As for his long Citation out of the Learned Dr. Owen on Heb. 2. 12. to me seems very little for his purpose, for the Doctor, after he had made some Reflections on the translation of the former part of the Verse, saith, in the rest of the words, viz. [Greek or Hebrew] [Greek or Hebrew], i. e. in the midst of the Church I will sing Praise unto thee: the Original Heb. Psal. 22. 24. is expressly rendered, for though [Greek or Hebrew] be rendered simply to Praise, yet its most frequent use, when it respects God as its Object, is to praise by Hymns or Psalms, as the Apostle here [Greek or Hebrew], sibi hymnos canam, I will sing Hymns unto thee; or, te hymnis celebrabo, I will praise thee with Hymns; which was the principal way of setting forth God's Praise under the Old Testament. Here the Doctor shows the genuine and proper signification of the word [Greek or Hebrew]; and although the Doctor in his Exposition of this place, extends the sense of the word to its utmost latitude, that it might include all ways whereby our blessed Mediator was to Praise the Father: yet certainly he never intende• to exclude that particular way principally pointed at both in the Hebrew and Greek word, which we find in the evangelical History so directly and expressly accomplished, Mat. 26. 30. Mark 14. 26. as were also all other things prophesied concerning him; yet I grant that the Prophecy had not its full and ⟨p. 49⟩complete accomplishment therein; for the Design of Christ in the whole Administration of his Mediatorial Kingdom, is to set forth the Praise and Glory of his Father; and every Member of his Mystical Body should concur with him in this Work, in all the Modes wherein it can possibly be performed; because God is to be served with all our strength and might.
As for his long Citation out of the Learned Dr. Owen on Heb. 2. 12. to me seems very little for his purpose, for the Doctor, after he had made some Reflections on the translation of the former part of the Verse, saith, in the rest of the words, viz. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, i. e. in the midst of the Church I will sing Praise unto thee: the Original Heb. Psal. 22. 24. is expresly render'd, for though 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 be render'd simply to Praise, yet its most frequent use, when it respects God as its Object, is to praise by Hymns or Psalms, as the Apostle here 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, sibi hymnos canam, I will sing Hymnes unto thee; or, te hymnis celebrabo, I will praise thee with Hymns; which was the principal way of setting forth God's Praise under the Old Testament. Here the Doctor shews the genuine and proper signification of the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; and although the Doctor in his Exposition of this place, extends the sense of the word to its utmost latitude, that it might include all ways whereby our blessed Mediator was to Praise the Father: yet certainly he never intende• to exclude that particular way principally pointed at both in the Hebrew and Greek word, which we find in the evangelical History so directly and expresly accomplished, Mat. 26. 30. Mark 14. 26. as were also all other things prophesied concerning him; yet I grant that the Prophecy had not its full and ⟨p. 49⟩compleat accomplishment therein; for the Design of Christ in the whole Administration of his Mediatorial Kingdom, is to set forth the Praise and Glory of his Father; and every Member of his Mystical Body should concur with him in this Work, in all the Modes wherein it can possibly be performed; because God is to be served with all our strength and might.
