to
offer for sins.

5:4. Neither doth any man take the honour to himself, but he that is
called by God, as Aaron was.

5:5. So Christ also did not glorify himself, that he might be made a
high priest: but he that said unto him: Thou art my Son: this day have I
begotten thee.

5:6. As he saith also in another place: Thou art a priest for ever,
according to the order of Melchisedech.

5:7. Who in the days of his flesh, with a strong cry and tears, offering
up prayers and supplications to him that was able to save him from
death, was heard for his reverence.

5:8. And whereas indeed he was the Son of God, he learned obedience by
the things which he suffered.

5:9. And being consummated, he became, to all that obey him, the cause
of eternal salvation:

5:10. Called by God a high priest, according to the order of
Melchisedech.

5:11. Of whom we have much to say and hard to be intelligibly uttered:
because you are become weak to hear.

5:12. For whereas for the time you ought to be masters, you have need to
be taught again what are the first elements of the words of God: and you
are become such as have need of milk and not of strong meat.

5:13. For every one that is a partaker of milk is unskilful in the word
of justice: for he is a little child.

5:14. But strong meat is for the perfect: for them who by custom have
their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil.

Hebrews Chapter 6

He warns them of the danger of falling by apostasy and exhorts them to
patience and perseverance.

6:1. Wherefore, leaving the word of the beginning of Christ, let us go
on to things more perfect: not laying again the foundation of penance
from dead works and of faith towards God,

The word of the beginning... The first rudiments of the Christian
doctrine.

6:2. Of the doctrine of baptisms and imposition of hands, and of the
resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

6:3. And this will we do, if God permit.

6:4. For it is impossible for those who were once illuminated, have
tasted also the heavenly gift and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

It is impossible, etc... The meaning is, that it is impossible for such
as have fallen after baptism, to be again baptized; and very hard for
such as have apostatized from the faith, after having received many
graces, to return again to the happy state from which they fell.

6:5. Have moreover tasted the good word of God and the powers of the
world to com