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…

If we neglect:] Not only the rejection, Verse 3 but also the very contempt of the Gospel doth justly deserve punishment, that is, in regard of the greatness of that grace which is offered ⟨p. 30⟩therein. And therefore he saith, so great salvation. For God would have us to esteem his gifts according to their excellency. By how much the more precious they be then, so much the more is our vile ingratitude, if we prize them not according to their value. Now for as much as Christ is great; great and rigorous will Gods vengeance be upon all the contemners of the Gospel. And it is to be noted, that the name of salvation is transferred in this place by the figure Metonymia, to the doctrine: because as it is Gods will and pleasure that men shall be no other way saved than by the Gospel; ¹so, in rejecting of it, we reject the salvation of God. For it is the power of God to all them that believe. He then which seeks salvation by any other means, he will have it without the power and virtue of God; and what a senselessness is that? But this title tends not only to the magnifying of the Gospel, but it is also a singular stay and prop of our faith: because it testifies that the word is not in vain, but contains in it most certain and assured salvation.

If we neglect:] Not onely the reiection, Verse 3 but also the very contempt of the Gospell doth iustly deserue punishment, that is, in regard of the greatnes of that grace which is offered ⟨p. 30⟩therein. And therefore he saith, so great saluation. For God would haue vs to esteeme his gifts according to their excellencie. By how much the more pretious they be then, so much the more is our vile ingratitude, if wee prize them not according to their value. Now for as much as Christ is great; great and rigorous will Gods vengeance be vpon all the contemners of the Gospell. And it is to be noted, that the name of saluation is transferred in this place by the figure Metonymia, to the doctrine: because as it is Gods wil and pleasure yt men shall be no other way saued than by the Gospel; ¹so, in reiecting of it, we reiect the saluation of God. For it is the power of God to all them that beleeue. He then which seekes saluation by any other meanes, he will haue it without the power and vertue of God; and what a senselesnes is that? But this title tends not onely to the magnifying of the Gospell, but it is also a singular stay and prop of our faith: because it testifies that the word is not in vaine, but containes in it most certaine and assured saluation.