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

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.

of which in a certain place relating to the seventh day, 'tis said, "and God did rest the seventh day from all his works."

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;

for if Joshuah had given them rest, David would not afterwards have mentioned another day.

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.