Hebrews · Chapter 6

[ edit] Wherfore we leeuynge a while þe word of þe bigynnynge of Criſt, be born to þe perfeccioun of him, not eftſoone leggynge þe foundament of penaunce fro deede werkis, and of feiþ to God, of waiſſhingis, or baptyms, of teching, and of leying on of hondis, and of ryſing aȝen of deed men, and of euerlaſtyng dom. And þis þing we ſchulen do, if God ſchal ſuffre.

Soþli it is impoſſible, hem þat oonys ben illumyned, han taſtid alſo heuenly ȝifte, and ben maad parceners of þe Hooly Goſt, neþelees taſtiden þe good word of God, and vertues of þe world to comynge, and ben ſliden fer awey, eftſoone for to be renewlid, or maad newe, to penaunce; eftſoones crucifyinge to hem ſilf þe ſone of God, and hauynge to ſcorn. Forſoþe þe erþe drynkynge reyn ofte comynge vpon it, and bryngynge forþ couenable eerbe to hem of whom it is tilid, takiþ bleſſing of God. Forſoþ it bryngynge forþ þornes and breris, is reprouable, and next to curs, whos endyng ſchal be into brennyng.

Forſoþ, ȝe mooſt dereworþe, we triſten of ȝou betere þingis, and neer to heelþe, neþelees þouȝ we ſpeken ſo. Soþli God is not vniuſt, þat he forȝete ȝoure workis and loue, þe whiche ȝe han ſchewid in his name; for ȝe han myniſtrid to ſeyntis, and myniſtren. Forſoþe we coueiten ech of ȝou for to ſchewe þe ſame byſyneſſe to þe fulfillyng of hope til into þe ende; þat ȝe be not maad ſlow, but alſo ſuweris of hem, þe whiche by feiþ and pacience ſchulen enherite biheeſtis.

Forwhi God biheetynge to Abraham, for he hadde no man more, by whom he ſchulde ſwere, ſwoor by hym ſilf, ſeiynge, No but I bleſſynge ſchal bleſſe þee, and I multiplyinge ſchal multiplie þee; and ſo he longe ſuffringe gaat repromyſcioun, or biheeſte aȝen. Forſoþe men ſwere by þe more of hem, and þe ende of al her controuerſye, or debate, is an ooþ to confermacioun. In þe which þing God willinge for to ſchewe to þe eyris of his biheeſte þe vnmouableneſſe, or ſadneſſe, of his conſeil, put bitwixe an oþ, þat by tweye þingis vnmouable, by whiche it is inpoſſible God for to lye, we haue ſtrengeſt ſolace, or confort, þe whiche fleen to gidere for to holde þe hope put forþ.

Þe which as an ankir we han ſikir to þe ſoule, and ſad, and yngoinge til to þe ynner þingis of hydyng; where þe forgoere for vs entride yn, Jheſus, maad biſchop into wiþouten ende vp þe ordre of Melchiſedech.