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§. 13 The design of the Apostle in this Discourse, is to confirm what he had laid down, and positively asserted in the beginning of the Chapter. Now this is, That there is yet under the Gospel a promise of entering into the Rest of God, left or remaining unto Believers; and that they do enter into that Rest, by mixing the promise of it with Faith. This he declares; ⟨p. 368⟩and the declaration of it was useful unto, and necessary for the Hebrews. For he lets them know, that notwithstanding their present, and ancient enjoyment of the Land of Canaan, with the Worship and Rest of God therein, which their Forefathers fell short of by their unbelief, they were under a new Trial, a new Rest being proposed unto them in the promise This he proves by a Testimony out of the 95th. Psalm, the words whereof he had insisted on at large Chap. 3. and doth so again in this. But the Application of that Testimony unto his purpose, is obnoxious to a great Objection; For the Rest mentioned in that Psalm, seems to be a Rest long since past and enjoyed, either by themselves or others. They therefore could have no new or fresh concernment in it, nor be in danger of coming short of it. And if this were so, all the Arguments and Exhortations of the Apostle in this place, must needs be weak and incogent, as drawn from a mistaken and misapplied Testimony.

§. 13 The design of the Apostle in this Discourse, is to confirm what he had laid down, and positively asserted in the beginning of the Chapter. Now this is, That there is yet under the Gospel a promise of entring into the Rest of God, left or remaining unto Believers; and that they do enter into that Rest, by mixing the promise of it with Faith. This he declares; ⟨p. 368⟩and the declaration of it was usefull unto, and necessary for the Hebrews. For he lets them know, that notwithstanding their present, and antient enjoyment of the Land of Canaan, with the Worship and Rest of God therein, which their Forefathers fell short of by their unbelief, they were under a new Tryal, a new Rest being proposed unto them in the promise This he proves by a Testimony out of the 95th. Psalm, the words whereof he had insisted on at large Chap. 3. and doth so again in this. But the Application of that Testimony unto his purpose, is obnoxious to a great Objection; For the Rest mentioned in that Psalm, seems to be a Rest long since past and enjoyed, either by themselves or others. They therefore could have no new or fresh concernment in it, nor be in danger of coming short of it. And if this were so, all the Arguments and Exhortations of the Apostle in this place, must needs be weak and incogent, as drawn from a mistaken and misapplyed Testimony.