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.

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