Commentary on Hebrews

A COMMENTARIE ON THE WHOLE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREVVES.

By M. IOHN CALVIN. TRANSLATED OVT OF FRENCH.

The lawe was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. Iohn 1.17.

Imprinted at London by FELIX KINGSTON, for Arthur Iohnson, and are to be sold at his shop near the great North doore of Pauls, at the signe of the white Horse. 1605.

Grace and peace be multiplied.

RIght Honourable, such has beene the singular care and fatherly providence of God over his church in these last times: that according to his own most gratious promise (through the meanes of preaching and writing) knowledge has ouerflowed in all places, as the waters that cover the sea. Hence it is come to pass, that even this nation also, albeit utterly unworthy to receive so much as [〈1… pages missing〉]

DEare Christian Reader, among the many helpes with which God has furnished you for the furtherance of your godly Meditations and spiritual growth in Christ, I pray you accept of this among the rest; of which (if I may so speake) you hast beene too long unfurnished. Diverse good and godly men have labored, some by their own writings, and some againe by translating the workes of others, to store you with Sermons and Expositions in English, upon all the bookes of the New Testament, this Epistle to the Hebrewes onely excepted: which lacke, rather than it should be unsupplied, has caused me (the vnfittest I confesse of many thousands) to vndertake the translation of the Commentarie ensuing: which beeing finished, I have beene bolde (for your benefit Christian Reader) now to publish. Hoping therefore of your friendly allowance and acceptance of these my poore indeauours: I beseech you, if you reapest that benefit by it, which I heartily wish you maist, to give God the praise, and to helpe me with your prayers. Thus commending you and your studies to the grace of God, I bidde you farewell.

Your ever in Christ, C.