V. 6.— Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief God gave not his promise in vain; the promise implied that some must enter it, and they to whom it was first preached did not enter through unbelief, as had been proved. Chap. 3:19. In verse 6 the Apostle only states the premises without drawing the conclusion, which is not mentioned till verse 9, " there remaineth therefore a rest for the people of God.” The reason of not drawing the conclusion was, that the Apostle intended to prove not only that the Sabbath was not the rest referred to by the Psalmist, but that the land of Canaan was not that rest. Had he drawn the conclusion at the end of verse 6 it would have been necessary to draw it a second time, and this did not suit the rapidity of his ideas. But the reader may draw it for himself,