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…

15 Take heed, that no man fall away from the grace of God: let no root of bitterness spring up and trouble you, least thereby many be defiled. […] ⟨p. 300⟩nor to the left. In sum, he gives us this rule of well doing, to wit, that we order our steps according to the will of God: to the end that neither fear, nor the enticements of this world; no nor any impediment whatsoever do turn us out of the right way.

15 Take heed, that no man fall away from the grace of God: let no roote of bitternesse spring vp and trouble you, least thereby many be defiled. 〈…〉 ⟨p. 300⟩nor to the left. In summe, he giues vs this rule of well doing, to wit, that we order our steps according to the will of God: to the end that neither feare, nor the intisements of this world; no nor any impediment whatsoeuer doe turne vs out of the right way.

And therefore he adds, least that which is halting be turned out of the way, that is to say, least by halting you be cast behind far from the way. Now he calls it an halting, when mens minds do vary: being now of that opinion, and then of that. As also when they do not wholly and unfeignedly submit themselves to God. So speaks Elijah to those double hearted ones, who mingled the service of God with their superstitions; How long (saith he) will you halt between two opinions? 1. King. 18.21. Now this is a very fit manner of speaking and wants not his grace: for it is far worse to err than to halt. Those which begin to halt do not turn out of the way at the first chop, but they recoil back by little and little more and more, till being carried away into error, they find themselves fast snared in the middest of Satan's labyrinth. ¹