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 ...

§. 6. Of the meaning of the third verse.

Heb. 10. 3.

But in th•…•…se sacrifices there is a remembrance again of sins every year.

THe first particle, a 1.1 BUT, is here the note of an assumpti∣on.

The proposition may be gathered out of the former verse, and thus framed;

If the legal sacrifices had perfected the offerers, there would have been no more conscience of sin.

But in the legal sacrifices there was a remembrance again of sin.

Therefore the legal sacrifices did not perfect the offerers.

The sacrifices here meant, are the same that were intended. v. 1.

The noun translated, a 1.2 remembrance again, is a compound, and derived from a b 1.3 simple verb that signifieth, to be mindful of, and a preposition that signifieth c 1.4 again. The compound verb signifieth to call to mind, or bring to mind. 1 Cor. 4. 17. Our English translators have well added this preposition a∣gain, to set out the full meaning of the composition, a remembrance again. Some Latin Interpreters turn it, e 1.5 a repeated mention. f 1.6* 1.7

The things again and again remembered, are here said to be sins.

It is the same word that was used in the former verse.

In all sin-offerings, people used to make acknowledgement of their sins: both to shew that they were mindful of their sins, and also that they believed the pardon of them. The type and outward rite manifested their mindfulnesse of sin: the* 1.8 truth and inward substance gave them assurance of the pardon of their sin.

The sacrifices which the Apostle here in special intendeth, were those solemn sa∣crifices which were offered up on their annual day of humiliation. Lev. 16. 5. &c. as is evident by the last phrase in this verse, h 1.9 every yeare, which is the same that was used. v. 1. §. 3.

Notes

• a 1.1

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• a 1.2

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 recordatio.
• b 1.3

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• c 1.4

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• e 1.5

  Repetita mentio.
• f 1.6

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• * 1.7

  (d) 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.
• * 1.8

  (g) Sin to be acknow∣ledged.
• h 1.9

  〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉.