Hebrews 6

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore leaving the principles of the doctrine of Christ, let us go on unto perfection: not laying again the foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God;

Therefore, not resting ourselves contented with the knowledge of the first principles of Christian religion, let us go on towards the perfect understanding of the highest mysteries thereof; not needing now to be instructed anew, in the first grounds of our catechism, in the doctrine of repentance for sin and of faith in God;

Hebrews 6:2

Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

Those ordinary points of religion, which are called for of all that are to be baptized, and to be made capable of the imposition of hands for their confirmation in the faith received; and, particularly, that there is a happy Resurrection of the just to glory, and a Judgment unto eternal death and damnation pertaining to the wicked and ungodly.

Hebrews 6:3

And this will we do, if God permit.

And surely I doubt not but this is our holy and Christian resolution, God enabling us thereunto: not slackening in our holy profession; not revolting from it: which condition is most fearful. VI. 4, 5, 6. For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame. For if there be any, who have been once enlightened with the common illuminations of the Spirit of God, and have in some slight measure been sensibly endowed with those divine gifts which are wont to lead the way to saving graces, and have been made partakers of the common graces of the Holy Ghost, And have, (though not fully fed, yet) pleasingly tasted of the good word of God, and of the effectual operation of those ordinances and means which tend to the obtaining of a better life; It will be impossible for such, if they shall afterwards utterly apostate from and wilfully abandon their Christian faith, renouncing it totally and maliciously, to recover themselves again by a sound and seasonable repentance; since they do,

Hebrews 6:9

But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak.

But, my beloved, though we have made this tart comparison, of a barren or ill-bearing soil, whose end is the fire, yet, we have said this, not out of any such hard conceit that we have of you, as for your warning and affrighting from your sins: for we are persuaded better things of you; making full account of you, that ye are those, that are ordained unto eternal salvation.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.

For it hath pleased God, to give very gracious evidences of your glory to come; in that he hath so happily wrought in you, enabling you to do good: neither is or can God be unrighteous, in not perfecting and retributing that your painful love and zeal, which you shewed to his Name; in that ye have carefully and beneficently ministered to the necessity of his Saints, &c.

Hebrews 6:12

Who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Who now, upon the power of their faith and patience, holding to the end, inherit that great and endless glory, which was promised unto them.

Hebrews 6:14

Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

Saying, By myself I have sworn, that I will exceedingly bless and multiply thee.

Hebrews 6:17

The heirs of promise the immutability of his counsel, confirmed it by an oath:

To the heirs of that promised inheritance of heavenly blessedness, the unchageableness and stability of his decree, confirmed his promise by an oath:

Hebrews 6:18

That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

That so, by two immutable things, viz. God’s promise and his oath, in both or either of which, it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong and unmoveable consolation, who have, in all our doubts and distresses, fled to him, as our sure stay and refuge: laying hold upon that glory and happiness which is set before us, by the hand of a lively and stedfast hope and confident expectation thereof:

Hebrews 6:19

Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;

Which hope is to the soul, as an anchor is to the ship, a sure and stedfast stay thereunto in all the storms and tempests of temptation; which is firmly pitched, not below on earth, but above in heaven, the true Holy of Holies, within the veil;

Hebrews 6:20

Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made a high priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.

Whither Jesus Christ, our blessed Ringleader and Forerunner, is beforehand entered for us, to take possession thereof, even for us also; and there to intercede for us, as being a High Priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec. VII. 2, 3. To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of Righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of Peace; Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually. Being by his name, Melchisedec, King of Righteousness; and, by his title, King of Salem, that is, of Peace; and therefore carrying in his very appellation those two honourable attributes of his royalty, Peace and Righteousness. Brought in, Without any father or mother mentioned in the Scripture; without any mention of his pedigree or descent; without any record either of his beginning or ending, in all these regards resembling the Son of God; doth therefore abide a high priest for ever, in that there is no intimation given of any time wherein that office of his ceased.