And to this if relating to your not loving of Christ, I will show you another if relating to your not entering into Heaven, Heb. 4.3.—I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest.—5. And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. Here God useth an Oath, but concealeth the Imprecation; when the Lord pronounceth his Oath negatively, then it is to be understood as an affirmation; as Isa. 14.24. The Lord of hosts hath sworn, if not, ⟨p. 11⟩so it shall come to pass, that is, it shall certainly come to pass: But when he setteth it down affirmatively, then it is to be understood negatively, as Psal. 95.11. If they shall enter into my rest; that is, they shall never enter into my rest. When God sweareth thus by himself, he mentioneth not the Curse, because no Execration or Curse can fall upon him that is God necessarily, infinitely and eternally blessed, and therefore not to be expressed, because it cannot come upon him; neither should such a form of speech be supplied, as some do profanely use, then let me not be God, or such like: It is sufficient to alarm Sinners, that God doth swear, if they continue to the death without love to, and saith in Christ, they shall not enter into his rest.
And to this if relating to your not loving of Christ, I will shew you another if relating to your not entring into Heaven, Heb. 4.3.—I have sworn in my wrath, If they shall enter into my rest.—5. And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest. Here God useth an Oath, but concealeth the Imprecation; when the Lord pronounceth his Oath negatively, then it is to be understood as an affirmation; as Isa. 14.24. The Lord of hosts hath sworn, if not, ⟨p. 11⟩so it shall come to pass, that is, it shall certainly come to pass: But when he setteth it down affirmatively, then it is to be understood negatively, as Psal. 95.11. If they shall enter into my rest; that is, they shall never enter into my rest. When God sweareth thus by himself, he mentioneth not the Curse, because no Execration or Curse can fall upon him that is God necessarily, infinitely and eternally blessed, and therefore not to be expressed, because it cannot come upon him; neither should such a form of speech be supplied, as some do prophanely use, then let me not be God, or such like: It is sufficient to alarm Sinners, that God doth swear, if they continue to the death without love to, and saith in Christ, they shall not enter into his rest.
