Observe here, 1. The apostle's preface in which he doth briefly recapitulate the sum and substance of his preceding arguments, NOW OF THE THINGS WHICH WE HAVE SPOKEN, THIS IS THE SUM. Learn hence, That when doctrines are important, and the matters treated of very weighty and momentous, we should en... [ Continue Reading ]
That the Lord Jesus Christ is our great High Priest under the gospel, the apostle had sufficiently demonstrated and confirmed before. Observe here, How he next declares what is the nature, duty and office of Christ as our High Priest; namely, TO OFFER GIFTS AND SACRIFICE.. priest that has nothing t... [ Continue Reading ]
Our apostle, in these words, proves the excellency of Christ's ministry of priesthood above that of Aaron and his sons, from the excellency of the new covenant (or the new dispensation of the covenant of grace) above the old, of which he was the mediator. Now the more excellent the covenant the more... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, 1. What is charged on the first covenant, and that is faultiness: By which we are not to understand any sinful faultiness, but defectiveness and imperfection only: For it was not faulty in the matter and substance of it, as it was instituted and ordained by God, but therefore called fa... [ Continue Reading ]
Observe here, 1. The persons with whom this covenant is made, the house of Israel, and the house of Judah; not made with them as. political body, because their policy was to be dissolved, but as. part of the universal church. Observe, 2. The author of this covenant, and that is God himself, I WILL... [ Continue Reading ]
These words are not to be understood absolutely, but comparatively: They are. promise that under the new covenant dispensation the Holy Spirit shall be so plentifully poured forth, and the light of the gospel so clearly shine forth that there shall not be such need as under the law, to teach men the... [ Continue Reading ]
This is the great fundamental promise of the covenant of grace, pardon of sin. Thence learn, That free and underserved grace, in the pardon of sin, is the original spring and foundation of all covenant-mercies and blessings. Observe farther, How copiously the Spirit of God sets forth the benefits... [ Continue Reading ]
The apostle having, in the foregoing verses, proved the insufficiency of the old covenant, and the necessity of the new, and given the preference to the latter above the former; in this last verse he acquaints us with the abrogation of the old covenant, IT IS MADE OLD; and with the abolition of it,... [ Continue Reading ]