For to which of the angels ever said he, "My Son art thou, I have to-day begotten thee?" And again, "I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son?"

They will be destroyed, but thou remainest; and they all will grow old as a garment,

and as a cloak thou wilt wrap them up, and they will undergo a change: but thou art the same, and thy years will never end."

God superadding his testimony with them, by signs, and wonders, and various miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?

saying, "I will declare thy name to my brethren, in the midst of the church I will sing hymns to thee."

And again, "I will place my confidence in him." And again, "Behold! Here am I, and the children which God hath given me."

Wherefore, as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

while it is said, To-day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts as in the provocation.

again he limiteth a certain day, saying by David, To-day, after so long a time; as it is said, "To-day if ye will hear his voice harden not your hearts."

And so we will do, if God permit.

but if it produceth thorns and thistles, it is abandoned, and near the curse [of barrenness], whose end will be for burning.

saying, "Verily, blessing, I will bless thee, and multiplying, I will multiply thee."

And thus God, designing more abundantly to demonstrate to the heirs of promise the immutability of his will, pledged himself by oath,

(for they indeed were made priests without an oath; but he with an oath, by him who said unto him, "The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec:")

For finding fault with them, he saith, "Behold, the days are coming, saith the Lord; and I will accomplish for the house of Israel and for the house of Judah a new covenant:

For this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; giving my laws to their understanding, even on their hearts will I inscribe them: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people.

For I will be placable to their unrighteousnesses and their sins, and their iniquities I will never more remember."

so Christ having been once offered in sacrifice to bear the sins of men, will appear the second time without sin, to those who expect him, for their salvation.

then I said, Here am I; (in the volume of the book it is written of me) I come to do thy will, O God."

he then added, Lo, I come to do thy will, O God. He abolishes the first that he may establish the second.

By the which will we are sanctified through the oblation of the body of Jesus Christ, once for all.

"This is the testament which I will appoint to them after those days, saith the Lord; giving my laws to their hearts, even on their minds will I inscribe them;"

[he adds,] "and their sins and their iniquities I will in no wise remember any more."

For we know him who declares, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, saith the Lord." And again, "The Lord will judge his people."

For ye have need of patience, that after ye have done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.

For yet a little, very little while, and he that is coming will come, and will not delay.

"The just man then will live by faith;" and if he draw back, my soul shall have no delight in him.

Marriage is honourable for all persons, and the marriage bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

Let the tenor of your life be divested of the love of money; content with your present possessions: for he hath said, "I will in no wise leave thee, neither will I in any case forsake thee."

So that we may with confidence say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

make you fit for every good work to do his will, producing in you that which is acceptable in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory unto the everlasting ages. Amen.

Know that our brother Timothy is set at liberty; with whom, if he come shortly, I will see you.