xiv. l7.— -o\jxeTi, no more) The fruit of the sacrifice of Christ is always evident to them who do not reject it, but those who re ject it have nothing else. — crsp/ af^apnojv, for sins) refers to d//,«p- ravoi/rwv, if we sin.
27. Qofizpa, fearful) A very bad hope.— S7i8o^, looking for) quite different from what is described, ver. 13. — vrvpbs — rov$ ii'TT&vcdVTiO'jg) Is. Ixiv. 1 (rather 2), LXX., xaraxauo'?/ cru^ 'jTsvavr/ou^.
fire will consume the adversaries. We must not seek any par ticular meaning in v^b, under, [as if the meaning were, under hand enemies] : in Ex. xv. 7, -jcrsvamo/ is applied to the most open enemies. — wpbc, of fire) Deut. xxxii. 22 ; comp. Ps. cvi. 18. — C^°£? zeal) indignation, Deut. xxix. 20. — J^/g/v, to devour) ch. xii. 29 ; Is. xxvi. 11.
28. 'AQtTqffas, fie that despised) not by any slight error, but by un enormous violation, in opposition to the whole law — a delin quency to be punished with death. Few so violated the law, as to be capitally punished. — %wp/c o/xr/p//,£;i', without mercy) without any mitigation or delay of the prescribed punishment.
29. Xs/povog) which is worse and more horrible than any pun ishment of the body. — 6) i.e. he who most atrociously sins against GOD, whose Son is the Priest, ch. v. 5, and against the Son, whose own blood is the blood of the New Testament, and against the Holy Spirit, who is the Spirit of grace. A man of this sort retracts the whole form and confession of his baptism, and rejects the whole economy of the New Testament ; comp. vi. 6, note. — xaraaar^a^, who has trodden) whereas he ought to adore. But he who sins spontaneously, treads under foot, as it is described at ver. 26. — r$jg diaO^/^g} of the testament, that is, the better testament or covenant which GOD has made. — xotvbv, common) as if it were the blood of a mere man, common or even guilty. The antithesis is, he was sanctified. — j^tfa/^og, and has counted) without discernment ; comp. 1 Cor. xi. 29.. — ev f, riytaedfy by which he was sanctified) Therefore Christ died even for such a man as this. The same word is used concerning the redeemed, ver. 10, 14, ch. ii. 11 (where they are distinguished from the Redeemer, who sanctifies) ; ch. xiii. 12, where mention is likewise made of the blood, r^c, ^dpiTog, of grace) See note on ver. 26.— --evv(3piaasy and has treated insultingly, [cmd hath done despite to]) by repelling Him. Insult or despite is done by