The. holie. Bible. conteynyng the olde Testament and the newe.

The .ix. Chapter.

1 Howe that the ceremonies and sacrifices of the lawe are abolisshed, 11 by the eternitie and perfection of Christes sacrifice.

[unspec A] 1 THe first couenaunt then had verylye iustifiyng ordinaunces, seruinges of God, and worldlye holynesse.

2 ☞ For * 1.1there was a fore tabernacle made, wherein was the lyght, and the table, and the shewe bread, whiche is called holy.

3 But after the (a) 1.2 seconde vayle [was] a tabernacle, which is called holyest of al:

4 Which had the golden senser, and the arke of the couenaunt ouerlaide rounde about with golde, wherin was the gol∣den pot hauyng * 1.3 Manna, and * 1.4Aarons rodde that had budded, and * 1.5 the tables of the couenaunt:

5 And ouer it, the Cherubins of glorie, [unspec B] shadowyng the mercie seate: Of which thynges we can not nowe speake parti∣culerlie.

6 When these thynges were thus ordey∣ned, the priestes went alwayes into the first tabernacle, accomplishyng the ser∣uice of God.

7 But into y^e seconde (went) the hye priest alone * 1.6once euery yere, not without [unspec C] blood, * 1.7 which he offered for hym selfe, & for the ignorauncies of the people.

8 The holy ghost this signifiyng, that the (b) 1.8waye of holy thinges was not yet opened, whyle as yet the first taberna∣cle was standyng:

9 Whiche (was) a similitude for the tyme then presēt, in which were offred giftes

and sacrifices, that coulde not make the worshipper perfect as parteining to the conscience,

10 With only meates and drynkes, and diuers wasshynges, and iustifiynges of the flesshe, which were layde vp vntyll the tyme of reformation.

11 ☞ But * 1.9Christe beyng come an hye [unspec D] priest of good thynges that shoulde be, by a greater and more perfect taberna∣cle, not made with handes, that is to say, not of this buyldyng,

12 Neither by the blood of Goates and Calues: but by * 1.10 his owne blood he en∣tred in once into the holy place, & founde eternall redemption.☜

* 1.1113 For if the (a) 1.12 blood of Oxen & of Goates, and the asshes of a young Cowe, sprink∣lyng the vncleane, sanctifieth to the pu∣rifiyng of the flesshe:

14 Howe much more the blood of Christe, which through the eternall spirite offe∣red hym selfe without spot to God, shall purge your conscience frō dead workes, to serue the lyuyng God?

15 And for this cause is he the * 1.13 mediatour of the newe couenaunt, that through death, which was for the redemption of the transgressions [that were] vnder the first couenaunt, they whiche are cal∣led myght receaue the promise of eter∣nall inheritaunce.☜

[unspec E] 16 For where as is a testament, there must also of necessitie be the death of him that maketh it.

17 For a testament is confirmed when men are dead: for it is yet of no value, as long as he that maketh the testamēt is alyue.

18 For which cause also, neither the firste [testament•• was dedicated without blood.

19 For when Moyses had spoken euery precept to all the people according to the lawe, takyng the blood of Calues and of Goates, with water & purple wooll and ysope, he sprynkled both the booke it selfe, and all the people,

20 Saying: * 1.14 This [is] the blood of the testament, whiche God hath enioyned vnto you. [unspec F]

21 And lykewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministerie.

22 And almost all thynges are by y^e lawe pourged with blood, and without shed∣dyng of blood is no remission.

23 It is neede then that the paterne of heauenly thynges, be purified with such thynges: but the heauenly thynges thē selues (be purified) with better sacrifices then are those.

24 * 1.15For Christe is not entred into the holy places made with handes (which are) pa∣ternes of true thynges: but into heauen [unspec G] it selfe, nowe to * 1.16 appeare in the syght of God for vs.

25 Not that he shoulde offer him selfe (b) 1.17 often, as the hye priest entreth into the holy places euery yere in straūge blood:

26 (For then must he haue often suffred sence the foundation of the worlde) But nowe once in the ende of the world hath he appeared, to put away sinne, by the sacrifice of hym selfe.

27 And as it is appoynted vnto men once to dye, and after this the iudgement:

28 * 1.18Euen so, Christe once offered to take away the sinnes of many, the seconde time shalbe seene without sinne, of them which wayte for hym vnto saluation.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Exo. xxv. b
• (a) 1.2

  That is, on the inward syde of the vayle, which was hyd frō the people.
• * 1.3

  Exo•• vi. g 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••ii. a Ex••. x••. c.
• * 1.4

  Exo•• vi. g 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••ii. a Ex••. x••. c.
• * 1.5

  Exo•• vi. g 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••ii. a Ex••. x••. c.
• * 1.6

  Exo xxx. b Leui. xvi. b.
• * 1.7

  Exo xxx. b Leui. xvi. b.
• (b) 1.8

  So long as the hye priest offered once a yere for his owne sin∣nes and for y^e peoples, & also whyle this earthly taber∣nacle steade, y^e way to y^e hea∣uenly taberna¦cle, whiche is made open by Christs blood coulde not be entred into.
• * 1.9

  Hebr. vi. d.
• * 1.10

  i. Pet. i. b.
• * 1.11

  Leui. xvi. c.
• (a) 1.12

  The Le∣uitical priests offred beastes blood: But Christ y^e true and eternall prieste offred his own blood whiche was most holy and pure. The Le¦uitical prieste offred yerely, and therefore did only repre¦sent the true holynesse: but Christ by one onlye sacrifice hath made ho¦ly for euer thē that beleue.
• * 1.13

  i. Tim. ii. a.
• * 1.14

  Ex••d. 24 ••
• * 1.15

  Actes. xvi. c
• * 1.16

  i. Iohn. ii. ••.
• (b) 1.17

  Therfore to make anye other offryng or sacrifice for synne, after that Christes body was once offred, is blas∣phemie.
• * 1.18

  Rom. v. b. i. Pet. iii. d▪