thou hast subjected all things under his feet." Now in subjecting all things to him, he left nothing unsubjected to him; but at present we see not yet all things subjected to him.

Now observe how great is this [Melchisedec], to whom even Abraham the patriarch gave the tenth of the spoils.

NOW the summary of the things spoken is this: we have such an high-priest, who hath taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of Majesty in the heavens;

But now hath Christ obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been established on better promises.

In calling it a new covenant, he hath made the first antiquated. Now what is antiquated and grown aged, is near evanescence.

Now when these things were thus disposed, the priests entered continually into the first tabernacle indeed, performing the divine services:

For Christ is not entered into the holies made with hands, the antitypes of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear before the presence of God for us:

(for in that case he must have suffered often since the foundation of the world:) but now once for all at the consummation of the ages hath he been manifested for the abolishing sin by the sacrifice of himself.

NOW the law, having a shadow of the good things which were to come, not the very substance of the things, cannot possibly, by the same sacrifices which they offer year by year continually, make those perfect who approach [God];

Now the Holy Ghost also beareth this testimony to us: for after declaring before,

Now where there is remission of these, no more offering for sin [is needed].

NOW faith is the realizing confidence of the things hoped for, and the demonstration of things unseen:

By faith we understand that the worlds were exactly formed by the word of God, so that the visible objects were not made out of things which now appear.

Now they who speak thus, shew evidently that they are in earnest search of their native country.

But now their longing desires are after a better country, that is, the heavenly one: wherefore God is not ashamed of them to be called their God: for he hath prepared a city for them.

Now all correction at the moment seemeth not to be cause for joy, but for sorrow; but after a while it produceth peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have thereby been disciplined.

whose voice then shook the earth, but now he hath promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not the earth only, but also the heaven."

Now this word yet once more manifests the removal of the things shaken, as of things formed, that the things not shaken may endure.

Now the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great pastor of the sheep, by the blood of the everlasting testament,