God=, who= at= sundry= times= and= in= divers= manners=<1CO15 -:33 > spake= in= time= past= unto= the= fathers= by= the= prophets=, Hath= in= these= last=<1CO4 -:9 > days= spoken= unto= us= by= [his=] Son=, whom= he= hath= appointed= heir= of= all= things=, by= whom= also= he= made= the= worlds=; Who= being= the= brightness=<2TH2 -:8 > of= [his=] glory=, and= the= express= image= of= his= person=, and= upholding= all= things= by= the= word= of= his= power=, when= he= had= by= himself= purged= our= sins=, sat= down= on= the= right= hand= of= the= Majesty= on= high=; Being= made= so= much= better= than= the= angels= he= hath= by= inheritance= obtained= a= more= excellent= name= than= they=. For= unto= which= of= the= angels= said= he= at= any= time=, Thou= art= my= Son=, this= day= have= I= begotten= thee=? And= again= will= be= to= him= a= Father=, and= he= shall= be= to= me= a= Son=? And= again=, when= he= bringeth= in= the= firstbegotten= into= the= world=, he= saith= let= all= the= angels= of= God= worship=<1CO14 -:25 > him=. And= of= the= angels= he= saith=, Who= maketh= his= angels= spirits=, and= his= ministers= a= flame= of= fire=. But= unto= the= Son= [he= saith= throne= God=, [is=] for= ever= and= ever=: a= sceptre= of= righteousness= [is=] the= sceptre= of= thy= kingdom=. Thou= hast= loved= righteousness=, and= hated= iniquity=; therefore= God=, [even= God=, hath= anointed=<2CO1 -:21 > thee= with= the= oil= of= gladness= above= thy= fellows=. And=, Thou=, Lord=, in= the= beginning= hast= laid= the= foundation= of= the= earth=; and= the= heavens= are= the= works= of= thine= hands=: They= shall= perish= thou= remainest=; and= they= all= shall= wax=<1TI5 -:11 > old= as= doth= a= garment=; And= as= a= vesture= shalt= thou= fold= them= up= they= shall= be= changed=: but= thou= art= the= same=, and= thy= years= shall= not= fail=. But= to= which= of= the= angels= said= he= at= any= time=, Sit=<1CO8 -:10 > on= my= right= hand=, until= I= make= thine= enemies= thy= footstool=? Are= they= not= all= ministering= spirits=, sent= forth= to= minister= for= them= who= shall= be= heirs= of= salvation=? Therefore= we= ought= to= give= the= more= earnest= heed= to= the= things= which= we= have= heard=, lest= at= any= time= we= should= let= [them=] slip=. For= if= the= word= spoken= by= angels= was= stedfast=, and= every= transgression= and= disobedience= received= a= just= recompence= of= reward= How= shall= we= escape= we= neglect=<1TI4 -: 14 > so= great= salvation=; which= at= the= first= began= to= be= spoken= by= the= Lord=, and= was= confirmed= unto= us= by= them= that= heard= [him= God= also= bearing= [them=] witness=, both= with= signs= and= wonders=, and= with= divers= miracles=<1CO12 -:10 >, and= gifts= of= the= Holy= Ghost= to= his= own= will=? For= unto= the= angels= hath= he= not= put= in= subjection= the= world= to= come=, whereof= we= speak=. But= one= in= a= certain= place= testified=<1CO15:15, saying=, What= is= man= thou= art= mindful= of= him=? or= the= son= of= man=, that= thou= visitest= him=? Thou= madest= him= a= little= lower= than= the= angels=; thou= crownedst= him= with= glory= and= honour=, and= didst=<1CO4 -:7 > set= him= over= the= works= of= thy= hands=: Thou= hast= put= all= things= in= subjection= under= his= feet=. For= in= that= he= put= all= in= subjection= under= him=, he= left= nothing= [that= is=] not= put= under= him=. But= now= we= see= not= yet= all= things= put= under= him=. But= we= see= Jesus= was= made= a= little= lower= than= the= angels= for= the= suffering= of= death= with= glory= and= honour=; that= he= by= the= grace= of= God= should= taste= death= for= every= man=. For= it= became= him= whom= [are=] all= things=, and= by= whom= [are=] all= things=, in= bringing= many= sons= unto= glory=, to= make= the= captain= of= their= salvation= perfect= through= sufferings=. For= both= he= that= sanctifieth= and= they= who= are= sanctified= [are=] all= of= one=: for= which= cause= he= is= not= ashamed= to= call= them= brethren=, Saying=, I= will= declare= thy= name= unto= my= brethren=, in= the= midst= of= the= church= will= I= sing= praise= unto= thee=. And= again=, I= will= put= my= trust= in= him= again=, Behold= I= and= the= children= which= God= hath= given= me=. Forasmuch=<1CO11 -:7 > then= as= the= children= are= partakers= of= flesh= and= blood=, he= also= himself= likewise= took= part= of= the= same=; that= through= death= he= might= destroy= him= that= had= the= power= of= death= is=, the= devil=; And= deliver= them= who= through= fear= of= death= were= all= their= lifetime= subject= to= bondage=. For= verily= he= took= not= on= [him= the= nature= of=] angels=; but= he= took= on= [him=] the= seed= of= Abraham=. Wherefore= in= all= things= it= behoved= him= to= be= made= like= unto= [his=] brethren=, that= he= might= be= a= merciful= and= faithful= high= priest= in= things= [pertaining=] to= God= make= reconciliation=<2CO5 -:18 > for= the= sins= of= the= people= For= in= that= he= himself= hath= suffered= being= tempted=, he= is= able= to= succour= them= that= are= tempted=. Wherefore=, holy= brethren= of= the= heavenly= calling=, consider= the= Apostle= and= High= Priest= of= our= profession=, Christ= Jesus=; Who= was= faithful= to= him= that= appointed= him= also= Moses= [was= faithful=] in= all= his= house=. For= this= [man=] was= counted= worthy= of= more= glory= than= Moses=, inasmuch= as= he= who= hath= builded= the= house= hath= more= honour= than= the= house=. For= every= house= is= builded= by= some= [man= he= that= built=<1CO3 -:14 > all= things= [is=] God=. And= Moses= verily= [was= in= all= his= house=, as= a= servant=, for= a= testimony= of= those= things= which= were= to= be= spoken= after=; But= Christ= as= a= son= over= his= own= house= house= are= we=, if= we= hold= fast= the= confidence= and= the= rejoicing= of= the= hope= firm= unto= the= end=. Wherefore= (as the= Holy= Ghost= saith=, To= day= if= ye= will= hear= his= voice=, Harden= not= your= hearts=, as= in= the= provocation=, in= the= day= of= temptation=<1CO10 -:13 > in= the= wilderness=: When= your= fathers= tempted= me=, proved= me= saw= my= works= forty= years=. Wherefore= I= was= grieved= with= that= generation= said=, They= do= alway= err= in= [their=; and= they= have= not= known= my= ways=. So= I= sware= in= my= wrath=, They= shall= not= enter= into= my= rest.) Take= heed=, brethren= there= be= in= any= of= you= an= evil= heart= of= unbelief=, in= departing= from= the= living= God=. But= exhort=<2CO9 -:5 > one= another= daily=, while= it= is= called= To= day=; lest= any= of= you= be= hardened= through= the= deceitfulness= of= sin=. For= we= are= made= partakers= of= Christ=, if= we= hold= the= beginning= of= our= confidence= stedfast= unto= the= end=; While= it= is= said= day= if= ye= will= hear= his= voice=, harden= not= your= hearts=, as= in= the= provocation=. For= some=, when= they= had= heard=, did= provoke= not= all= that= came= out= of= Egypt= by= Moses=. But= with= whom= was= he= grieved= forty=<2CO11 -:24 > years= it=] not= with= them= that= had= sinned=, whose= carcases= fell= in= the= wilderness=<1CO10 -:5 >? And= to= whom= sware= he= that= they= should= not= enter= into= his= rest=, but= to= them= that= believed= not=? So= we= see= that= they= could= not= enter= in= because= of= unbelief=. Let= us= therefore= fear=, a= promise= being= left= [us=] of= entering=<1TH1 -:9 > into= his= rest=, any= of= you= should= seem=<1CO11 -:16 > to= come= short= of= it=. For= unto= us= was= the= gospel= preached=, as= well= as= unto= them=: but= the= word= preached= did= not= profit= them=, not= being= mixed= with= faith= in= them= that= heard= [it= For= we= which= have= believed= do= enter= into= rest=, as= he= said=, As= I= have= sworn= in= my= wrath=, if= they= shall= enter= into= my= rest= the= works= were= finished=<2TI4 -:7 > from= the= foundation= of= the= world=. For= he= spake= in= a= certain= place= of= the= seventh= [day=] on= this= wise=, And= God= did= rest= the= seventh= day= from= all= his= works=. And= in= this= [place=, If= they= shall= enter= into= my= rest=. Seeing= therefore= it= remaineth= that= some= must= enter= therein=, and= they= to= whom= it= was= first= preached= entered= not= in= because= of= unbelief=: Again=, he= limiteth= a= certain= day=, saying= in= David=, To= day=, after= so= long= a= time=; as= it= is= said=, To= day= if= ye= will= hear= his= voice=, harden= not= your= hearts=. For= if= Jesus= had= given= them= rest=, then= would= he= not= afterward= have= spoken= of= another= day=. There= remaineth= therefore= a= rest= to= the= people= of= God=. For= he= that= is= entered= into= his= rest= also= hath= ceased= from= his= own= works=, as= God= [did=] from= his=. Let= us= labour= therefore= to= enter= into= that= rest=, lest= any= man= fall= after= the= same= example= of= unbelief=. For= the= word= of= God= [is=] quick=<2TI4 -:1 >, and= powerful=<2CO10 -:10 >, and= sharper= than= any= twoedged= sword=, piercing= even= to= the= dividing=<1CO12 -:11 > asunder= of= soul= and= spirit=, and= of= the= joints= and= marrow=, and= [is=] a= discerner= of= the= thoughts= and= intents= of= the= heart=. Neither= is= there= any= creature= that= is= not= manifest= in= his= sight= all= things= [are= and= opened=<1CO16 -:9 > unto= the= eyes= of= him= with= whom= we= have= to= do= Seeing= then= that= we= have= a= great= high= priest=, that= is= passed= into= the= heavens=, Jesus= the= Son= of= God=, let= us= hold= fast= [our=. For= we= have= not= an= high= priest= which= cannot= be= touched= with= the= feeling= of= our= infirmities=; but= was= in= all= points= tempted= like= as= [we= are=, yet=] without= sin=. Let= us= therefore= come= boldly= unto= the= throne= of= grace=, that= we= may= obtain= mercy=, and= find= grace= to= help= in= time= of= need=. For= every= high= priest= taken= from= among= men= is= ordained= for= men= in= things= [pertaining=] to= God= he= may= offer= both= gifts= and= sacrifices= for= sins=: Who= can= have= compassion= on= the= ignorant= on= them= that= are= out= of= the= way=; for= that= he= himself= also= is= compassed= with= infirmity=. And= by= reason= hereof= he= ought=, as= for= the= people=, so= also= for= himself=, to= offer= for= sins=. And= no= man= taketh= this= honour= unto= himself= he= that= is= called= of= God=, as= [was=] Aaron= So= also= Christ= glorified= not= himself= to= be= made= an= high= priest=; but= he= that= said= unto= him=, Thou= art= my= Son=, to= day= have= I= begotten= thee=. As= he= saith= also= in= another= [place= [art=] a= priest= for= ever= after= the= order= of= Melchisedec=. Who= in= the= days= of= his= flesh=, when= he= had= offered= up= prayers= and= supplications=<1TI2 -:1 > with= strong= crying= and= tears= unto= him= that= was= able= to= save= him= from= death=, and= was= heard= in= that= he= feared=; Though= he= were= a= Son=, yet= learned= he= obedience= by= the= things= which= he= suffered=; And= being= made= perfect= became= the= author= of= eternal= salvation= unto= all= them= that= obey= him=; Called= of= God= an= high= priest= after= the= order= of= Melchisedec=. Of= whom= we= have= many= things= to= say=, and= hard= to= be= uttered= ye= are= dull= of= hearing=. For= when= for= the= time= ye= ought= to= be= teachers=<1CO12 -:28 >, ye= have= need= that= one= teach= you= again= which= [be=] the= first= principles= of= the= oracles= of= God=; and= are= become= such= as= have= need= of= milk=, and= not= of= strong= meat=. For= every= one= that= useth= milk=<1CO3 -:2 > [is=] unskilful= in= the= word= of= righteousness=: for= he= is= a= babe=. But= strong= meat= belongeth= to= them= that= are= of= full= age=] those= who= by= reason= of= use= have= their= senses= exercised= to= discern= both= good= and= evil=. Therefore= leaving= the= principles= of= the= doctrine= of= Christ=, let= us= go= on= unto= perfection=; not= laying= again= the= foundation= of= repentance= from= dead= works=, and= of= faith= toward= God=, Of= the= doctrine= of= baptisms=, and= of= laying=<1TI4 -:14 > on= of= hands=, and= of= resurrection= of= the= dead= of= eternal= judgment=. And= this= will= we= do=, if= God= permit=<1CO16 -:7 >. For= [it= is=] impossible= for= those= who= were= once= enlightened=, and= have= tasted= of= the= heavenly= gift=, and= were= made= partakers= of= the= Holy= Ghost=, And= have= tasted= the= good= word= of= God=, and= the= powers= of= the= world= to= come=, If= they= shall= fall= away=, to= renew= them= again= unto= repentance=; seeing= they= crucify= to= themselves= the= Son= of= God= afresh= put= [him=] to= an= open= shame=. For= the= earth= which= drinketh=<1CO11 -:29 > in= the= rain= that= cometh= oft=<1CO11 -:25 > upon= it=, and= bringeth= forth= herbs= meet= for= them= by= whom= it= is= dressed= blessing= from= God=: But= that= which= beareth= thorns= and= briers= [is=, and= [is=] nigh= unto= cursing=; whose= end= [is=] to= be= burned=. But=, beloved=, we= are= persuaded= better= things= of= you=, and= things= that= accompany= salvation=, though= we= thus= speak=. For= God= [is=] not= unrighteous= to= forget= your= work= and= labour= of= love=, which= ye= have= shewed= toward= his= name= that= ye= have= ministered=<2CO3 -:3 > to= the= saints= do= minister=. And= we= desire= that= every= one= of= you= do= shew= the= same= diligence= to= the= full= assurance= of= hope= unto= the= end= That= ye= be= not= slothful=, but= followers=<1CO4 -:16 > of= them= who= through= faith= and= patience= inherit=<1CO6 -:9 > the= promises=. For= when= God= made= promise= to= Abraham=, because= he= could= swear= by= no= greater=, he= sware= by= himself=, Saying=, Surely= blessing= I= will= bless= thee= multiplying= I= will= multiply=<2CO9 -:10 > thee=. And= so=, after= he= had= patiently= endured=, he= obtained= the= promise=. For= men= verily= swear= by= the= greater=: and= an= oath= for= confirmation= [is=] to= them= an= end= of= all= strife=. Wherein= God=, willing= more= abundantly=<1CO15 -:10 > to= shew= unto= the= heirs= of= promise= the= immutability= of= his= counsel=, confirmed=<1CO1 -:6 > [it= an= oath=: That= by= two= immutable= things=, in= which= [it= was=] impossible= for= God= to= lie=, we= might= have= a= strong= consolation= have= fled= for= refuge= to= lay= hold= upon= the= hope= set= before= us=: Which= [hope=] we= have= as= an= anchor= of= the= soul=, both= sure= and= stedfast=<1CO7 -:37 >, and= which= entereth= into= that= within= the= veil=; Whither= the= forerunner= is= for= us= entered=] Jesus=, made= an= high= priest= for= ever= after= the= order= of= Melchisedec=. For= this= Melchisedec= of= Salem=, priest= of= the= most=<1CO14 -: 27 > high= God=, who= met= Abraham= returning= from= the= slaughter= of= the= kings=<1CO4 -:8 >, and= blessed= him=; To= whom= also= Abraham= gave= a= tenth= part= of= all=; first= being= by= interpretation=<1CO12 -:10 > King= of= righteousness=, and= after= that= also= King= of= Salem=, which= is=, King= of= peace=; Without= father=, without= mother=, without= descent=, having= neither= beginning= of= days= end= of= life=; but= made= like= unto= the= Son= of= God=; abideth=<1CO13 -:13 > a= priest= continually=. Now= consider= how= great= this= man= [was= whom= even= the= patriarch= Abraham= gave= the= tenth= of= the= spoils=. And= verily= they= that= are= of= the= sons= of= Levi=, who= receive= the= office= of= the= priesthood= a= commandment= to= take= tithes= of= the= people= according= to= the= law=, that= is=, of= their= brethren=, though= they= come= out= of= the= loins= of= Abraham=: But= he= whose= descent= is= not= counted= from= them= received= tithes= of= Abraham=, and= blessed= him= that= had= the= promises=. And= without= all= contradiction= the= less=<1CO12 -:23 > is= blessed= of= the= better=. And= here= men= that= die= receive= tithes=; but= there= he= [receiveth= them= whom= it= is= witnessed= that= he= liveth=. And= as= I= may= so= say=, Levi= also=, who= receiveth= tithes=, payed= tithes= in= Abraham=. For= he= was= yet= in= the= loins= of= his= father=, when= Melchisedec= met= him=. If= therefore= perfection=<2CO13 -:9 > were= by= the= Levitical= priesthood=, (for under= it= the= people= received= the= law, ) what= further=<2TI3 -:9 > need= [was= there=] that= another= priest= should= rise= after= the= order= of= Melchisedec=, and= not= be= called= after= the= order= of= Aaron=? For= the= priesthood= being= changed=, there= is= made= of= necessity= a= change= also= of= the= law=. For= he= of= whom= these= things= are= spoken= pertaineth= to= another= tribe= which= no= man= gave= attendance=<1TI4 -:13 > at= the= altar=. For= [it= is=] evident= that= our= Lord= sprang= out= of= Juda=; of= which= tribe= Moses= spake= nothing= concerning= priesthood=. And= it= is= yet= far= more= evident=: for= that= after= the= similitude= of= Melchisedec= there= ariseth= another= priest=, Who= is= made=, not= after= the= law= of= a= carnal= commandment=, but= after= the= power= of= an= endless=<1TI1 -:4 > life=. For= he= testifieth= [art=] a= priest= for= ever= after= the= order= of= Melchisedec=. For= there= is= verily= a= disannulling= of= the= commandment= going= before= for= the= weakness= and= unprofitableness= thereof=. For= the= law= made= nothing= perfect=, but= the= bringing= in= of= a= better= hope= [did= the= which= we= draw= nigh= unto= God=. And= inasmuch= as= not= without= an= oath= [he= was= made= priest= (For= those= priests= were= made= without= an= oath=; but= this= with= an= oath= by= him= that= said= unto= him=, The= Lord= sware= and= will= not= repent=<2CO7 -:8 >, Thou= [art=] a= priest= for ever= after= the= order=<1CO11 -:34 > of= Melchisedec:) By= so= much= was= Jesus= made= a= surety= of= a= better= testament=. And= they= truly= were= many= priests=, because= they= were= not= suffered= to= continue= by= reason= of= death=: But= this= [man= he= continueth= ever= an= unchangeable= priesthood= Wherefore= he= is= able= also= to= save= them= to= the= uttermost=<1TH2 -:16 > that= come= unto= God= by= him=, seeing= he= ever= liveth= to= make= intercession= for= them=. For= such= an= high= priest= became= us=, [who= is=] holy=, harmless=, undefiled= from= sinners=, and= made= higher= than= the= heavens=; Who= needeth= not= daily=, as= those= high= priests=, to= offer= up= sacrifice=, first= for= his= own= sins=, and= then= for= the= people's=: for= this= he= did= once=, when= he= offered= up= himself=. For= the= law= maketh= men= high= priests= which= have= infirmity=; but= the= word= of= the= oath=, which= was= since= the= law=] the= Son=, who= is= consecrated= for= evermore=<2CO11 -:31 >. Now= of= the= things= which= we= have= spoken= [this= is=] the= sum=: We= have= such= an= high= priest=, who= is= set= on= the= right= hand= of= the= throne= of= the= Majesty= in= the= heavens=; A= minister= of= the= sanctuary=, and= of= the= true= tabernacle=, which= the= Lord= pitched=, and= not= man= For= every= high= priest= is= ordained= to= offer= gifts= and= sacrifices=: wherefore= [it= is=] of= necessity= that= this= man= have= somewhat= also= to= offer=. For= if= he= were= on= earth=, he= should= not= be= a= priest=, seeing= that= there= are= priests= that= offer= gifts= according= to= the= law=: Who= serve= unto= the= example=<1TI4 -:12 > and= shadow= of= heavenly= things=, as= Moses= was= admonished= of= God= when= he= was= about= to= make= the= tabernacle=: for=, saith= he=, [that= make= all= things= according= to= the= pattern=<1TI1 -:16 > shewed= to= thee= in= the= mount=. But= now= hath= he= obtained= a= more= excellent= ministry=, by= how= much= also= he= is= the= mediator= of= a= better= covenant= was= established= upon= better= promises=. For= if= that= first= [covenant=] had= been= faultless= should= no= place= have= been= sought= for= the= second=. For= finding= fault= with= them=, he= saith=, Behold= days= come=, saith= the= Lord=, when= I= will= make= a= new= covenant= with= the= house= of= Israel= and= with= the= house= of= Judah=: Not= according= to= the= covenant= that= I= made= with= their= fathers= in= the= day= when= I= took= them= by= the= hand= to= lead=<1CO9 -:5 > them= out= of= the= land= of= Egypt=; because= they= continued= not= in= my= covenant=, and= I= regarded= them= not=, saith= the= Lord=. For= this= [is=] the= covenant= that= I= will= make= with= the= house= of= Israel= after= those= days= the= Lord=; I= will= put= my= laws= into= their= mind=, and= write= them= in= their= hearts=: and= I= will= be= to= them= a= God= they= shall= be= to= me= a= people=: And= they= shall= not= teach=<1CO4 -:17 > every= man= his= neighbour=, and= every= man= his= brother=, saying=, Know= the= Lord=: for= all= shall= know= me=, from= the= least=<1CO6 -:4 > to= the= greatest=<1CO13 -:13 >. For= I= will= be= merciful= to= their= unrighteousness=, and= their= sins= and= their= iniquities= will= I= remember= no= more=. In= that= he= saith= new= [covenant= hath= made= the= first= old= that= which= decayeth= and= waxeth= old= [is=] ready= to= vanish=<1CO13 -:8 > away=. Then= verily= the= first= [covenant=] had= also= ordinances= of= divine= service=, and= a= worldly= sanctuary=. For= there= was= a= tabernacle= made=; the= first= [was=] the= candlestick= the= table=, and= the= shewbread=; which= is= called= the= sanctuary=. And= after= the= second= veil=, the= tabernacle= which= is= called= the= Holiest= of= all=; Which= had= the= golden= censer=, and= the= ark= of= the= covenant= overlaid= round= about= with= gold=<1CO3 -:12 >, wherein= [was=] the= golden= pot= that= had= manna=, and= Aaron's= rod=<1CO4 -:21 > that= budded=, and= the= tables=<2CO3 -:3 > of= the= covenant=; And= over= it= the= cherubims= of= glory= shadowing= the= mercyseat=; of= which= we= cannot= now= speak= particularly=. Now= when= these= things= were= thus= ordained=, the= priests= went= always= into= the= first= tabernacle= the= service= [of= God= But= into= the= second= [went=] the= high= priest= alone= once= every= year= without= blood=, which= he= offered= for= himself= [for=] the= errors= of= the= people=: The= Holy= Ghost= this= signifying=, that= the= way= into= the= holiest= of= all= was= not= yet= made= manifest=, while= as= the= first= tabernacle= was= yet= standing=: Which= [was=] a= figure= for= the= time= then= present=, in= which= were= offered= both= gifts= and= sacrifices=, that= could= not= make= him= that= did= the= service= perfect=, as= pertaining= to= the= conscience=; [Which= stood=<2TI4 -:16 >] only= in= meats= and= drinks= divers= washings=, and= carnal= ordinances=<1CO11 -:2 >, imposed= [on= them=] until= the= time= of= reformation=. But= Christ= being= come= an= high= priest= of= good= things= to= come=, by= a= greater= and= more= perfect= tabernacle= made= with= hands= is= to= say=, not= of= this= building=<1CO3 -:9 >; Neither= by= the= blood= of= goats= and= calves= by= his= own= blood= he= entered= in= once= into= the= holy= place=, having= obtained= eternal= redemption= [for= us= For= if= the= blood= of= bulls= and= of= goats=, and= the= ashes= of= an= heifer= sprinkling= the= unclean=, sanctifieth= to= the= purifying= of= the= flesh=: How= much= more= shall= the= blood= of= Christ=, who= through= the= eternal= Spirit= offered= himself= without= spot= to= God=, purge=<1CO5 -:7 > your= conscience= from= dead= works= to= serve= the= living= God=? And= for= this= cause= he= is= the= mediator= of= the= new= testament= by= means= of= death=, for= the= redemption= of= the= transgressions= [that= were=] under= the= first= testament=, they= which= are= called= might= receive= the= promise= of= eternal= inheritance=. For= where= a= testament= [is= must= also= of= necessity= be= the= death= of= the= testator=. For= a= testament= [is= force= after= men= are= dead=: otherwise= it= is= of= no= strength= at= all= while= the= testator= liveth=. Whereupon= neither= the= first= [testament=] was= dedicated= without= blood=. For= when= Moses= had= spoken= every= precept= to= all= the= people= according= to= the= law=, he= took= the= blood= of= calves= and= of= goats=, with= water=, and= scarlet= wool= hyssop=, and= sprinkled= both= the= book=, and= all= the= people=, Saying=, This= [is= blood= of= the= testament=<1CO11 -:25 > which= God= hath= enjoined= unto= you=. Moreover= he= sprinkled= with= blood= both= the= tabernacle=, and= all= the= vessels= of= the= ministry=. And= almost= all= things= are= by= the= law= purged= with= blood=; and= without= shedding= of= blood= is= no= remission=. [It= was=] therefore= necessary=<1CO12 -:22 > that= the= patterns= of= things= in= the= heavens=<2CO5 -:1 > should= be= purified= with= these=; but= the= heavenly= things= themselves= with= better= sacrifices= than= these=. For= Christ= is= not= entered= into= the= holy= places= made= with= hands= are=] the= figures= of= the= true=; but= into= heaven= itself=, now= to= appear= in= the= presence=<1CO1 -:29 > of= God= for= us=: Nor= yet= that= he= should= offer= himself= often= the= high= priest= entereth= into= the= holy= place= every= year= with= blood= of= others=; For= then= must= he= often=<1CO11 -:26 > have= suffered= since= the= foundation= of= the= world=: but= now= once= in= the= end= of= the= world= hath= he= appeared= to= put= away= sin= by= the= sacrifice= of= himself=. And= as= it= is= appointed=<1CO4 -:9 > unto= men= once= to= die=, but= after= this= the= judgment=: So= Christ= was= once= offered= to= bear= the= sins= of= many= unto= them= that= look=<1CO16 -:11 > for= him= shall= he= appear= the= second= time= without= sin= unto= salvation=. For= the= law= having= a= shadow= of= good= things= to= come=, [and= the= very= image= of= the= things=, can= never= with= those= sacrifices= which= they= offered= year= by= year= continually= make= the= comers= thereunto= perfect=. For= then= would= they= not= have= ceased= to= be= offered=? because= that= the= worshippers= once= purged= should= have= had= no= more= conscience= of= sins=. But= in= those= [sacrifices= there= is=] a= remembrance= again= [made=] of= sins= every= year=<2CO8 -:10 >. For= [it= is=] not= possible= that= the= blood= of= bulls= and= of= goats= should= take= away= sins=. Wherefore= when= he= cometh= into= the= world= saith=, Sacrifice= and= offering= thou= wouldest= not= a= body= hast= thou= prepared= me=: In= burntofferings= and= [sacrifices=] for= sin= thou= hast= had= no= pleasure=. Then= said= I=, Lo= come= (in the= volume= of= the= book= it= is= written= of= me,) to= do= thy= will=, O= God=. Above= when= he= said= and= offering= and= burnt= offerings= and= [offering=] for= sin= thou= wouldest= not=, neither= hadst=<1CO4 -:7 > pleasure= [therein= are= offered= by= the= law=; Then= said= he=, Lo= come= to= do= thy= will=, O= God=. He= taketh= away= the= first=, that= he= may= establish= the= second=<1CO15 -:47 >. By= the= which= will= we= are= sanctified= through= the= offering= of= the= body= of= Jesus= Christ= once= [for= all= And= every= priest= standeth= daily=<1CO15 -:31 > ministering= and= offering= oftentimes= the= same= sacrifices=, which= can= never= take= away= sins=: But= this= man= he= had= offered= one= sacrifice= for= sins= for= ever=, sat=<1CO10 -:7 > down= on= the= right= hand= of= God=; From= henceforth= expecting= till=<1CO11 -:26 > his= enemies= be= made= his= footstool=. For= by= one= offering= he= hath= perfected= for= ever= them= that= are= sanctified=. [Whereof=] the= Holy= Ghost= also= is= a= witness= to= us=: for= after= that= he= had= said= before=, This= [is=] the= covenant= that= I= will= make= with= them= after= those= days=, saith= the= Lord=, I= will= put= my= laws= into= their= hearts=, and= in= their= minds= will= I= write=<1CO4 -:14 > them=; And= their= sins= and= iniquities= will= I= remember= no= more=. Now= where= remission= of= these= [is=, there= is=] no= more= offering= for= sin=. Having= therefore=, boldness=<2CO7 -:4 > to= enter= into= the= holiest= by= the= blood= of= Jesus=, By= a= new= and= living= way=, which= he= hath= consecrated= for= us= the= veil=<2CO3 -:13 >, that= is= to= say=, his= flesh=; And= [having=] an= high= priest= over= the= house= of= God=; Let= us= draw= near= with= a= true= heart= in= full= assurance= of= faith=, having= our= hearts= sprinkled= from= an= evil= conscience=, and= our= bodies= washed=<1CO6 -:11 > with= pure= water=. Let= us= hold= fast=<1CO16 -:13 > the= profession=<1TI6 -:12 > of= [our= without= wavering=; (for he= [is=] faithful= that= promised;) And= let= us= consider= one= another= to= provoke= unto= love= and= to= good= works=: Not= forsaking= the= assembling= of= ourselves= together=, as= the= manner= of= some= [is= exhorting= [one= another= so= much= the= more= ye= see= the= day= approaching=. For= if= we= sin= wilfully= after= that= we= have= received= the= knowledge= of= the= truth=, there= remaineth=<1CO7 -:29 > no= more= sacrifice= for= sins=, But= a= certain= fearful= looking= for= of= judgment= and= fiery= indignation= shall= devour=<2CO11 -:20 > the= adversaries=<1CO16 -:9 >. He= that= despised=<1CO1 -:28 > Moses'= law= died= without= mercy= under= two=<1CO6 -:16 > or= three= witnesses=: Of= how= much= sorer= punishment=<2CO2 -:6 >, suppose=<1CO7 -: 26 > ye= he= be= thought=<1CO13 -:11 > worthy=, who= hath= trodden= under= foot=<1CO12 -:15 > the= Son= of= God=, and= hath= counted= the= blood= of= the= covenant=, wherewith= he= was= sanctified=, an= unholy=<1TI1 -:9 > thing=, and= hath= done= despite= unto= the= Spirit= of= grace=? For= we= know= him= that= hath= said=, Vengeance= [belongeth=] unto= me=, I= will= recompense=, saith= the= Lord=. And= again=, The= Lord= shall= judge= his= people=. [It= is=] a= fearful= thing= to= fall= into= the= hands= of= the= living= God=. But= call= to= remembrance=<1CO4 -:17 > the= former= days= which=, after= ye= were= illuminated=, ye= endured= a= great= fight= of= afflictions=; Partly=, whilst= ye= were= made= a= gazingstock= both= by= reproaches= and= afflictions=<2CO6 -: 4 >; and= partly=<1CO11:18, whilst=<2CO5 -:6 > ye= became= companions= of= them= that= were= so= used=. For= ye= had= compassion= of= me= in= my= bonds=, and= took=<1CO11 -:23 > joyfully= the= spoiling= of= your= goods=<1CO13 -:3 >, knowing= in= yourselves that= ye= have= in= heaven= a= better= and= an= enduring=<2CO1 -:6 > substance=. Cast= not= away= therefore= your= confidence=<2CO1: 15, which= hath= great= recompence= of= reward=. For= ye= have= need= of= patience=, that=, after= ye= have= done= the= will= of= God=, ye= might= receive= the= promise= For= yet= a= little=<1CO5 -:6 > while=, and= he= that= shall= come= will= come= will= not= tarry=<1CO11 -:33 >. Now= the= just= shall= live= by= faith= if= [any= man= back=, my= soul= shall= have= no= pleasure= in= him=. But= we= are= not= of= them= who= draw= back= unto= perdition=; but= of= them= that= believe= to= the= saving= of= the= soul=. Now= faith= is= the= substance= of= things= hoped=<2CO8 -:5 > for=, the= evidence= of= things= not= seen=. For= by= it= the= elders=<1TI5 -:17 > obtained= a= good= report=. Through= faith= we= understand= that= the= worlds= were= framed= by= the= word= of= God=, so= that= things= which= are= seen= were= not= made= of= things= which= do= appear=. By= faith= Abel= offered= unto= God= a= more= excellent= sacrifice= than= Cain=, by= which= he= obtained= witness= that= he= was= righteous=, God= testifying= of= his= gifts= by= it= he= being= dead= yet= speaketh=. By= faith= Enoch= was= translated= that= he= should= not= see= death=; and= was= not= found=, because= God= had= translated= him= before= his= translation= he= had= this= testimony=<1CO1:6, that= he= pleased= God=. But= without= faith= [it= is=] impossible= to= please= [him= he= that= cometh= to= God= must= believe= that= he= is=, and= [that=] he= is= a= rewarder= of= them= that= diligently= seek= him= By= faith= Noah= warned= of= God= of= things= not= seen= as= yet=, moved= with= fear=, prepared= an= ark= to= the= saving= of= his= house=; by= the= which= he= condemned= the= world=, and= became= heir= of= the= righteousness= which= is= by= faith=. By= faith= Abraham= he= was= called= to= go= out= into= a= place= which= he= should= after= receive= for= an= inheritance=, obeyed=; and= he= went= out=, not= knowing= whither= he= went=. By= faith= he= sojourned= in= the= land= of= promise=, as= [in= strange= country=, dwelling=<1TI6 -:16 > in= tabernacles= with= Isaac= and= Jacob=, the= heirs= with= him= of= the= same= promise=: For= he= looked= for= a= city= which= hath= foundations=, whose= builder= and= maker= [is=. Through= faith= also= Sara= herself= received= strength= to= conceive= seed= was= delivered= of= a= child= when= she= was= past= age=<1CO7 - :36 >, because= she= judged= him= faithful=<1CO1 -:9 > who= had= promised=. Therefore= sprang= there= even= of= one=, and= him= as= good= as= dead=, [so= many=] as= the= stars=<1CO15 -:41 > of= the= sky= in= multitude=, and= as= the= sand= which= is= by= the= sea= shore= innumerable=. These= all= died= in= faith=, not= having= received= the= promises=, but= having= seen= them= afar= off=, and= were= persuaded= of= [them= embraced= [them= confessed= that= they= were= strangers= and= pilgrims= on= the= earth=. For= they= that= say= such= things= declare= plainly= that= they= seek= a= country=. And= truly=<2CO12 -:12 >, if= they= had= been= mindful=<2TI1 -:4 > of= that= [country=] from= whence= they= came= out= might= have= had= opportunity= to= have= returned= But= now= they= desire= a= better= [country= is=, an= heavenly= God= is= not= ashamed= to= be= called= their= God=: for= he= hath= prepared= for= them= a= city=. By= faith= Abraham= he= was= tried= up= Isaac=: and= he= that= had= received= the= promises= offered=<1CO8 -:1 > up= his= only= begotten=<1CO4 -:15 > [son= Of= whom= it= was= said=, That= in= Isaac= shall= thy= seed= be= called=: Accounting= that= God= [was=] able= to= raise=<1CO6 -:14 > [him=] up=, even= from= the= dead=; from= whence= also= he= received= him= in= a= figure=. By= faith= Isaac= blessed= Jacob= and= Esau= concerning= things= to= come= By= faith= Jacob= he= was= a= dying=<2CO4 -:10 >, blessed= both= the= sons= of= Joseph=; and= worshipped=, [leaning=] upon= the= top= of= his= staff=. By= faith= Joseph= he= died=, made= mention= of= the= departing= of= the= children= of= Israel=; and= gave= commandment= concerning= his= bones=. By= faith= Moses= he= was= born= hid=<2CO4 -:3 > three=<1CO10 -: 8 > months= of= his= parents=, because= they= saw= [he= was= proper=<1CO7 -:7 > child=<1CO13 -:11 >; and= they= were= not= afraid= of= the= king's= commandment= By= faith= Moses= he= was= come= to= years=, refused= to= be= called= the= son= of= Pharaoh's= daughter=; Choosing= rather= to= suffer= affliction=<2CO2 -:4 > with= the= people= of= God=, than= to= enjoy=<1TI6 -:17 > the= pleasures=<2TI3 -:4 > of= sin= for= a= season=<2CO7 -:8 >; Esteeming= the= reproach= of= Christ= greater=<1CO14 -:5 > riches= than= the= treasures= in= Egypt=: for= he= had= respect= unto= the= recompence= of= the= reward=. By= faith= he= forsook=<2TI4 -:16 > Egypt=, not= fearing= the= wrath= of= the= king=<2CO11 -:32 >: for= he= endured= seeing= him= who= is= invisible=. Through= faith= he= kept= the= passover=<1CO5 -:7 >, and= the= sprinkling= of= blood= he= that= destroyed= the= firstborn= should= touch= them=. By= faith= they= passed= through= the= Red= sea= as= by= dry= [land= the= Egyptians= assaying= to= do= were= drowned=. By= faith= the= walls= of= Jericho= fell= down=, after= they= were= compassed= about= seven= days= By= faith= the= harlot=<1CO6 -:15 > Rahab= perished=<1CO15 -: 18 > not= with= them= that= believed= not=, when= she= had= received= the= spies= with= peace=. And= what= shall= I= more= say=? for= the= time= would= fail= me= to= tell=<2CO12 -:2 > of= Gedeon= [of=] Barak=, and= [of=] Samson=, and= [of=; [of=] David= also= Samuel=, and= [of= prophets=: Who= through= faith= subdued=<1CO15 -:28 > kingdoms=, wrought= righteousness=, obtained= promises= the= mouths= of= lions=, Quenched= the= violence= of= fire=, escaped= the= edge= of= the= sword= of= weakness=<1CO1 -:25 > were= made= strong=, waxed= valiant= in= fight=<1CO9 -:26 >, turned= to= flight= the= armies= of= the= aliens=. Women= received= their= dead= raised= to= life= again=: and= others= were= tortured=, not= accepting= deliverance=; that= they= might= obtain= a= better= resurrection=: And= others=<1CO9 -:2 > had= trial=<2CO8 -:2 > of= [cruel=] mockings= and= scourgings=, yea=, moreover= of= bonds= and= imprisonment=: They= were= stoned= were= sawn= asunder= tempted=<1CO10 -:9 >, were= slain= with= the= sword=: they= wandered= about= in= sheepskins= and= goatskins= destitute=<1TI6 -:5 >, afflicted=<2CO1:6, tormented=; (Of= whom= the= world= was= not= worthy: ) they= wandered= in= deserts=, and= [in=] mountains=<1CO13 -:2 >, and= [in= and= caves= of the= earth=. And= these= all= obtained= a= good= report= through= faith=, received= not= the= promise=: God= having= provided= some= better= thing= for= us=, that= they= without= us= should= not= be= made= perfect=. Wherefore= seeing= we= also= are= compassed= about= with= so= great= a= cloud=<1CO10 -:1 > of= witnesses=<1CO15 -:15 >, let= us= lay= aside=<1TI1 -:6 > every= weight=<2CO4 -:17 >, and= the= sin= which= doth= so= easily=<1CO13 -:5 > beset= [us= let= us= run=<1CO9 -: 24 > with= patience= the= race=<1CO9 -:24 > that= is= set= before= us=, Looking= unto= Jesus= the= author=<1CO14 -:33 > and= finisher= of= [our=] faith=; who= for= the= joy= that= was= set= before= him= endured= the= cross=<1CO1 -:17 >, despising= the= shame=<1CO4 -:14 >, and= is= set= down= at= the= right= hand= of= the= throne= of= God=. For= consider=<2TI2 -:7 > him= that= endured= such= contradiction= of= sinners= against= himself= ye= be= wearied= and= faint= in= your= minds=<2CO3 -:14 >. Ye= have= not= yet= resisted= unto= blood=, striving= against= sin=. And= ye= have= forgotten= the= exhortation= which= speaketh= unto= you= as= unto= children=, My= son=, despise= not= thou= the= chastening= of= the= Lord=, nor= faint=<2CO4 -:1 > when= thou= art= rebuked= of= him= For= whom= the= Lord= loveth= he= chasteneth=, and= scourgeth= every= son= whom= he= receiveth=<1CO2 -:14 >. If= ye= endure= chastening=, God= dealeth= with= you= as= with= sons= what= son= is= he= whom= the= father= chasteneth= not=? But= if= ye= be= without= chastisement=, whereof= all= are= partakers=, then= are= ye= bastards=, and= not= sons=. Furthermore=<2CO2 -:12 > we= have= had= fathers= of= our= flesh= which= corrected= [us= we= gave= [them=] reverence= we= not= much= rather= be= in= subjection=<1CO9 -:27 > unto= the= Father= of= spirits=, and= live=? For= they= verily= for= a= few= days= chastened=<1CO11 -:32 > [us=] after= their= own= pleasure=; but= he= for= [our=] profit=, that= [we=] might= be= partakers= of= his= holiness=. Now= no= chastening= for= the= present= seemeth=<1CO3 -:18 > to= be= joyous=, but= grievous=: nevertheless= afterward= it= yieldeth= the= peaceable=<1TI2 -:2 > fruit= of= righteousness= unto= them= which= are= exercised= thereby=. Wherefore= lift= up= the= hands= which= hang= down=, and= the= feeble=<1CO12 -:22 > knees=; And= make= straight= paths= for= your= feet= that= which= is= lame= be= turned=<1TH1 -:9 > out= of= the= way=; but= let= it= rather= be= healed=. Follow= peace= with= all= [men= holiness= which= no= man= shall= see= the= Lord=: Looking= diligently=<1TI5 -:10 > lest= any= man= fail=<1CO13 -:8 > of= the= grace= of= God= any= root= of= bitterness= springing= up= trouble=<1CO7 -:28 > [you= thereby= many= be= defiled=<1CO8 -:7 >; Lest= there= [be= fornicator=<1CO5 -:11 >, or= profane=<1TI1 -:9 > person=<1CO5 -:13 >, as= Esau=, who= for= one= morsel= of= meat= sold= his= birthright=. For= ye= know= how= that= afterward=<1CO15 -:23 >, when= he= would= have= inherited= the= blessing=, he= was= rejected= he= found= no= place= of= repentance=, though= he= sought= it= carefully= with= tears=<2CO2 -:4 >. For= ye= are= not= come= unto= the= mount= that= might= be= touched= that= burned= with= fire=, nor= unto= blackness= darkness=, and= tempest= And= the= sound= of= a= trumpet=<1CO14 -:8 >, and= the= voice= of= words=; which= [voice=] they= that= heard= intreated= that= the= word= should= not= be= spoken= to= them= any= more=: (For they= could= not= endure=<2TH1 -:4 > that= which= was= commanded=<1CO14 -:34 >, And= if= so= much= as= a= beast= touch=<1CO7 -:1 > the= mountain=, it= shall= be= stoned=<2CO11 -:25 >, or= thrust= through= with= a= dart=: And= so= terrible= was= the= sight=, [that=] Moses= said=, I= exceedingly=<2CO7 -:13 > fear= and= quake:) But= ye= are= come= unto= mount= Sion=, and= unto= the= city= of= the= living= God=, the= heavenly=<1CO15 -:48 > Jerusalem=, and= to= an= innumerable= company= of= angels=, To= the= general= assembly= and= church= of= the= firstborn=, which= are= written= in= heaven=, and= to= God= the= Judge= of= all=, and= to= the= spirits=<1CO12 -:10 > of= just= men= made= perfect=, And= to= Jesus= the= mediator= of= the= new=<1CO5 -:7 > covenant=, and= to= the= blood= of= sprinkling=, that= speaketh= better= things= than= [that= of=] Abel=. See= that= ye= refuse=<1TI4 -:7 > not= him= that= speaketh= if= they= escaped=<2CO11 -:33 > not= who= refused=<1TI4 -:4 > him= that= spake=<1CO13 -:11 > on= earth= more= [shall= not= [escape= we= turn= away= from= him= that= [speaketh=] from= heaven= Whose= voice=<1CO14 -:11 > then= shook= the= earth=: but= now= he= hath= promised=, Yet= once= more= I= shake= not= the= earth= only=, but= also= heaven=. And= this= [word= once= more=, signifieth= the= removing= of= those= things= that= are= shaken= of= things= that= are= made=, that= those= things= which= cannot= be= shaken=<2TH2 -:2 > may= remain=<1CO7 -:11 >. Wherefore= we= receiving= a= kingdom= which= cannot= be= moved=, let= us= have= grace=, whereby= we= may= serve= God= acceptably= with= reverence= and= godly=<2CO1 -:12 > fear=: For= our= God= [is= consuming= fire=. Let= brotherly= love= continue=. Be= not= forgetful= to= entertain= strangers=: for= thereby= some= have= entertained= angels= unawares=. Remember= them= that= are= in= bonds=, as= bound= with= them=; [and=] them= which= suffer= adversity=, as= being= yourselves also= in= the= body=. Marriage=<1CO7 -:38 > [is=] honourable=<1CO4 -:10 > in= all=, and= the= bed= undefiled=: but= whoremongers=<1TI1 -: 10 > and= adulterers=<1CO6 -:9 > God= will= judge=. [Let= your=] conversation= [be=] without= covetousness= be=] content= with= such= things= as= ye= have=: for= he= hath= said= will= never=<1CO13 -:8 > leave=<1CO7 -:13 > thee=, nor= forsake= thee=. So= that= we= may= boldly= say=, The= Lord= [is=] my= helper=, and= I= will= not= fear= what= man= shall= do= unto= me=. Remember=<1CO11 -:2 > them= which= have= the= rule= over= you=, who= have= spoken= unto= you= the= word= of= God=: whose= faith= follow=, considering= the= end= of= [their=] conversation=<2CO1 -:12 >. Jesus= Christ= the= same= yesterday=, and= to= day=, and= for= ever=. Be= not= carried=<1CO12 -: 2 > about= with= divers=<1CO12 -:10 > and= strange= doctrines=. For= [it= is= good= thing= that= the= heart= be= established= with= grace=; not= with= meats=<1CO6 -:13 >, which= have= not= profited= them= that= have= been= occupied= therein=. We= have= an= altar=<1CO9:13, whereof= they= have= no= right= to= eat= which= serve= the= tabernacle=<2CO5 -:1 >. For= the= bodies= of= those= beasts=, whose= blood= is= brought= into= the= sanctuary= by= the= high= priest= for= sin=, are= burned= without= the= camp=. Wherefore= Jesus= also= he= might= sanctify= the= people= with= his= own= blood=, suffered=<2CO7 -:12 > without= the= gate=. Let= us= go= forth= therefore= unto= him= without= the= camp=, bearing= his= reproach=<2CO11 -:21 >. For= here= have= we= no= continuing= city=, but= we= seek= one= to= come= By= him= therefore= let= us= offer= the= sacrifice= of= praise= to= God= continually=, that= is=, the= fruit= of= [our=] lips= giving= thanks= to= his= name=. But= to= do= good= and= to= communicate= forget= not=: for= with= such= sacrifices=<1CO10 -:18 > God= is= well= pleased=. Obey= them= that= have= the= rule= over= you=, and= submit=<1CO16 -:16 > yourselves: for= they= watch=<1CO16 -:13 > for= your= souls=<1TH2 -:8 >, as= they= that= must= give= account= they= may= do= it= with= joy=, and= not= with= grief=<2CO2 -:5 >: for= that= [is=] unprofitable= for= you= Pray= for= us=: for= we= trust= we= have= a= good= conscience=, in= all= things= willing= to= live= honestly=. But= I= beseech= [you=] the= rather= to= do= this=, that= I= may= be= restored= to= you= the= sooner=. Now= the= God= of= peace=, that= brought= again= from= the= dead= our= Lord= Jesus=, that= great= shepherd= of= the= sheep=, through= the= blood= of= the= everlasting= covenant=, Make= you= perfect= in= every= good= work= to= do= his= will=, working= in= you= that= which= is= wellpleasing= in= his= sight= Jesus= Christ=; to= whom= [be=] glory= for= ever= and= ever=. Amen=. And= I= beseech= you=, brethren=, suffer= the= word= of= exhortation=: for= I= have= written= a= letter= unto= you= in= few= words= Know= ye= that= [our= Timothy=<2CO1 -:1 > is= set= at= liberty=; with= whom=, if= he= come= shortly=, I= will= see= you=. Salute= all= them= that= have= the= rule=<1CO15 -:24 > over= you=, and= all= the= saints= of= Italy= salute= you=. ~~~~~~