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whence it was necessary he should be in all things like his brethren; that he might be a merciful high priest, and faithfully discharge the divine office of expiating the sins of the people.

who was faithful to him that constituted him such, as Moses likewise was faithful in all his administration of God's house.

besides Moses throughout his whole administration acted in quality of a servant, representing to the people what he was order'd to say.

but Christ govern'd his own house in quality of son and heir, and 'tis we that are his house, provided we stedfastly persevere unto the end in the publick profession of that hope, in virtue of which we glory.

Wherefore as the holy spirit saith, "since to-day you hear his voice,

which is imply'd by, "to-day since ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts, as at Meriba."

for some when they had heard his voice, did provoke him: however, not all that were brought out of Egypt by Moses did so.

and who were they, who, he sware, should not enter into his rest, but those that did not believe? so we see that they could not enter in,

Let us therefore fear, lest any of us by rejecting the promise of entring into his rest, should be excluded from it.

of which in a certain place relating to the seventh day, 'tis said, "and God did rest the seventh day from all his works."

he pointed out another time in the words, which were spoken by David, a long time after their going into Canaan, in the passage just now quoted, "today since ye hear his voice, harden not your hearts."

then he that enters into divine rest, will indeed rest from his works, as God did from his.

so that there is not a creature that is concealed from his view: but all is naked and open to the eyes of him of whom we speak. Having then so great a high priest,

he is obliged to offer sacrifices for his own sins as well as for those of the people. besides, no man can assume

this was Jesus, who while he was in a mortal body, having offered up prayers and supplications, with strong cries, and with tears, to him that was able to save him from that death, was heard so as to be delivered from his fear;

for tho' he was the son of God, yet he found by his own sufferings what it was to obey,

for God is too just to his promise not to regard your piety, and the love which you have shewn to the christian religion by the assistance ye have given to the saints, and still continue to give.

For when God gave his promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, saying,

wherefore God was willing to give the heirs of promise a stronger proof of the immutability of his counsel, by the intervention of an oath:

to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of the whole booty: first, being by the signification of his name king of justice, and in fact king of Salem, which is, king of peace;