which cannot be fhaken may remain. 28. Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, * let us have grace[Or, let us hold faft], whereby we may ferve God acceptably, with reverence and godly fear. 29. For our God is a confuming fire. L E T brotherly C CHA P. XIII. 3. e a love continue. 2. Be not forgetful to entertain ftrangers: for thereby fome have entertained angels unawares. ત d Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which fuffer adverfity, as being your felves alfo in the body. 4. f Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but 5 whoremongers and adulterers God will judge. 5. Let your converfation be without covetoufnefs; and be content with fuch things as ye have: for he hath faid, I will never leave thee, nor forfake thee. 6. So that we may boldly fay, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man Ꮓ 3 k 1 28. 29. m See on Luk. 1. 33.. a 1. + Rom. 12. 1. 1. 22. Pet. 2. 17. 8. See on Joh. 13. 34. b Pet. 1 Pet. 4. 2. ti Pet. 4. 9. See on Rom. 12. 13. с d h fhall rage, fear not, nor be afraid of: them for the Lord thy God he. it is that doth go with thee, he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. 5*Jofh. 1. 5.-As I was with Mofes, fo will I be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forfake thee. tr Chron. 28. 20. David faid to Solomon his Son, Be ftrong and of a Gen. 18. 3. † Gen. 19. 2.10 good Courage, and do it: fear not, Bonds. See on Rom. 12. 13. 26. See on Rom. 12. 15. f 4 Tim. 4. 1, 3. heed to feducing Spirits, ding to marry. 12.15 See on Mat. 5. 27, 28. and on 1 Cor. 6.9, 18. Mat. 6. 25, 34. †1 Tim. 6.6, 8. See on Phil. 4. II. Gen. 28. 15. Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all Places whither thou goeft, and will bring thee again into this Land, for I will not leave thee.- † Deut. 31.6. Be ftrong and of a good Cou 20 25 HEB. XIII. fhall do unto me. 7. 1 Remember them which have the rule [Or, are the guides] over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whofe faith follow, confidering the end of their converfation. 8. Jefus Chrift" the fame yefterday, and to day, and for ever. 9. 9. Be not carried about with divers and ftrange doctrines: for it is a good thing that the heart be established with grace, not with meats, which have not profited them that have been occupied therein. 10. We have an altar whereof they have no right to eat, which ferve the tabernacle. 11. For the bodies of those beafts whole blood is I brought dom of God is not Meat and Drink, but Righteousness, and Peace, and Joy in the holy Ghoft. † Col. 2. 16. Let no Man therefore judge 5 you in Meat or Drink. ti Tim. 4. 3. Commanding to abstain from Meats, which God hath commanded to be received with thankf giving of them which believe and know the Truth. Mal. 3. 6. I am the Lord, I change not.- Joh. 8. 58. Jefus fad unto them, Verily verily I15 fay unto you, Before Abraham vas, I am. Heb. 1.8, 12. Unto the Son he faith, Thou art the fame, and thy Years fhall not fail. Jam. 1. 17. With whom is no 20 variableness, neither shadow of turning † Rev. 1.4, 8. -Grace be unto you, and Peace from him which is, and which was, and which is to come.- I am Alpha 25 and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, faith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty 9 Eph. 4 14. That we hence-30 forth be no mole Child en, toffed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of Doctrine, by the fleight of Men, and cunning craftinefs whereby they lie in wait to 35 deceive. Eph. 5. 6. 1 Joh. 4. † 1. See on Mat. 24. 4. P Rom. 14.17. For the King 10. 4. Cor. ro. 18. Are not they which eat of the Sacrifices partakers of the Altar? 1. Exod. 29. 14. The Fle of the Bullock, and his Skin, and his Dung, fhalt thou burn with Fire without the Camp: it is a Sin-offer. ing. Lev. 4. 11, 12. And the Skin of the Bullock, and all his Flesh, with his Head, and with his Legs, and his Inwards, and his Dung, even the whole Bullock fhall he carry forth without the Camp, unto a clean Place, where the Ashes are poured out, and burn him on the Wood with Fire.- + Lev. 6 30. No Sin-offering whereof any of the Blood is brought into the Tabernacle of the Congregation to reconcile with al in the holy Place, fhall be eaten : it fhall be burnt in the Fire. † Lev. 16. 27. And the Bullock for the Sin-offering, and the Goat for the Sin-offering, whofe Blood was brought in to make Atonement in the holy Place, fball one carry forth without the Camp, and they fhall Burn s. с * brought into the fanctuary by the high prieft for fin, are burnt without the camp. 12. Wherefore Jefus alfo, that he might fanctifie the people with his own blood, fuffered without the gate. 13. Let us go forth therefore unto him without the camp, bearing his reproach. 14. For here have we no continuing city, but we feek one to come. 15. By him therefore let us offer the facrifice of praife to God continually, that is the fruit of our lips, giving thanks [Or, confeffing] to his name. 16. But to do good, and to communicate, forget not: for with fuch facrifices God is well-pleafed. 17. Obey them that have the rule over [Or, guide] you, and fubmit your felves for they watch for your fouls, as they that muft give account that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you. 18. Pray for us for we truft we have a good confcience, in all things willing to live honeftly. 19. But I beseech you the rather to do this, that I may be restored to you the fooner. 20. Now the God of peace that brought again from the dead our Lord Jefus, that m e 2 Z burn in the Fire their Skins, and their Flesh, and their Dung. Numb. 19.3. Ye fhall give her [the red Heifer] unto Eleazer the Prieft, that he may bring her forth without the Camp, and one fhall flay her before his Face. 12. Acts 7. 58. See on Joh. 19. 17. 13. See on Heb.11.26. a * 14. Mic. 2. 10. Arife ye,and depart, for this is not your reft: be k great fhepherd d † Hof. 14. 2. So will we render the Calves of our Lips. 16, et 2 Cor. 9. 12. See on Acts 11. 29. and on Phil. 4. 18. 17. ft Thef. 5. 12. † 1 Tim. 5. 17. Ver. 7. See on Phil. 2. 29. Ezek. 3. 17. Son of Man, I have made thee a Watchman unto the 10 House of Ifrael: therefore hear the Word at my Mouth, and give them warning from me. Repeat caufe it is polluted, it fhall deftroyed, Chap. 33. 7. † Ezek. 33. 2. you even with a fore destruction. 3 Son of Man, Speak to the Children When I bring the Sword upon a Land, if the People of the Land take a Man of their Coafts and fet him for a Watchman. Phil. 3. 20. Our Converfation 15 of thy People, and fay unto them, [our Citizenship] is in Heaven+ Heb. 11. 10, 16. He looked for a City which hath Foundations, whofe Builder and Maker is God. They defire a better Country, that is 20 an heavenly. He hath prepared for them a City. 18. h See on Rom. 15. 30. 20. k See on Rom. 15. 33. on Joh.10. 11. n fhepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the ever * lafting covenant [Or, teftament], nt Zech. 9. 11. See on Heb. .10.29. 21. o Gen. 17. I. - I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect [or, upright, or, fincere]. Job 2. 3. The Lord faid unto Satan, Haft thou confidered my Servant Job, that there is none like him in the Earth, a perfect and an upright Man, one that feareth 10 God, and efcheweth Evil; and ftill he holdeth faft his Integrity, altho' thou moved ft me against him without a caufe. Pfal. 37. 37. Mark the perfect Man, and behold 15 the upright for the End of that Man is Peace. Mat. 5. 48. Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in Heaven is perfect. Luk. 1.6. They were both 20 Righteous before God, walking in all the Commandments and Ordinan ces of the Lord blameless. 1 Cor. 2: 6. Howbeit we fpeak Wifdom among them that are perfect. 125 Cor. 14. 20. Brethren, be not Children in Understanding: howbeit in Malice be ye Children, but in Understanding be Men [Gr. perfect, or, of a ripe Age]. 2 Cor. 11. 2.10 have efpoufed you to one Husband, that I may prefent you as a chafte Virgin to Chrift. 2 Cor. 13, This alfo we wish, even Your Perfection. Be perfect, be of, good comfort, be of one' Mind, live in Peace; and the God of Love and Peace fhall be with you. Eph. 4. 12, 13. For the Perfecting of the Saints, for the Work of the 40 35 Miniftry, for the Edifying of the Col. 4.12. Should be holy and without blemish. Phil. 2. 15. That ye may be blame lefs, and harmless, the Sons of God, without rebuke, in the mids of a 5 crooked and perverfe Nation, mong whom ye fhine as Lights in the World. Phil. 3. 12, 13, 14, 15. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfed: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which alfo I am apprehended of Chrift Jefus.This one thing I do, forgetting thofe things which are behind, and reaching forth unto thofe things which are before, I prefs toward che Mark, for the prize of the high Calling of God in Chrift Je fus. Let us therefore, as many ar be perfect, be thus minded.— 1. 28. Warning every Man, and teaching every Man in all Wisdom, that we may prefent every Man per fect in Chrift Jefus. Col. Labouring fervently for you in Prayers, that ye may ftand perfect, and complete in all the Will of God. Tit. 2. 14. Who gave himfelf for us, that he might redeem us from all Iniquity, and purifie to himself a peculiar People, zealous of good Works. Heb. 5. 14. Strong Meat belongeth to them that are of full Age [or, perfect), even thofe who by reafon of ule [or, of an habit, or, perfection], have their Senfes exercifed to difcern both Good and Evil, Heb. 6. 1. Therefore leaving the Principles of the Doctrine of Chrift, let us go on unto perfection. Heb. 12.23. -To the Spirits of juft Men made perfect. Jam. 1. 4. Let Patience have her perfect Work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. Pet. 5. 10. The God of all Grace, who hath called us to his eternal Glory by Chrift Jefus, after that ye have fuffered a while, make r P * ect (1) in every good work, to do his will, working Or, doing] in you that which is well-pleafing in his fight, hrough Jefus Chrift, to whom be glory for ever and erer. Amen. 22. And I befeech you, brethren, fuffer the word of exhortation; for I have written a letter unto you n few words. 23. Know ye that our brother Timothy is et at liberty; with whom, if he come fhortly, I will fee you. 24. Salute all them that have the rule over you, and ll the faints. They of Italy falute you. 25. Grace be with you all. Amen. J Written to the Hebrews from Italy, by Timothy. JAMES SI a Year of our Lord 60. 055 AMES a fervant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Chrift, to the twelve tribes which arefcattered a make you perfect, ftablish, ftrengthen, P See on I Pet. 1. 22. 9. Rev. 1. 6. See on Rom. (1) Befides the Scriptures here fet down, there are very many more reducible to this Head, which make it our Duty ferioufly and conftantly to endeavour and labour after fuch a Maturity in Wisdom, Righteousness, Holiness, and Perfection, fuch a divine and God-like Temper and Difpofition, as humane Nature, aided and affifted by the good Spirit of God, will admit of. See the Word Holiness in the Index. |