shall profit us at all, let us imitate it. For the Apostles meaning is in this place, that the fruit thereof ⟨p. 103⟩comes to none but to those which yield him obedience. ¹And in this speech he also recommends faith unto us. For neither is Christ, nor any of his benefits made ours, but so far forth as we receive both him and them by faith. Although it seems he hath put this word all, to show that none are shut out from this salvation, if so be they yield themselves teachable and obedient to the Gospel of Christ.

To all those that obey him:] If we be desirous then that the obedience of Christ shall profit vs at all, let vs imitate it. For the Apostles meaning is in this place, that the fruit thereof ⟨p. 103⟩comes to none but to those which yeeld him obedience. ¹And in this speech he also recommends faith vnto vs. For neither is Christ, nor any of his benefittes made ours, but fo farre foorth as wee receiue both him and them by faith. Although it seemes he hath put this word all, to shew that none are shut out from this saluation, if so bee they yeeld themselues teachable and obedient to the Gospel of Christ.

1. 1If we would have Christs obedience profitable unto us, we must learn to follow his example therein.If we would haue Christs obedience profitable vnto vs, we must learne to follow his example therein.

And is called of God, &c.] Vers. 10. & 11. Because it was very requisite he should more largely follow the comparison between Christ and Melchizedek, which he hath already touched; and that it was needful to awaken the spirits of the Jews to the greater attention: he so entereth into the digression following, which continues till the beginning of the seventh chapter, that yet therewithal he holds himself still to the point. In the beginning of which digression he protests, that he hath many things to say concerning this matter, Verse 11 but their dullness was such as they must be prepared thereunto; that his speech might not be in vain, nor his labour lost. He tells them that the matter is hard; not to discourage them, but rather to whet their attention. For even as the easiness of that which we have to learn, doth easily beget slothfulness, and negligence; so on the contrary where the matter is more obscure and hard, it stirs up in us the greater heedfulness to hearken. Notwithstanding he attributes the cause of the difficulty not to the thing it self, but to them. For it is certain that God always speaks in such clearness; avoiding all obscurity, or doubtfulness of speech,