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…

By faith he remained, &c.] This is the second member, Vers. 9 to wit, that he being entered into the promised land, could hardly find entertainment therein as a stranger. Where was this inheritance which he hoped for? Truly he might forthwith have thought that God had deceived him: and might have had a greater occasion than the former to nourish this thought (which the Apostle omitteth) to wit, because by and by after, famine did drive him thence: so as he was twice ⟨p. 256⟩constrained to flee into the land of Gerar. But the Apostle contents himself to commend his perseverance in one word, in saying that he was as a stranger in the land of promise. For the condition of a stranger was contrary to the promise. When Abraham then constantly sustained this tentation, it was an excellent virtue in him, but yet such as proceeded from no other cause than faith. With Isaac and Jacob. His meaning is not that they dwelled together in the same tents or in one time, but he makes Abraham a companion with his son, and his sons son, because they were travellers in the heritage which was promised to them: and yet fainted not, although God made them wait a long time. For by how much the more their hope was deferred, by so much the more their tentations increased, if they had not manfully repulsed all the doubts and assaults by the buckler of faith.

By faith he remained, &c.] This is the second member, Vers. 9 to wit, that hee being entred into the promised land, could hardly finde entertainment therein as a stranger. Where was this inheritance which he hoped for? Truly he might forthwith haue thought that God had deceiued him: and might haue had a greater occasion than the former to nourish this thought (which the Apostle omitteth) to wit, because by and by after, famine did driue him thence: so as hee was twice ⟨p. 256⟩constrained to flee into the land of Gerar. But the Apostle contents himself to commēd his perseuerance in one word, in saying that he was as a stranger in the land of promise. For the condition of a stranger was contrarie to the promise. When Abraham then constantly sustained this tentation, it was an excellent vertue in him, but yet such as proceeded from no other cause than faith. With Isaak and Iacob. His meaning is not that they dwelled together in the same tents or in one time, but he makes Abraham a companion with his sonne, and his sonnes sonne, because they were trauellers in the heritage which was promised to them: and yet fainted not, although God made them waite a long time. For by how much the more their hope was deferred, by so much the more their tentations increased, if they had not manfully repulsed all the doubts and assaults by the buckler of faith.