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 ...

§. 43. Of the holy Ghosts witnessing to us.

Heb. 10. v. 15, 16, 17.

Vers. 15.

Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witnesse to us, for after that he had said before,

Vers. 16.

This is the covenant that I will make with them after those dayes, saith the Lord: I will put my lawes into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them.

Vers. 17.

And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.

THese three verses contain a divine testimony: whereby the perfection of Christs sacrifice is further proved.

Of the force of a divine testimony, see Chap. 1. v. 8. §. 46.

a 1.1 The Holy Ghost is made the author of this testimony. For holy men of God, (who penned sacred Scripture) spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost, 2 Pet. 1. 21.

Of this Title Holy Ghost, See Chap. 2. v. 4. §. 35.. and Chap. 3. v. 7. §. 74.

This Copulative, translated b 1.2 also, sheweth that this proofe is added to other proofes.

The perfection of Christs sacrifice was before proved by his offering of one onely sacrifice & by the continuance of it for ever: and by Christs sitting at Gods right hand after he had don that, v. 12. Beside those and other proofes this testimony is brought in and added to the rest: and thereupon this conjunction, also, here fitly inserted.

This sheweth that proofe may be added to proofe to confirme the same thing.* 1.3

For they are as so many blowes of an hammer to knock a naile up to the head. See Chap. 1. v. 5. §. 63, 77.

This phrase, is a witnesse, is the interpretation of a verbe which may be thus tran∣slated c 1.4 witnesseth or testifieth, as it is translated Chap. 7. v. 17. §. 84. There see more of this kind of proofe.

The persons to whom the Holy Ghost witn•…•…sseth this point are thus set down d 1.5 to us. Under the first person and plurall number the Apostle includeth himselfe and all those to whom and for whom he wrote this Epistle. The Apostle himselfe lived* 1.6 long, after the testimony following was first given: for it was uttered by the Pro∣phet Jeremiah. Ier. 31. 31, &c. And this Epistle was written for the good of the Church to the end of the world. Hereby it is evident that sacred testimonies are for all ages of the Church. This is true of general and particular instructions: of promises and threatnings: and of all sorts of examples. In generall it is said, whatsoever things were written afore-time, were written for our learning, Rom. 15. 4. The promise made to Ioshua, is applyed to every Christian, Heb. 13. 5. So is Gods threatning, Acts 13. 40. And his reward, Rom. 4. 24. and revenge, 1 Cor. 10, 11. Hereof see more, Chap. 13. v. 5. §. 68.

Notes

• a 1.1

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• b 1.2

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• * 1.3

  Proof added to proof.
• c 1.4

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• d 1.5

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• * 1.6

  Sacred Scrip∣ture is for all in all ages.