A   God in time past diuersly and many wayes, spake vnto the fathers by Prophetes: but in these last dayes he hath spoken vnto vs by his awne s&obar;ne, wh&obar; he hath made heyre of all thynges ^note by wh&obar; also he made the worlde. ^noteWhich (sonne) beinge þe; bryghtnes of his glory, and þt; very ymage of his substance rulynge all thynges with þe; worde of hys power, hath by hys awne person pourged oure synnes, and sytteth on the ryght hande of the maiestye on hye: beynge so moch more excellent then the angels, as he hath by inherytaunce obteyned a more excellent name then they.

B   For vnto which of the angels sayde he at eny tyme: ^note Thou art my sonne, thys daye haue I begotten the? And agayne ^note I wyll be hys father, and he shalbe my sonne. And agayne, when he bringeth in the fyrst begotten sonne into the worlde, he sayth. And ^note let all the angels of God worshyppe hym. And vnto the angels he sayth. ^noteHe maketh hys angels spretes, and hys minystres a flamme of fyre. But vnto the sonne he sayth: ^note Thy seate (O God) shalbe for euer and euer The scepter of thy kyngdome is a ryght scepter. Thou hast loued ryghtewesnes, and hated iniquyte. Wherfore, God, eu&ebar; thy God hath anoynted the with þe; oyle of gladnes aboue thy felowes.

C    ^noteAnd thou Lorde in þe; begynnynge hast layde the fo&ubar;dacyon of the erth. And the heauens are the workes of thy handes. They shall perysshe, but thou endurest, But they all shall wexe olde also as doth a garment: ∧ as a vesture shalt thou chaunge them, ∧ they shalbe chaunged. But thou art euen the same and thy yeres shall not fayle. &cross3; Unto whych of the angels sayde he at eny tyme: ^note Syt on my ryght hande, tyll I make thyne enemyes thy fote stole? Are they not all minystrynge spretes, that are sent to minyster, for theyr sakes whych shalbe heyres of saluacyon? ¶ The .ij. Chapter. ¶ He exhorteth vs to be obedyent vnto the newe lawe which Christ hath geuen vs and not to be offended at the infirmyte and lowe degree of Christ, because it was necessary þt; for oure sakes he shulde take soch an humble state vp&obar; hym, that he myght be lyke vnto hys brethren.

A   Wherfore, we ought to geue the more ernest hede to the thynges that are spoken vnto vs, lest at any tyme we perysshe. For yf þe; worde whych was spok&ebar; by angells was stedfast: And euery transgressyon and disobedience receaued a iust recompence of rewarde, howe shall we escape, yf we despyse so great saluacy&obar;, which at the fyrst began to be preached of the Lorde hym selfe, and was c&obar;firmed vnto vs warde, by them þt; hearde it? ^noteGod bearynge wytnes therto, both with sygnes ∧ wonders also ∧ with diuers myracles, ∧ gyftes of the holy gooste, accordynge to hys awne wyll.

For vnto the angels hath he not subdued the worlde to come, wherof we speake, but one in a certayne place wytnessed, sayinge, ^note What is man, that thou art myndfull of hym. Or the sonne of man, that thou visitest hym? B   Thou madest hym a lytle lower then the angels: thou hast crowned hym with honour ∧ glory, and ^note hast set hym aboue the workes of thy handes. Thou hast put all thynges in subieccy&obar; vnder hys fete. In þt; he put all thynges vnder him, he left nothynge that is not put vnder him. Neuerthelesse, we se not yet all thynges subdued vnto him: but him that was made lesse then the angels, we se that it was Iesus, which is crowned with glory and honour for þe; sofferynge of death: that he by the grace of God, shulde tast of deeth for all men.

C   For it became him, for whom are all thinges and by whom are all thynges (after that he had brought many sonnes vnto glory) that he shulde make the Lorde of their saluacyon perfecte thorowe affliccyons. For both he that sanctifyeth and they which are sanctyfyed, are all of one. For whych causes sake he is not a shamed to call them brethren, sayinge: I wyll declare thy name vnto my ^note brethren, in the myddes of the congregacyon wyll I prayse the. And agayne: I wyll put my trust in hym. And agayne: beholde, here am I and the chyldren whom God hath geuen me.

For as moch then as the chyldren are partetakers of flesshe and bloud, he also him selfe

D   lykewyse toke parte with them that (thorowe deeth) he myght expell hym that had lordshyppe ouer deeth, that is to saye the deuyll, and that he myght delyuer them, which thorowe feare of deeth were all there lyfe tyme subdued vnto bondage. For he in no place taketh on hym the angels: but the seed of Abraham taketh he on hym. Wherfore, in all thynges it became hym to be made lyke vnto his brethren, that he myght be mercyfull, and a faythfull hye Preste in thynges concernynge God, for to pourge the peoples synnes. For in that it fortuned hym selfe to be tempted, he is able to sucker th&ebar; also that are tempted. ¶ The .iij. Chapter. ¶ He requyreth vs to be obedyent vnto the worde of Chryst, which is more worth then þe; ceremoniall lawe of Moses. The punyshement of such as will nedes harden their hartes.

A   Therfore holy brethren, partakers of the celestiall callynge c&obar;syder the ambassadour and hye preste of oure professyon Christ Iesus, howe that he is faythfull vnto hym that put hym in the offyce, eu&ebar; as was Moses in all his house. For loke howe moche honoure he (that hath buylded a house) hath more then the house it selfe, so moch honour is he counted worthy of more then Moses. For euery house is buylded of some m&abar;. But he that ordeyned all thynges, is God. And Moses verely was faythfull in all hys house, as a minyster, to beare witnes of those thynges which were to be spoken afterwarde. But Christ as a sonne, hath rule ouer the house, whose house are we, yf we holde fast the c&obar;fydence and ^note the reioysynge of that hope, vnto the ende.

Wherfore (as the holy goost sayth:) to daye yf ye wyll heare hys voyce, harden not youre hertes, &rhand; as in the prouokynge, in the daye of temptacyon in the wyldernes, B    where youre fathers t&ebar;pted me, proued me, and sawe my workes .xl. yeare. Wherfore I was greued with þe; generacyon, and sayde: They do all waye erre in their hertes: they verely haue not knowen my wayes, so þt; I sware in my wrath: they shall not enter into my rest. Take hede brethr&ebar;, lest at anye tyme ther be in anye of you a frowarde herte subiect vnto vnbelefe, that he shulde departe fr&obar; the lyuynge God: but exhorte ye one another dayly, while it is called to daye: lest eny of you wexe harde harted thorowe the deceytfulnesse of synne.

C   We are made partetakers of Christ, yf we kepe sure (vnto the ende) the &rhand; begynnynge of the subst&abar;ce, so longe as it is sayde: to daye yf ye wyll heare hys voyce, harden not youre hertes, as in the prouokynge, for some when they hearde dyd prouoke: howe be it not all þe; came out of Egypt by Moses. But with whom was he despleased .xl. yeares? Was he not despleased with them that had synned, whose carkases were ouerthrowen in the desert? To whom sware he that they shulde not enter into his rest, but vnto them that were not obedi&ebar;t? And we se, that they coulde not enter in, because of vnbelefe: ¶ The .iiij. Chapter. ¶ The Sabboth or rest of the Christen: punyshem&ebar;t of vnbeleuers: the nature of þe; worde of God.

A   Let vs feare therfore, lest eny of you) forsakynge þe; promes of entringe into hys rest) shulde seme at anye tyme to haue bene disapoynted. For vnto vs is it declared, as well as vnto them. But it proffyted not th&ebar;, that they hearde the worde: because they whych hearde it, coupled it not with fayth. For we which haue beleued, do enter into his rest, as he sayde. Eu&ebar; as I haue sworne &ibar; my wrath: they shall not enter into my rest. And that spake he verely longe after that the workes were made, and the fo&ubar;dacyon of the worlde layde. For he spake in a certayne place of the seuenth daye, on thys wyse. ^noteAnd God dyd rest the seuenth daye from all hys workes. And in thys place agayne: They shall not enter into my rest.

B   Seynge therfore it foloweth, that some must enter therinto, and they (to whom it was fyrst preached) entred not therin for vnbelefes sake, he apoynteth a certayne daye after so longe a tyme sayinge in Dauid (as it is rehearsed) this daye yf ye wyll heare hys voyce, harden not your hertes. For yf Iosue had geu&ebar; them rest, then wolde he not afterwarde haue spoken of another daye. There remayneth therfore yet a rest to the people of God. For he that is entred into hys rest hath &rhand; ceased also from his awne workes, as God dyd from his.

C   Let vs study therfore to entre into that rest, lest eny man fall after the same ensample of vnbelefe. For the worde of God is quycke, and myghty in operacion, and sharper then eny two edged swearde: ∧ entreth through, euen vnto the diuidynge a sonder of the soule and the sprete, and of the ioyntes and the mary: and is a discerner of þe; thoughtes and of the intentes of the herte: nether is ther eny creature that is not manifest in the syght of him: But all thinges are naked and open vnto the eyes of him, of whom we speake.

D   Seynge then, that we haue a great hye prest which is entred into heauen (euen Iesus the sonne of God) let vs holde the profession. (of oure hope) For we haue not an hye preste, which cannot haue c&obar;passyon on oure infirmities: but ^note was in all poyntes tempted, lyke as we are: but yet with out synne. Let vs therfore go boldely vnto the ^note seate

of grace, that we maye obtayne mercy, and fynde grace to helpe in tyme of nede. ¶ The .v. Chapter. &cross2; ¶ Christ is oure hye preste, and seate of grace, and more excellent then þe; hye prestes of the olde lawe.

A   For euery hye preste that is taken from amonge men, is ordeyned for men, in thynges pertaynynge to God ^note to offer gyftes and sacrifyces for synne, which can haue compassion on the ignoraunt, and on th&ebar; that erre out of the waye, for as moch as he him selfe also is compassed with infirmitie. And for the same infirmities sake he is bo&ubar;de to offer for synnes, as well for him selfe, as for the people. And no man taketh honour vnto him selfe, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

B   Eu&ebar; so Christ also glorified not him selfe, to be made the hye preste: but he that sayde vnto him, ^note thou art my sonne, this daye haue I begoten the, glorifyed him. As he sayeth also in another place: ^note thou art a Preste for euer after the order of Melchisedech &cross3; which in þe; dayes of his flesshe, whan he had offered vp prayers and supplicaci&obar;s, with stronge cryinge and teares (vnto him that was able to saue him from deeth) and was hearde because of hys reuerence, though he were þe; sonne (of God) yet learned he obedience, by those thynges which he suffered: ∧ he beynge perfecte, was the cause of eternall saluacion vnto all th&ebar; that obeyed him: and is called of God an hye Prest, after the order of Melchisedech.

C   Wherof we wolde speake many thinges but they are harde to be vttered: seynge ye are dull of hearinge. For wh&ebar; as c&obar;cerninge the tyme, ye ought to be teachers, yet haue ye nede agayne, that we teache you the fyrst principles of the worde of God: and are become soch as &rhand; haue nede of ^note mylke: and not of stronge meate: for euery man that is fed with mylke, is inexperte in the worde of ryghteousnes. For he is but a babe. But stronge meate belongeth to them that are perfecte euen those, which (by reason of vse) haue their wittes exercised to discerne both good and euyll. ¶ The .vj. Chapter. ¶ He goeth forth wyth the thynge that he began in the latter ende of þe; fyfte chapter, and exhorteth them not to faynt, but to be stedfast ∧ pacyent: for so moch as God is sure in hys promesse.

A   Therfore leauynge þe; doctryne that pertayneth to the begynnynge of Christen men, let vs go forth vnto perfeccion, not layenge agayne the foundacyon of rep&ebar;taunce fr&obar; deed workes and of fayth towarde God, of baptysynges, of doctryne, and of layinge on of handes, and of resurreccyon from deeth, and of eternall iudgement. And so wyll we do ^note If God permytte. &rhand; For it can not be that they which were once lyghted, and haue tasted of the heauenly gyfte, ∧ were become partakers of the holy goost, and haue tasted of the good worde of God, and of the power of the worlde to come: ^note yf they fall awaye (and as c&obar;cernynge them selues crucifye the sonne of God a fresshe, and make a mocke of him) that they shulde be renued agayne by repentaunce.

B   For the erth which dryncketh in þe; rayne that c&obar;meth oft vpon it, and bringeth forth herbes mete for them that dresse it, receaueth blessinge of God. But that grounde which beareth thornes and bryars, is reproued, and is nye vnto cursynge: whose ende is to be burned. Neuerthelesse (deare frendes) we trust to se better of you, and thynges which acc&obar;pany saluacion, though we thus speake. C   For God is not vnryghteous ^note þt; he shulde forget youre worke and laboure that procedeth of loue, which loue ye shewe in his name, which haue ministred vnto the saynctes, and yet minister. Yee, and we desyre, þt; euery one of you shewe the same diligence, to the full stablishinge of hope, euen vnto þe; ende, that ye faynt not, but be folowers of them, which thorowe fayth and pacience receaue the enheritaunce of the promyse.

For when God made promes to Abrah&abar; because he had none greater to sweare by ^note he sware by him selfe, sayinge: Surely I will blesse the, and multiplie the in dede. And so after that he had taried paciently, he enioyed the promes. D   For men verely sweare by hym that is greater then them selues, and ^note an othe to confyrme the thynge, is to them an ende of all stryfe. So God wyllinge very aboundantly to shewe vnto the heyres of promes, the stablenes of his counsayl, added an oth: that by two immutable thynges (in whych it was vnpossible that God shulde lye) we myght haue a stronge consolacyon, which hitherto haue fled, for to holde fast the hope that is set before vs, whych hope we holde as an ancre of the soule both sure and stedfast, whych hope also entreth in, into those thinges which are with in the vayle, where the fore runner is for vs entred, euen Iesus, that is made an ^note hye preste for euer, after the order of Melchisedech. ¶ The .vij. Chapter. ¶ He c&obar;pareth the presthode of Christ vnto Melchisedech, but to be farre more excellent.

A   This Melchisedech kynge of ^note Salem (which beinge preste of þe; most hye God, met Abraham, as he returned agayne from the slaughter of the kynges and blessed him: to whom also Abraham gaue tythes of all thynges) fyrst is called by interpretacion kynge of ryghtewesnes: after that, kynge of Salem (that is

to saye, Kynge of peace) wythout father without mother, without kynne, ∧ hath nether begynnynge of dayes, nether yet ende of lyfe: but is likened vnto the sonne of God and contynueth a preste for euer. Consyder what a man this was, vnto whom also the patriarke Abrah&abar; gaue tythes of the spoyles. And verely ^note those chyldren of Leuy, which receaue the office of the prestes, haue a commaundement to take (accordinge to þe; lawe) tythes of the people, that is to saye, of their brethren, yee though they spronge out of the loynes of Abraham. But he whose kynred is not counted amonge them, receaued tythes of Abraham, B   &abar;d blessed him that had the promises. And no man denyeth, but that he which is lesse, receaueth blessynge of him which is greater. And here m&ebar; that dye, receaue tythes. But there he receaueth tythes, of wh&obar; it is wytnessed, that he lyueth. And to saye the trueth, Leuy hym selfe also which vseth to receaue tythes payed tythes in Abraham. For he was yet in the loynes of hys father whan Melchisedech met Abraham.

^noteIf now therfore perfeccion came by the presthod of þe; Leuytes (for vnder that presthod the people receaued the lawe) what neded it furthermore, that another prest shuld ryse to be called after the order of Melchisedech, and not after the order of Aaron? For yf the presthod be translated, then of necessitie must the lawe be translated also.

For he of whom these thynges are spok&ebar; pertayne vnto another trybe, of whom neuer man serued at the aultare. For it is euident that oure Lorde spronge ^note of the trybe of Iuda, of whych trybe spake Moses nothinge concerninge presthod. C   And it is yet a more euident thynge, yf after the similitude of Melchisedech there aryse another preste, whych is not made after the lawe of þe; carnall commaundement: but after þe; power of þe; endlesse lyfe. (For after thys maner doth he testifie ^note thou art a prest for euer, after the order of Melchisedech) &rhand; Then þe; c&obar;maundem&ebar;t that went afore, is disanulled, because of weaknes and vnproffytablenes. For ^note the lawe brought nothynge to perfeccion: but was an introduccy&obar; to a better hope, by þe; whych we drawe nye vnto God. And therfore is it a better hope, because þe; thing was not done without an othe. For those prestes were made without an othe, but thys preste with an othe, by hym that sayde vnto hym. ^noteThe Lorde sware, and wyll not repent: Thou art a prest for euer after the order of Melchisedech. And for that cause was Ies&us; a stablyssher of a better testament.

And amonge them many were made prestes, because they were not suffred to endure by the reason of deeth But this man (because he &ebar;dureth euer (hath an euerlast&ebar;g presthode) Wherfore, he is able also euer to saue them to the vttemost, that come vnto God by him, seynge he euer lyueth ^note to make intercession for vs.

For soch an hye Prest it became vs to haue, which is holy, harmlesse, vndefiled, separate fr&obar; synners, made hyer then heauen. Which nedeth not dayly (as y&obar;der hye prestes) ^note to offer vp sacrifice. Fyrst for his awne synnes and then for þe; peoples synnes. For that dyd he once, when he offered vp him self. ^noteFor þe; lawe maketh men prestes, which haue infirmitie: but the worde of þe; oth that came sence the lawe, maketh þe; sonne preste, whych is perfecte for euermore. ¶ The .viii. Chapter. ¶ The offyce of Christ is more worthy then the prestes offyce of the olde lawe, whyche was vnperfecte, and therfore abrogate.

A   Of the thynges which we haue spoken, thys is the pyth: that ^note we haue soch an hye preste as sytteth on the ryght hande of the seate of maiestye in heauen, and is a minyster of holy thynges, and of the true tabernacle, whych God pyght, and not man. For euery hye prest is ordeyned to offer gyftes and sacrifices: wherfore it is of necessite, that this man haue some what also to offer. For he were not a prest, yf he were on the erth where are prestes, that accordynge to the lawe offer gyftes whych serue vnto the ensample, and ^note shadowe of heauenly thynges: euen as the answere of God was geuen vnto Moses, when he was about to fynyssh the tabernacle. ^noteTake hede (sayde he) that thou make all thinges accordinge to the patrone which is shewed to the in the mount.

B   But now hath he obtayned a presthode so moch the more excellent, as he is the mediator of a better testament, which was c&obar;firmed in better promyses. For yf that fyrst testam&ebar;t had bene soch, þt; no faute coulde haue bene founde in it, then shulde no place haue bene sought for the seconde. For in rebukynge them, he sayth vnto them. ^noteBeholde the dayes come (sayth the Lord) and I wyll fynyssh vpon the house of Israel, and vpon the house of Iuda, a new testament: not like þe; testam&ebar;t that I made with theyr fathers in þt; daye, when I toke them by the handes, to leade th&ebar; out of the land of Egypte. For they contynued not in my testament, and I regarded them not sayth the Lord.

C   For this is the testam&ebar;t, that I wyll make &wt; the house of Israel: After those dayes (sayth þe; Lord) I wyll put my lawes in their myndes, &abar;d in their hertes I will write th&ebar;, and I wylbe their God, and they shalbe my people. And they shall not teach euery man

hys neyghboure, and euery m&abar; hys brother, saying: knowe the Lord: for they shall knowe me, from the least to the moste of them: For I wilbe mercyfull ouer their vnrightewesnes, and their synnes ∧ their iniquities will I thinke vp&obar; nomore. In that he sayth a new testam&ebar;t, he hath worne out the olde, For that which is worne out ∧ wexed olde, is redy to vanyshe awaye. ¶ The .ix. Chapter. ¶ The proffyte ∧ worthynesse of the olde testament and how farre the new excelleth it.

A   The olde testament then had verely ordynaunces, and seruinges of God, and wordly holynes. &cross2; For ^note there was a fore tabernacle made, wherin was the lyght, and the table, and the shewe breed, whych hys called holy. But within the seconde vayle was there a tabernacle, whych is called holyest of all, whych had the gold&ebar; senser, and the arcke of the testament ouerlayde round about with golde, B    wherin was the golden pot with ^note Manna, and ^note Aarons rodde, that spronge and ^note the tables of the testam&ebar;t. Ouer the arcke were the Cherubins of glory, shadowyng þe; seate of grace. Of which thynges we cannot now speake particularly.

When these thinges were thus ordeyned, the prestes went allwayes into the fyrst tabernacle, whych executed þe; seruice of þe; holy thinges. But into the seconde, went the hye prest alone ^note once euery yeare: not wyth out bloud ^note which he offered for him selfe, and for the ignoraunces of the people. C   Wherwith þe; holy goost thys signifyed, that the waye of holy thynges was not yet opened, whyll as yet þe; fyrst tabernacle was st&abar;dyng. Which was a symilitude for the tyme then present, in which were offered gyftes and sacrifices, that coulde not make the minister parfecte, as pertayning to the c&obar;scyence, wyth onely meates ∧ drinckes, ∧ diuers wasshinges and iustifyinges of the fleshe, whych were ordeyned vntyll the tyme of reformacyon.

&cross2; But ^note Christ beynge and hye Prest of good thynges to come, came by a greater ∧ a more perfecte tabernacle, not made wyth h&abar;des: that is to saye, not of thys buylding, nether by the bloude of goates ∧ calues: D   but ^note by hys awne bloude he entred in once into the holy place, and founde eternall redempcyon. &cross3;

For yf the ^note bloud of oxen and of gotes ∧ þe; asshes of a yong kow, wh&ebar; it was sprinckcled, purifieth the vnclene, as touchyng the purifyinge of the flesshe: how moch moare shall the bloud of Christ (which thorow the eternall sprete, offered him self without spot to God) pourge youre conscience from deed workes, for to serue the lyuinge God?

And for this cause is he the ^note mediator of the new testam&ebar;t, that thorow deeth which chaunsed, for the redempcion of those transgressi&obar;s that were vnder the fyrst testam&ebar;t they whych are called, myght receaue þe; promes of eternall inheritaunce. &cross3; E   For where as is a testament, ther must also (of necessite) be þe; deeth of hym that maketh the testament. For the testament taketh auctoritie wh&ebar; m&ebar; are deed: for it is yet of no value, as l&obar;ge as he þt; maketh þe; testam&ebar;t is alyue, for which cause also nether þe; first testam&ebar;t was ordeyned without bloude. For wh&ebar; Moses had declared all the commaundement to all the people according to the lawe, he toke the bloud of calues and of goates, with water ∧ purple wolle, and ysope, and spr&ibar;ckled both the boke, ∧ all the people, saying: ^note this is þe; bloud of the testam&ebar;t, whych God hath appoynted vnto you. Moreouer, he sprinckled the tabernacle wyth bloud also, and all the ministringe vessels. And almost all thinges are by the lawe purged with bloud, ∧ without sheadinge of bloud is no remissyon.

It is nede th&ebar;, that the similitudes of heauenly thynges be purifyed wyth soch thynges: but that the heauenly thynges them selues be purifyed &wt; better sacrifyces then are those. ^noteFor Christ is not entred into þe; holy places that are made wyth handes (whych are symilitudes of true thynges) but is entred into very heauen, for ^note to appeare now in the syght of God for vs: not to offer hym selfe oft&ebar; ^note as the hye prest entreth into þe; holy place euery yeare with stra&ubar;ge bloud, for th&ebar; must he haue often offered sence þe; worlde began. But now in the ende of the worlde, hath he appeared once, to put sinne to flight by the offerynge vp of him selfe. And as it is apoynted vnto all men tkat they shall once dye, and then c&obar;meth the iudgem&ebar;t ^note euen so Christ was once offered, to take awaye þe; sinnes of many, ∧ vnto them that loke for hym shall he appeare agayne without synne vnto saluacyon. ¶ The .x. Chapter. ¶ The olde lawe had no power to clense awaye synne, but Christe dyd it with offeryoge of his body once for all. An exhortaci&obar; to receaue this goodnesse of God thanckfully with pacience and stedfast fayth.

A   For the lawe (hauynge the ^note shadowe of good thynges to come, and not þe; very fasshion of þe; thinges th&ebar; selues) can neuer with those sacrifices which they offer; yeare by yeare continually make the c&obar;mers therunto parfayt. For wold not then those sacrifices haue ceased to haue bene offred, because that the offerers once purged shuld haue had no more c&obar;science of synnes? Neuerthelesse, in those sacrifyces, is there mencyon made of synnes euery yeare. For the bloude of oxen and of goates can not take awaye synnes.

B   Wherfore, when he c&obar;meth into þe; worlde he sayth: ^note Sacryfyce and offerynge þu; woldest not haue: but a bodye hast þu; ordeyned me: Burnt offerynges also for synne hast þu; not alowed. Then sayd I: lo, I am here. In the begynnyng of the booke it is writt&ebar; of me, þt; I shuld do thy will, o God. Aboue, wh&ebar; he sayeth: sacryfice ∧ offeryng, ∧ burnt sacryfyces and synne offerynges þu; woldest not haue, nether hast þu; alowed th&ebar; (whiche yet are offered by þe; lawe) then sayd he: Lo, I am here, to do thy wyll, o God: he taketh awaye the fyrst to stablisshe the latter, by wych will we are made holy, euyn by þe; offeryng of þe; body of Iesu Christe once for all.

C   And euery prest is ready dayly ministr&ibar;g and offryng oft&ebar; tymes one maner of oblacion, which can neuer take awaye synnes. But thys man after he hath offered one sacrifice for synnes, is set downe for euer ^note on the ryght h&abar;d of God, ∧ from h&ebar;ce forth taryeth tyll his foes be made his fote stole. For &wt; one offer&ibar;ge hath he made parfecte for euer, them þt; are sanctyfyed. The holy goost him self also beareth vs recorde, euen when he tolde before: This is þe; testam&ebar;t þt; I wyll make vnto them: after those dayes (sayth þe; lorde) I will put my lawes &ibar; their hertes, ∧ in their myndes will I write th&ebar;, ∧ their synnes ∧ iniquities will I rem&ebar;ber nomore. And where remission of these thynges is, ther is nomore offeryng for synne.

D   Seyng therfore brethren, þt; by þe; meanes of þe; bloud of Iesu ^note we haue libertye to enter &ibar;to þe; holy place, by þe; new ∧ lyu&ibar;g waye whych he hath prepared for vs, through þe; vayle (that is to saye, by his flesshe.) And seing also þt; we haue an hye prest whych is ruler ouer þe; house of God, let vs draw nye &wt; a true herte in a sure fayth, sprynckeled in our hertes ∧ þe; euyll consci&ebar;ce put awaye ∧ wesshed in our bodyes &wt; pure water: let vs kepe þe; profession of our hope, &wt; out waueryng (for he is faithfull þt; promysed) ∧ let vs c&obar;sider one another, to þe; &ibar;t&ebar;t þt; we maye prouoke vnto loue, ∧ to good workes, not forsakynge þe; felishyppe þt; we haue among our selues, as the maner of some is: but let vs exhorte one another, ∧ so moch the more, because ye se that the daye draweth nye.

E    ^noteFor yf we synne wyllfully after þt; we haue receaued þe; knowledge of the trueth, ther remayneth nomore sacryfyce for synnes, but a fearfull lokyng for iudgement, ∧ viol&ebar;t fyre, whych shall deuoure þe; aduersaries. He þt; despiseth Moses lawe, dyeth wythout mercy ^note vnder two or thre witnesses: how moch sorer (suppose ye) shall he be ponisshed which treadeth vnder fote þe; sonne of God: ∧ co&ubar;teth the bloude of þe; testam&ebar;t, wherwith he was sanctifyed, as an vnholy thyng, F   ∧ doth dishonoure to þe; sprete of grace. For we knowe hym þt; hath sayd: ^note It bel&obar;geth vnto me to take v&ebar;geaunce. I wyll rec&obar;p&ebar;ce sayth þe; Lord. And agayne: þe; Lord shal iudge his people. It is a fearfull thynge to fall into þe; h&abar;des of the lyuyng God.

Call to rem&ebar;braunce the dayes that are passed, in the whych after ye had receaued lyght, ye endured a greate fyght of aduersities, partly whyle all men wondred ∧ gased at you for the shame and tribulacyon on þt; was done vnto you: partly, whyle ye became c&obar;pany&obar;s of them which so passed their tyme. For ye became parttakers also of þe; afflyccy&obar;s whych happened thorow my b&obar;des, ∧ toke in worth the spoylyng of your goodes, ∧ that wyth gladnes: knowynge in your selues, how that ye haue in heauen a better ∧ an enduring substa&ubar;ce. Cast not awaye therfore your c&obar;syd&ebar;ce, whych hath a great rec&obar;pence of rewarde. For ye haue nede of pacy&ebar;ce, that after ye haue done the wyll of God, ye myght receaue þe; promes. For yet a very lytell whyle, ∧ he þt; shall come wyll come, ∧ wyll not tary. But ^note the iust shall lyue by faith. And yf he withdrawe him selfe, my soule shall haue no pleasure in him. It is not we þt; withdrawe our selues vnto d&abar;pnacion, but we partayne vnto fayth, to the wynnynge of the soule. ¶ The .xi. Chapter. ¶ What fayth is, and a c&obar;mendacyon of the same. The stedfast beleue of the fathers in olde tyme.

A   Fayth is a sure confyd&ebar;ce of thynges, whych are hoped for, ∧ a certayntie of thynges whych are not sene. For by it the elders obtayned a good reporte. Thorowe fayth we vnderstande, that ^note the worlde was ordeyned by þe; worde of God, and that thinges whych are sene, were made of thynges ^note whych were not sene. ^noteBy fayth Abel offered vnto God a more plenteous sacryfyce then Cayn: by whych he obteyned witnes þt; he was ryghteous, God testyfyinge of his gyftes: by whych also he beyng deed, yet speaketh.

By fayth was ^note Enoch translated, þt; he shulde not se deeth: nether was he fo&ubar;de: for god had tak&ebar; h&ibar; awaye. For a fore he was tak&ebar; awaye, he obteyned a good reporte, þt; he pleased God: but without fayth it can not be þt; anye man shuld please h&ibar;. For he þt; c&obar;meth to God, B   must beleue that God is, ∧ that he is a rewarder of th&ebar; that seke hym.

By fayth ^note Noe beynge warned of God, eschued the thynges which were as yet not sene, and prepared the arke to the sauynge of hys housholde, thorow the whych arke, he ^note condempned the worlde, and became heyre of the ryghtewesnes which is accordyng to fayth.

By fayth ^note Abrah&abar;, when he was called

obeyed, to go out &ibar;to a place, which he shuld afterwarde receaue to inherita&ubar;ce: ∧ he w&ebar;t out, not knowing whether he shuld go.

By fayth he remoued into þe; l&abar;de of promes, as into a stra&ubar;ge countre, wh&abar; he had dwelt in tabernacles: ∧ so dyd Isaac ∧ Iacob heyres &wt; hym of the same promes. For he loked for a cytie hauyng a foundacyon, whose buylder and maker is God.

^noteThorow fayth Sara also receaued strength to c&obar;ceaue and be with chylde, and was delyuered of a childe wh&ebar; she was past age, because she iudged him faythful which had promysed.

And therfore spr&abar;ge ther of one (eu&ebar; of one whych was as good as deed) ^note so many in multitude as are þe; starres of þe; skye, ∧ as þe; sond, þt; which is by þe; see shore, &ibar;numerable.

These all dyed accord&ibar;ge to fayth, &rhand; wh&abar; they had not receaued the promises: but ^note sawe them a farre of, and beleued them, ∧ saluted them, and c&obar;fessed, ^note that they were straungers and pilgrems on the erthe. For they that saye soch thynges, declare, þt; they seke a co&ubar;tre. Also yf they had bene myndfull of þe; countre, fr&obar; whence they came out, they had leasure to haue returned agayne: but now they desyre a better þt; is to saye) a heauenly. Wherfore God himselfe is not ashamed ^note to be called theyr God for he hath prepared for them a citye.

^noteBy fayth Abraham offered vp Isaac, when he was proued, and he offered him beyng his only begotten sonne, in wh&obar; he had receaued the promyses. And to hym it was sayde, in Isaac shal thy seed be called: for he consydered, that God was able to rayse vp agayne fr&obar; deeth. Therfore, receaued he h&ibar; also for an ens&abar;ple of the resurrecci&obar;. ^noteBy fayth did Isaac blesse Iacob and Esau, concernyng thynges to come.

^noteBy fayth Iacob when he was a dying, blessed both the sonnes of Ioseph, ∧ bowed him selfe towarde the toppe of hys scepter.

^noteBy fayth Ioseph when he dyed, remembred the depart&ibar;g of the childr&ebar; of Israel, E   ∧ gaue commaundement of hys bones. ^noteBy fayth Moses when he was borne was hyd thre monethes of his father ∧ mother because they sawe he was a proper childe, nether feared they the kynges commaundement.

^noteBy fayth Moses when he was great, refused to be called the sonne of Pharaos daughter, ∧ chose rather to suffre aduersitie wyth the people of God, then to enioye the pleasures of synne for a ceason, and estemed the rebuke of Christ greater riches then the treasures of Egypt. For he had respect vnto the rewarde.

^noteBy fayth he forsoke Egipt ∧ feared not the fearcenes of þe; king. For he endured, eu&ebar; as though he had sene h&ibar; which is inuisible.

F    ^noteThorow fayth he ordeyned þe; passeouer and þt; effusyon of bloud, lest he þt; destroyed the fyrst borne, shulde touch them.

^noteBy fayth they passed thorow þe; reed see as by drye lande: which when the Egypcyans had assayed to do, they were drowned. ^noteBy fayth þe; walles of Iericho fell downe after they were c&obar;passed about seu&ebar; dayes.

^noteBy fayth þt; harlot Raab perisshed not &wt; th&ebar; that were disobedient, when she had receaued the spyes to lodgyng peaseably.

And what shall I more saye: for þe; tyme wyll be to short for me to tell of Gedon, of ^note Barach, ∧ of ^note S&abar;ps&obar;, ∧ of ^note Iephthae, ^note of Dauid also ^note ∧ Samuel, ∧ of þe; Prophetes: &cross2; Which thorow faith subdued k&ibar;gdomes wrought righteousnes: &rhand; obteyned þe; promyses: ^note stopped þe; mouthes of ly&obar;s: ^note quenched þt; viol&ebar;ce of fyre: ^note escaped þe; edge of þe; swearde: ^note out of weaknesse, were made str&obar;ge: waxed valient in fyght: turned to flight the armyes of the alientes ^note the wemen receaued theyr deed raysed to lyfe agayne.

G   Other were racked, ∧ wolde not be delyuered, þt; they myght inheret &rhand; a better resurrecti&obar;. Agayne, other were tried &wt; mockynges ∧ scourg&ibar;ges moreouer, &wt; b&obar;des ∧ presonm&ebar;t: ^note were stoned, were hew&ebar; asunder, were tempted, were slayne &wt; swearde, walked vp ∧ downe in shepe skynnes, and goates skynnes, being destitute, troubled ∧ vexed: which m&ebar; þt; worlde was not worthy of: they w&abar;dred in wildernesses: ∧ in mountaynes, and in dennes, and caues of erth.

And these all thorow faith obtained good reporte, &cross3; ∧ receaued not þe; promes, because God had prouided a better thing for vs, þt; they &wt; out vs shuld not be made parfecte. ¶ The .xii. Chapter. ¶ An exhortacyon to be pacient ∧ stedfast in trouble and aduersite, vpon hope of euerlastynge rewarde. A commendacyon of the new Testament aboue the olde.

A   Wherfore, let vs also (seyng þt; we are compassed with so great a multitude of witnesses) ^note laye awaye all that presseth doune, and the synne þt; hangeth so fast on, let vs runne with paci&ebar;ce vnto the battayle þt; is set before vs, lookyng vnto Iesus þe; captayne ∧ finissher of our fayth, which (for the ioye þt; was set before him) abode the crosse, ∧ despised the shame, ∧ is set downe ^note on the ryghte hande of the throne of God. Consyder therfore, how þt; he endured such speak&ibar;ge agaynst hym of synners lest ye shuld be weryed and faynte in your mindes. For ye haue not yet resysted vnto bloud, striuynge agaynst synne. And haue forgotten the exhortacion, which speaketh vnto you as vnto children? my sonne, despyse not thou þe; chastening of the Lord, nether faynt, when þu; art rebuked of hym: for whom þe; Lorde loueth, hym he chasteneth:

yee, he scourgeth euery s&obar;ne þt; he receaueth.

If ye endure chastening, God offereth him selfe vnto you as vnto sonnes. What s&obar;ne is he whom the father chasteneth not? If ye be not vnder correccion (where of all are part takers) then are ye bastardes, and not s&obar;nes. Therfore seyng we haue had fathers of our flesshe which corrected vs, ∧ we gaue them reuer&ebar;ce: shall we not moch rather be in subieccion vnto the father of spirites, ∧ lyue? And they verely for a feaw dayes, nurtred vs after theyr awne pleasure: but he nurteth vs for our profit, to the intent that he maye mynister of his holynes vnto vs. No maner chastisyng for the present tyme semeth to be ioyous, but greueous: neuertheles afterwarde, it br&ibar;geth þe; quyet frute of ryghtewesnes, vnto th&ebar; which are exercysed therby.

^noteStretch forth therfore þe; handes which were let downe, and the weake knees: and se that ye haue strayght steppes vnto youre fete, lest eny halt&ibar;g turne you out of the waye: yee let it rather be healed. Folow peace with all men and holynes: with out the which no man shall se þe; Lorde. And loke, þt; no m&abar; be destitute of the grace of god, lest anye roote of bytternes spryng vp and trouble, ∧ therby many be defyled: þt; ther be no fornicator, or vncleane person, as Esau ^note whych for one mease of meate solde his byrthryght. For ye knowe how that afterwarde when he wolde by inheretaunce haue optayned blessyng, he was put by, For he founde no place of repentaunce, though ^note he sought it with teares.

D   For ye are not come vnto the ^note mounte þt; is touched, ∧ vnto burnyng fyre, nor vnto storme, ∧ darcknes, and tempestes of wedder, and sounde of a tr&obar;pe, and the voyce of wordes: which ^note voyce, they (that hearde it) wysshed awaye, that the c&obar;municacyon shuld not be spoken to th&ebar;, For they coulde not abyde that which was commaunded.

^noteIf a beast touche the mountayne, it shall be stoned, or thrust thorow with a darte: so terrible was þe; syght which appeared. Moses sayde: I feare and quake. But ye are come vnto the mount Syon, and to the citye of the liuynge God, the celestiall Ierusal&ebar;: and to an &ibar;numerable syght of angels, and vnto the c&obar;gregaci&obar; of the fyrst borne sonnes; whych are wrytten in heauen, and to God, the iudge of all, ∧ to the spretes of iust and parfecte men, and to Iesus the mediator of the new testament, ∧ to the ^note sprincklynge of bloud that speaketh better then the ^note bloud of Abel.

E   Se that ye despyse not hym, þt; speaketh. For yf they escaped not, whych refused him that spake on erth: moch more shall we not escape, yf we turne awaye from hym, that speaketh from heauen: whose voyce then shoke the erth, and now hath declared sayinge: yet once more will I shake, not þe; erth onely, but also heauen. Where as he sayth: yet once more, it signifyeth the remouyng awaye of those thynges which are shaken as of thinges which haue ended their course: that the thynges which are not shaken, maye remayne. Wherefore, yf we receaue the kyngdome which can not be moued, we haue grace, wherby we maye so serue God, and that we maye please hym with reuerence ^note and godly feare. For oure God is a consumyng fyre. ¶ The .xiii. Chapter. ¶ He exhorteth vs vnto loue, to hospitalyte, to thynke vpon soch as be in aduersite, to mayntayne wedlocke, to auoyde coueteousnesse, to make moch of them that preach Gods worde, to beware of straung learnyng: to be content to suffre rebuke with Christ, to be thankfull vnto God, and obedient vnto soch as be in auctorite.

A   Let brotherly loue continue ^note Be not forgetfull to lodge straungers, For therby haue dyuers m&ebar; ^note lodged angels vnwares. Remember them that are &ibar; bondes, euen as though ye were bounde &wt; th&ebar; your selues. Be myndfull of th&ebar; which are in aduersyte, as ye which are yet in the bodye. Wedlocke is to be had in honoure among all men, and the bed vndefyled. As for whore kepers ∧ aduoutrers God shall iudge them. Let your c&obar;uersacyon be without coueteousnes and ^note be c&obar;tent with soch thynges as ye haue all ready. For he hath sayd: ^note I will not fayle the, nether forsake the: B   so that we maye boldly saye: the Lorde is my helper, and I will not feare what m&abar; maye do vnto me. Remember them whych haue the ouersyght of you, whych haue spoken vnto you the worde of God. Whose fayth se that ye folowe, and consider the ende of theyr conuersacyon.

Iesus Christ yesterdaye and to daye, and the same continueth for euer. &cross3; &cross2; Be not caryed aboute with diuers and straunge learnyng. For it is a good thynge that þe; herte be stablysshed with grace, &abar;d not &wt; meates, which haue not proffeted them that haue had theyr pastyme in them. We haue an aulter, wherof they maye not eate, which serue in the tabernacle. ^note C   For the bodyes of those beastes whose bloud is brought into the holy place by þe; hye prest to purge synne, are burnt with out the tentes. Therfore Iesus also to sanctifye the people with hys awne bloud, suffered ^note without the gate. Let vs goo forth therfore vnto hym, out of the tentes, and suffer rebuke with hym. For here haue we no c&obar;tinuynge cytie: but we seke one to come.

By h&ibar; therfore do we offer sacrifyce of lande alwayes to God: þt; is to saye, the frute of those lippes, which cofesse his name. To do

good ∧ to distribute, forget not, for ^note &wt; such sacrifyces God is pleased. &cross3; &cross2; Obeye th&ebar; that haue the ouer syght of you, ∧ submyt your selues vnto them, for they watch for your soules, euen as they that must geue acomptes: that they maye do it with ioye, ∧ not with grefe. D   For that is an vnproffitable thyng for you. Praye for vs. For we trust we haue a good conscience among all men, and desyre to lyue honestly, But I desyre you þe; more, that ye so do, that I maye be restored to you the sooner.

The God of peace that brought agayne from deeth our Lorde Ies&us; ^note the gret shepperde of the shepe, thorow the bloud of the euerlastyng testament, make you parfect &ibar; all good workes, to do hys wyll, and bryng to passe, that the thyng which ye do, maye be pleasaunt in his syght thorowe Iesus Christ. To whom be prayse for euer whyle the world endureth. Amen. &cross3;

I beseche you brethren, suffre the worde of exhortati&obar;: for we haue wrytt&ebar; vnto you &ibar; feawe wordes. Ye knowe our brother Timothe, that he is at libertye: with wh&obar; (yf he come shortly) I wyll se you. Salute th&ebar; that haue the ouersyght of you, and all the saynctes. They of Italy salute you. Grace be with you all. Amen. ¶ Sent from Italy by Timotheus.

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