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…

This word, thereto, hath this sense, that we are confirmed in the faith of the Gospel by an agreement and harmony which is between God and men, because the miracles wrought by God do agree with the voice of men, and serve as a testimony thereto. Afterwards he addeth, Gifts of the holy Ghost: by which the doctrine of the Gospel was also ⟨p. 32⟩adorned, as being dependences of it. For to what purpose hath God distributed the gifts of his Spirit, but to the end they might be means and helps in part to publish this doctrine; and in part to beget an admiration in men, that their hearts might be moved thereby to obey the doctrine? For otherwise S. Paul saith in the first to the Cor. 14.22. that the diversities of tongues are given for signs, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not. This clause, according to his will, admonisheth us that those powers and wonders, whereof he made mention before, cannot be attributed to any other than to God, and that they were not done by chance, but by his determinate counsel, to the end they might seal up the truth of the Gospel.

This word, thereto, hath this sense, that wee are confirmed in the faith of the Gospell by an agreement and harmonie which is betweene God and men, because the miracles wrought by God doe agree with the voyce of men, and serue as a testimonie thereto. Afterwards he addeth, Gifts of the holy Ghost: by which the doctrine of the Gospell was also ⟨p. 32⟩adorned, as being dependances of it. For to what purpose hath God distributed the gifts of his Spirit, but to the end they might bee meanes and helpes in part to publish this doctrine; and in part to beget an admiration in men, that their hearts might be moued thereby to obey the doctrine? For otherwise S. Paul saith in the first to the Cor. 14.22. that the diuersities of tongues are giuen for signes, not to them that beleeue, but to them that beleeue not. This clause, according to his will, admonisheth vs that those powers and wonders, whereof hee made mention before, cannot be attributed to any other than to God, and that they were not done by chance, but by his determinate counsell, to the end they might seale vp the truth of the Gospell.