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Hebrews 6

3 He proceedeth in reproving them, and exhorteth them not to faint, 12 But to be steadfast and patient, 18 Forasmuch as God is sure in his promise.
1.Therefore, leaving the doctrine of the abeginning of Christ, let us be led forward unto perfection, not laying again the foundation bof repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God,
2.Of the doctrine of cbaptisms, & laying on of hands, and of the resurrection from the dead, and of eternal judgement.
3.And this will we do dif God permit.
4.*For it is impossible that they, which were once lightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the holie Ghost,
5.And have tasted of the good word of God, and of the powers of the world to come,
6.If they fall away, should be renewed again by repentance: seeing they ecrucify again to them selves the son of God and make a mock of him.
7.For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh ofte upon it, and bringeth forth herbs mete for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing of God.
8.But that which beareth thorns and briars, is reproved, and is near unto cursing, whose end is to be burned.
9.But beloved, we have persuaded our selves better things of you, and such as accompany salvation, though we thus speak.
10.For God is not unrighteous, that he should forget your work, and labour of love, which ye shewed toward his Name, in that ye have ministered unto the Saints, & yet minister.
11.And we desire that every one of you shewe the same diligence, to the f full assurance of hope unto the end,
12.That ye be not slothful, but followers of gthem, which through faith and patience, inherit the promises.
13.For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to swear by, he sware by him self,
14.Saying, *Surely I will abundantly bless thee and multiply thee marvelously.
15.And so after that he had tarried patiently, he enjoyed the promise.
16.For men verily swear by him that is greater then them selves, and an oath for confirmation is among them an end of all strife.
17.So God willing more habundantly to shewe unto the heirs of promise the stableness of his counsel, bound him self by an oath,
18.That by itwo immutable things, wherein it is unpossible that God should lie, we might have strong consolation, which have our refuge to hold fast the hope that is set before us,
19.Which we have, as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, and it kentreth into that which is within the lvail,
20.Whither the forerunner is for us entered in, even Jesus that is made an high Priest for ever after the order of Melchi-sedec.

Notes

1-a.
That is, the first rudiments of our Christian religion.
1-b.
He mentions five points of the catechism, which was then in use: the confession of amendment of life: the sum of the faith: a brief explication of Baptism, and laying on of hands: the article of the resurrection, and the last judgement.
2-c.
Then the use of baptism was declared when on the solemn days appointed to baptise, the Church came together.
3-d.
It is God’s singular gift to increase in knowledge, and to go forward in the understanding of God’s word.
4-*.
Mat. 12.45, 2 Pet. 2.20, chap. 10.26.
6-e.
They which are apostates, and sin against the holy Ghost, hate Christ, crucify and mock him, but to their own destruction, and therefore fall into desperation, and can not repent.
11-f.
Whereby it may appear, that you are fully persuaded of life everlasting.
12-g.
As the holie fathers, Prophets and martyrs, that were before us.
14-*.
Gen. 12.3, and 17.4, and 22.16.
17-h.
Because of man’s wickedness, which will not believe God except he swear.
18-i.
God’s word and oath are two things in him unchangeable.
19-k.
He returns to the comparison between Christ’s Priesthood and the Levitical which he had begun in the 5 chap.
19-l.
Which is heaven whither Christ is gone before to prepare us place.