A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...

§. 11. Os observations raised out of Heb. 10. v. 1, 2, 3, 4.

Vers. 1. I. DAngerous errours are to be rooted out of mens minds. This ariseth, from the Apostles much inculcating the laws impotency. See §. 3.

II. Legall types were but shadowes. In this respect the law is said to have a shadow▪ See §. 2.

III. The shadowes of the law were of substantiall truths. These are here stiled good things. See §. 2.

IV. The good things shadowed by the law, were not then actually exhibited. They are h•…•…e said to be good things to come. See §▪ 2.

V. The law had not the truths themselves•…•…▪ Thus much is meant under this phrase, not the very Image of the things. See §. 2.

VI. Legall •…•…tes could not make perfect. This is plainly expressed. See §. 3.

VII. The best of the legall rites failed in that which they prefigured. These were Sa∣crifices; which prefigured reconciliation, but could not reconcile God to man. See §. 3.

VIII. Legall Sacrifices were yearly offered up. This phrase year by year, intendeth as much. See §. 3.

IX. Legall r•…•…tes continued till the truth was exhibited. This is the intendment of the adverb continually. See §. 3.

X. D•…•…gent observers of legal rites were not perfected by them. Those were such as are here stiled, Commers there unto. See §. 3.

Vers. •…•…. XI. God permits not holy ordinances to be continued in vain. Had there not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 use of Sacrifices, they would have ceased to be offered. See §. 4.

XII. In and by Sacred ordinances God is worshipped. In this respect observers of divine ordinances are here stiled worshippers. See §. 5.

XIII. Legall Sacrifices did not purge the offerers from sin. This is intended under this phrase, once purged, as here it is used. See §. 5.

XIV. Guil•…•… of sin once taken away, doth not trouble the conscience. This is intended under this phrase, should have had no more conscience of sin. See §. 5.

Vers. 3. XV. Remembrance of sin implyeth a remainder of sin. The Apostle proves that sin remained notwithstanding those Sacrifices, because in them, there was a re∣membrance again of sin. See §. 6.

XVI. Sins remaining must be remembred again. This was the reason, why Sa∣crifices were ost offered up. See §. 6.

XVII. The Iewes had a set time for solemne consession of s•…•…n. This is implyed un∣der this phrase, every year. See §. 8.

Vers. 4. XVIII. Blood of bruit beasts was offered under the law. Such were buls 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉. See §. 9.

XIX. Sacrifices of bruit beasts could not take away sin. This is plainly expressed. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 •…•…. 9.

XX. It is not possible for a thing to work above the nature thereof. Blood of buls and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 were external, earthly, and carnal things, but to take away sin, was an inter∣•…•…▪ divine and spiritual matter, thereupon the Apostle puts an impossibility upon 〈◊〉〈◊〉 See §. 9.