19 Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and stedfast, and which entereth into that within the veil;



Ver. 19. Both sure and stedfast] Spes in terrents, incerti nomen boni: Spes in divinis, nomen est certissimi.



And which entereth into that] This anchor is cast upward, and fastened not in the depth of the sea, but in the height of heaven, whereof it gets firm hold and sure possession. Now that ship (saith one) may be tossed, not shipwrecked, whereof Christ is the pilot, the Scripture the compass, the promises the tacklings, hope the anchor, faith the cable, the Holy Ghost the winds, and holy affection the sails, which are filled with the graces of the Spirit.