1 that thei be renewid eftsoone to penaunce. Whiche eftsones crucifien to hem silf the sone of God, and han to scorn. 2 For the erthe that drinkith reyn ofte comynge on it, and bringith forth couenable erbe to hem of whiche it is tilid, takith blessing of God. 3 But that that is bringinge forth thornes and breris, is repreuable, and next to curs, whos endyng schal be in to brennyng. 4 But, ye moost dereworthe, we tristen of you betere thingis, and neer to helthe, thouy we speken so. 5 For God is not vniust, that he foryete youre werk and loue, whiche ye han schewid in his name; for ye han mynystrid to seyntis, and mynistren.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="6"><sup>6</sup> And we coueiten that ech of you schewe the same bisynesse to the fillyng of hope in to the ende;</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="7"><sup>7</sup> that ye be not maad slowe, but also sueris of hem, whiche bi feith and pacience schulen enherite the biheestis.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="8"><sup>8</sup> For God bihetinge to Abraham, for he hadde noon grettere, bi whom he schulde swere, swoor bi hym silf,</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="9"><sup>9</sup> and seide, Y blessinge schal blesse thee, and Y multipliynge schal multiplie thee;</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="10"><sup>10</sup> and so he long abidinge hadde the biheeste.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="11"><sup>11</sup> For men sweren bi a grettere than hem silf, and the ende of al her ple is an ooth to confirmacioun.</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="12"><sup>12</sup> In which thing God willynge to schewe plenteuouslier to the eiris of his biheest the sadnesse of his counsel,</span> <span class="verse" data-verse="13"><sup>13</sup> puttide bitwixe an ooth, that bi twey thingis vnmeuable, bi whiche it is impossible that God lie, we han a strengeste solace, we that fleen togidere to holde the hope that is put forth to vs. 14 Which hope as an ankir we han sikir to the soule, and sad, and goynge in to the ynnere thingis of hiding; 15 where the bifore goere, Jhesus, that is maad bischop with outen ende bi the ordre of Melchisedech, entride for vs. 17 And this Melchisedech, king of Salem, and preest of the hiyeste God, which mette with Abraham, as he turnede ayen fro the sleyng of kyngis, and blesside hym; 18 to whom also Abraham departide tithis of alle thingis; first he is seid king of riytwisnesse, and aftirward kyng of Salem, that is to seie, king of pees, 19 with out fadir, with out modir, with out genologie, nether hauynge bigynnyng of daies, nether ende of lijf; and he is lickened to the sone of God, and dwellith preest with outen ende. 20 But biholde ye how greet is this, to whom Abraham the patriark yaf tithis of the beste thingis.