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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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17 And I will remember their sins and iniquities no more.
17 And I will remember their sinnes and iniquities no more.
18 Now where remission of these things is, there is no more offering for sin.
18 Now where remission of these things is, there is no more offring for sinne.
And every Priest, &c.] Vers. 11 The conclusion of the whole disputation is, that the custom of offering every day is wholly disagreeing & contrary to the Priesthood of Christ. And that for this cause since his coming, both the office of the Levitical Priests, as also the manner and custom of offering every day, is ended. For the nature of things repugnant is such, that when the one is established, the other falls down. Hitherunto he hath very sufficiently debated the question, touching the establishing of the Priesthood of Christ: it remains then that the old Priesthood do cease, ⟨p. 210⟩which agreeth not with Christs. For all the faithful have a full and absolute consecration in his only oblation. Although we may expound the Greek word, He hath finished, or perfected, Vers. 14 yet I had rather say He hath consecrated: because the question is now touching the things which concern the service of God. When he saith, those which are sanctified, under this word he comprehends all the children of God: and admonisheth us therein that we lose time to seek the grace of our sanctification any where else.
ANd euery Priest, &c.] Vers. 11 The conclusion of the whole disputation is, that the custome of offring euery day is wholy disagreeing & contrarie to the Priesthood of Christ. And that for this cause since his comming, both the office of the Leuiticall Priests, as also the manner and custome of offring euery day, is ended. For the nature of things repugnant is such, that when the one is established, the other falls downe. Hitherunto hee hath very sufficiently debated the question, touching the establishing of the Priesthood of Christ: it remaines then that the old Priesthood doe cease,