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The Epistle of the Apostle S. Paul to the Hebrues. (Book Hebrews)
- Chap. I. How God dealt louyngly with thē of the olde tyme in sendynge them his prophe∣tes, but moch more mercy hath he shewed vs in that he sent vs his owne sonne. Of the most excellent glory of Iesus Christ, which in all thinges is like to his father.
- Chap. II. He exhorteth vs to be obedient vn∣to the new lawe which Christ hath geuen vs and not to be offended at the infirmite and lowe degre of Christ: & why? it was necessary that for oure sakes he shulde take soch an hum¦ble state vpon him, that he might be like vnto his brethren.
- Chap. III. He requyreth vs to be obedient vn¦to the worde of Christ, which is more worthy then Moses The punyshment of soch as wyll nedes harden their hertes.
- Chap. IIII. The Sabbath or rest of the Chris∣ten. Punyshment of vnbeleuers. The nature of the worde of God.
- Chap. V. Christ is oure hye prest, the seate of grace, and more excellent then the hye prestes of the olde lawe.
- Chap. VI. He goeth forth with the thīge that he beganne in the latter ende of the fyfft chap¦ter, and exhorteth them not to faynt, but to be stedfast and pacient: for so moch as God is su∣re in his promesse.
- Chap. VII. He cōpareth the presthode of Christ vnto Melchisedech, but to be farre more excel¦lent.
- Chap. VIII. The office of Christ is more wor∣thy then the prestes office of the olde lawe, which was vnperfecte, and therfore abro∣gate.
- Chap. IX. The profit and worthynesse of the olde Testament, and how farre the new excel∣leth it.
- Chap. X. The olde lawe had no power to clē¦se awaye synne, but Christ dyd it with offeryn¦ge vp his body once for all An exhortacion to receaue this goodnesse of God thāk fully with pacience and stedfast faith
- Chap. XI. What faith is, and a commēdacion of the same. The stedfast beleue of the fathers in olde tyme.
- Chap. XII. An exhortacion to be pacient and stedfast in trouble and aduersite, vpon hope of euerlastinge rewarde. A commēdacion of the new Testament aboue the olde
- Chap. XIII. He exhorteth vs vnto loue, to hospi∣talite, to thinke vpon soch as be in aduersite, to manteyne wedlocke, to avoyde cuvetousnes¦se, to make moch of thē that preach Gods wor∣de, to bewarre of straunge lernynge, to be con¦tent to suffre rebuke with Christ, to be thank∣full vnto God, and obedient vnto to oure hea¦des.
The first Chapter.
GOD in tyme past dy∣uersly [ A] & many wayes, spake vnto ye fathers by prophetes, but in these last dayes he hath spoken vnto vs by his sonne, * 1.1 whom he hath made heyre of all thinges, by whom also he made the worl¦de. * 1.2 Which (sonne) beynge the brightnes of his glory, & the very ymage of his substaun¦ce, bearinge vp all thinges with the worde of his power, * 1.3 hath in his owne personne pourged oure synnes, and is set on the righte hande of the maiestie on hye: beynge euē as moch more excellēt thē ye angels, as he hath optayned a more excellēt* 1.4 name then they.
For vnto which of the angels sayde he at [ B] eny tyme:* 1.5 Thou art my sonne, this daye ha¦ue I begotten the? And agayne:* 1.6 I will be his father, & he shalbe my sonne: And agay¦ne, whā he bryngeth in the fyrst begottē son¦ne in to the worlde, he sayeth: * 1.7 And all the angels of God shal worshippe him. And of the angels he sayeth:* 1.8 He maketh his angels spretes, & his mynisters flāmes of fyre. But vnto ye sonne he sayeth: * 1.9 God, ye seate endu∣reth for euer & euer: the cepter of ye kyngdo∣me is a right cepter. Thou hast loued righ∣teousnes, & hated iniquyte: wherfore God (which is thy God) hath anoynted the with the oyle of gladnesse aboue ye felowes. * 1.10 And thou LORDE in ye begynnynge hast layed the foundacion of the earth, and ye heauēs are the workes of thy handes, * 1.11 they shal pe¦rishe, but thou shalt endure: they all shal waxe olde as doth a garmēt, and as a vestu¦re shalt thou chaunge them, and they shal∣be chaunged. But thou art ye same, and th•• yeares shal not fayle. Vnto which of the an∣gels sayde he at eny tyme: * Syt thou on my righte hāde, tyll I make thyne enemies thy fote stole? Are they not all mynistry 〈◊〉〈◊〉 spre¦tes, sent to mynister for 〈…〉〈…〉, which shalbe heyres of saluacion 〈…〉〈…〉