Letters to the Churches

(For then must he haue often suffred since the foundation of the world) but now in the end of the world hath he bene made manifest, once to put away sinne by the sacrifice of him selfe.

And as it is appointed vnto men that they shall once die, and after that commeth the iudgement:

So Christ was once offered to take away the sinnes of many, and vnto them that looke for him, shall he appeare the second time without sinne vnto saluation.

For the Law hauing the shadowe of good things to come, and not the very image of the things, can neuer with those sacrifices, which they offer yeere by yeere continually, sanctifie the commers thereunto.

For would they not then haue ceased to haue bene offered, because that the offerers once purged, should haue had no more conscience of sinnes?

But in those sacrifices there is a remembrance againe of sinnes euery yeere.

For it is vnpossible that the blood of bulles and goates should take away sinnes.

Wherefore when he commeth into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offring thou wouldest not: but a body hast thou ordeined me.

In burnt offerings, and sinne offrings thou hast had no pleasure.

Then I sayd, Lo, I come (In the beginning of the booke it is written of me) that I should doe thy will, O God.

Aboue, when he sayd, Sacrifice and offring, and burnt offrings, and sinne offrings thou wouldest not haue, neither hadst pleasure therein (which are offered by the Lawe)

Then sayd he, Lo, I come to doe thy wil, O God, he taketh away the first, that he may stablish the second.

By the which wil we are sanctified, euen by the offring of the body of Iesus Christ once made.

And euery Priest standeth dayly ministring, and oft times offreth one maner of offring, which can neuer take away sinnes:

But this man after he had offered one sacrifice for sinnes, sitteth for euer at the right hand of God,

And from hencefoorth tarieth, till his enemies be made his footestoole.

For with one offering hath he consecrated for euer them that are sanctified.

For the holy Ghost also beareth vs record: for after that he had sayd before,

This is the Testament that I will make vnto them after those dayes, sayth the Lord, I wil put my Lawes in their heart, and in their mindes I will write them.

And their sinnes and iniquities will I remember no more.

Nowe where remission of these things is, there is no more offering for sinne.

Seeing therefore, brethren, that by the blood of Iesus we may be bolde to enter into the Holy place,

By the newe and liuing way, which hee hath prepared for vs, through the vaile, that is, his flesh:

And seeing we haue an hie Priest, which is ouer the house of God,

Let vs drawe neere with a true heart in assurance of faith, our hearts being pure from an euill conscience,