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 ...

§. 41. Of the resolution of Heb. 10. v. 11, 12, 13, 14.

Vers. 11.

And every Priest standeth daily ministring and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

Vers. 12.

But this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God:

Vers. 13.

From henceforth expecting till his enemies be made his footstool.

Vers. 14.

For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified.

IN these four verses the perfection of Christs sacrifice is declared: and that two wayes,

• 1. Comparatively, v. 11, 12, 13.
• 2. Simply, v. 14.

The comparison is betwixt legal Priests and Christ.

This comparison consisteth of two parts,

• 1. The insufficiency of what legal Priests did, v. 11.
• 2. The alsufficiency of what Christ did, v. 12, 13.

Vers. 11. In setting down the insufficiency of what Priests did is declared,

• 1. The evidences whereby it was manifested.
• 2. The matter wherein it consisted.

The evidences are five.

• 1. The variety of persons, every Priest.
• 2. The inferiority of their services, stand ministring.
• 3. The multiplicity of sacrifices manifested hy the plural number, Sacrifices.
• 4. The frequency of offering them, in these words, daily, oft times.
• 5. The kind of sacrifices, In this word, the same.

The matter wherein the insufficiency of legal sacrifices consisteth, is, that they cannot take away sinnes. They were offered for sins, yet could not take them away.

Vers. 12. In setting down the sufficiency of what Christ did, the like method is observed. For there is declared,

• 1. The evidences whereby it was manifested.
• ...

  2. The matter wherein it consisted.

  1. The evidences were,

  • 1. The singularity of the person, This man.
  • 2. The unity of sacrifice, one sacrifice. This is amplified.
  • 1. By the manner of using it, It was offered.
  • 2. By the end of it, for sins.
  • 3. By the continual vigour of it, for ever.
• 3. The authority of him that offered, he sat down.

This is amplified,

• 1. By the height of his exaltation, at the right hand of God.
• 2. By his continuance there, v. 13.

Vers. 13. That continuance is,

• 1. Generally propounded, in this phrase, for ever.
• 2. Particularly described.

• 1. By the beginning of it, from henceforth. This is amplified, by an act of Christ, in this word, expecting.
• 2. By the continuance thereof. This is illustrated by an effect, which is to subdue his enemies: set out in this metaphor, till his enemies be made his foot-stool.

Vers. 14. The matter wherein the sufficiency of Christs sacrifice consisteth, is set out by an effect, It maketh perfect. This is amplified.

• 1. by the means, whereby that perfection is effected, an offering. Illustrated by the unity of it, one.
• 2. By the continuance thereof, for ever.
• 3. By the persons perfected, them that are sanctified.