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A continuation of the exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the…
A continuation of the exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Hebrews viz, on the sixth, seventh, eight, ninth, and tenth chapters : wherein together with the explication of the text and context, the priesthood of Christ ... are declared, explained and confirmed : as also, the pleas of the Jews for the continuance and perpetuity of their legal worship, with the doctrine of the principal writers of the Socinians about these things, are examined and disproved / by J. Owen ...
London: printed for Nathaniel Ponder, 1680
Exegesis of chapter 7 › Exegesis of verses 1, 2, 3: Ver. 1, 2, 3.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
For although in his Humane Nature he was both Born, and Died, yet he had a Priesthood which had no such Beginning of Days, as that it should be traduced from any other to him, nor shall ever cease or be delivered over from him unto any other, but abides unto the consummation of all things.
In these things was Melchizedek made like unto Christ, whom the Apostle here ⟨p. 118⟩calls the Son of God; made like unto the Son of God. I have formerly observed in this Epistle, that the Apostle makes mention of the Lord Christ under various 1Appellations, on various Occasions; so that in one place or another he makes Use of all the Names whereby he is signified in the Scripture. Here he calls him the Son of God, and that, (1.) To intimate that although Melchizedek were an Excellent Person, yet was he infinitely beneath him whom he Represented, even the Son of God. He was not the Son of God, but he had the Honour in so many things to be made like unto him. (2.) To declare how all these things which were any way Represented in Melchizedek or couched in the Story, or left unto Enquiry by the veil of silence drawn over them, could be fulfilled in our High Priest. And it was from hence, namely, that he was the Son of God. By virtue hereof was he capable of an always-living, abiding, uninterrupted Priesthood, although as to his Humane Nature he once died in the Discharge of that Office.
In these things was Melchisedec made like unto Christ, whom the Apostle here ⟨p. 118⟩calls the Son of God; made like unto the Son of God. I have formerly observed in this Epistle, that the Apostle makes mention of the Lord Christ under various 1Appellations, on various Occasions; so that in one place or another he makes Use of all the Names whereby he is signified in the Scripture. Here he calls him the Son of God, and that, (1.) To intimate that although Melchisedec were an Excellent Person, yet was he infinitely beneath him whom he Represented, even the Son of God. He was not the Son of God, but he had the Honour in so many things to be made like unto him. (2.) To declare how all these things which were any way Represented in Melchisedec or couched in the Story, or left unto Enquiry by the vail of silence drawn over them, could be fulfilled in our High Priest. And it was from hence, namely, that he was the Son of God. By virtue hereof was he capable of an always-living, abiding, uninterrupted Priesthood, although as to his Humane Nature he once died in the Discharge of that Office.