Hebrews — Chapter 12
These annotations are from the original 1582 Rheims New Testament, produced by English scholars in exile at the English College of Rheims. The archaic spelling is preserved.
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Verse 6
6. He scourgeth. ) Temporal punishment after remission of sinnes, either here or in Purgatorie. By this we proue that God often punisheth the sinnes euen of his louing children, though not with eternal damnation, yet with temporal chastisement and correction; & that he doth not alwaies together with the remission of deadly sinnes and eternal punishment, exempt the offender receiucd to his grace, from al fatherly correction either in this life or in the next. Neither haue the Heretikes of this time any reason or Scripture in the world, why they should take away Gods chastisement of his children in the next life, more then in this world.
Verse 17
17. He found not. ) It is not meant, that Esau could not find remission of his sinne at Gods hand: but that hauing once sold and yealded vp the right of his firft-birth to his yongcr brother, it was too late to be sorie for his vnaduised bargaine.