A continuation of the exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the…

But the main business he undertakes, and ⟨p. 36⟩the work which he pursues, is the carrying on of these Hebrews to perfection by the declaration of the most sublime mysteries of the Gospel, especially that which is among the chiefest of them, namely, the Priesthood of Christ and the Prefiguration of it by that of Melchizedek. (3) The whole series of this discourse depends on Chap. 5. ver. 10, 11. Having declared unto them that he had many things to instruct them concerning the Priesthood of Christ, as shadowed out in the Person and Office of Melchizedek, he lets them know that he had also sundry discouragements in his design, which yet were not such, but that he would break through them and pursue his intention. Only to make his way as smooth and plain as conveniently he could, he deals with them a while about the removal of those hinderances which lay in his way on their part, and then returneth directly to his first proposal, and the handling of it in the last Verse of this Chapter. This therefore is the sense of these words. For the reasons before insisted on, and afterwards to be added, I will proceed unto the declaration of the principal mysteries of the Gospel, especially those which concern the Priesthood of Christ, and thereby raise up the building of your Faith and Profession upon the foundation that hath been laid, whereby through the Grace of God, you may be carried on to perfection, and become skilful in the word of Righteousness.

But the main business he undertakes, and ⟨p. 36⟩the work which he pursues, is the carrying on of these Hebrews to perfection by the declaration of the most sublime mysteries of the Gospel, especially that which is among the chiefest of them, namely, the Priesthood of Christ and the Prefiguration of it by that of Melchisedeck. (3) The whole series of this discourse depends on Chap. 5. ver. 10, 11. Having declared unto them that he had many things to instruct them concerning the Priesthood of Christ, as shadowed out in the Person and Office of Melchisedeck, he lets them know that he had also sundry discouragements in his design, which yet were not such, but that he would break through them and pursue his intention. Only to make his way as smooth and plain as conveniently he could, he deals with them a while about the removal of those hinderances which lay in his way on their part, and then returneth directly to his first proposal, and the handling of it in the last Verse of this Chapter. This therefore is the sense of these words. For the reasons before insisted on, and afterwards to be added, I will proceed unto the declaration of the principal mysteries of the Gospel, especially those which concern the Priesthood of Christ, and thereby raise up the building of your Faith and Profession upon the foundation that hath been laid, whereby through the Grace of God, you may be carried on to perfection, and become skilful in the word of Righteousness.