He is so much superiour to the angels, as the authority he possesses is more excellent than theirs.

but as the architect is of much greater dignity than the house he has made; so the glory which Christ received was greater than that of Moses.

so that Jesus was made guarantee of an alliance so much the more excellent, as it was not without the solemnity of an oath.

Our high priest then has obtained a priesthood so much the more excellent, as he is the mediator of a better alliance, established upon better promises.

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the holy spirit offered himself a spotless victim to God, purify our souls from deadly sins, to serve the living God?

as some do; but encourage one another: even so much the more, as you see the day approaching.

don't you think then that he deserves a much greater punishment, who hath despised the son of God, and counted the blood of the covenant wherewith be was sanctified, to have been justly shed, thereby offering an indignity to the spirit of grace?

when our natural parents corrected us, we gave them reverence: is it not much more reasonable to be in subjection to the father of spirits, in order to have life?

nor could they endure that threat, "if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned."

Take care that you be not deaf to him that speaketh: for if they did not escape, who disregarded the oracles pronounc'd on earth, much less shall we escape, if we turn away from him that delivered the oracles from heaven: