and when he re-introduces the first-begotten into the world, he saith, " and let all the angels of God worship him."

so I swear in my wrath, that they should not enter into my rest."

for we were receiv'd into the communion of Christ, upon condition of inviolably maintaining the hope we had at the beginning even unto the end,

and who were they, who, he sware, should not enter into his rest, but those that did not believe? so we see that they could not enter in,

Let us therefore fear, lest any of us by rejecting the promise of entring into his rest, should be excluded from it.

Whereas 'tis we who have believed that shall enter into rest, as he said, "wherefore I have sworn in my wrath, that they shall not enter into my rest." which is different from that rest, at the beginning of the world, when the work of creation was finished.

but in this place 'tis said, "they shall not enter into my rest."

Since there remains then a rest which some are still to enter into, for they to whom the promise was first made, did not enter in, because of their incredulity;

he pointed out another time in the words, which were spoken by David, a long time after their going into Canaan, in the passage just now quoted, "today since ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts."

then he that enters into divine rest, will indeed rest from his works, as God did from his.

Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any of us by imitating their incredulity, should fall short thereof like them.

who is passed into the heavens, Jesus the son of God, let us hold fast our profession. for we have

but this is the alliance that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord: I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

over the ark were the cherubims of glory covering the propitiatory with their wings, of which we cannot now enter into a particular detail.

These things being thus disposed, the priests went at all times into the first part of the tabernacle, to officiate the divine service. but into the other part,

but Christ, the high priest of a better dispensation that was to come, having appeared, is enter'd into the holy of holys by a nobler and more perfect tabernacle, not the effect of human art, but of a higher nature;

nor with the blood of goats and calves, but with his own blood he enter'd once for all into the holy of holys, after having obtained for us an eternal redemption.

for Christ is not entred into a sanctuary made by human art, such as is only representative of the true one, but into heaven itself, to appear from henceforth in the presence of God on our behalf:

nor to make a frequent offering of himself, as the high priest every year enters into the holy of holies with other blood than his own.

"this is the alliance that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their mind will I write them:

Wherefore, my brethren, since by virtue of the blood of Jesus we have the liberty of entring into the holy of holies,

it is a terrible thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

since then we are entring into a kingdom which cannot be changed, let us maintain the divine favour, whereby we may serve God acceptably, with reverence and fear.

than the sacrificers had to eat of the flesh of those beasts, which were burnt without the camp, and whose blood the highpriest carried into the sanctuary.