A53678:1148
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
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2. That it might yet farther appear how great Melchizedek was, who received Tithes of Abraham, he declares who Abraham was in an instance of his great and 1especial Privilege. It was he who received the Promises. This he singles out as the greatest Privilege and Honour of Abraham, as it was indeed the Foundation of all the other Mercies which he enjoyed, or Advantages that he was entrusted withal. The Nature of this Promise, with the Solemn manner of its giving unto Abraham, and the Benefits included in it, he had at large declared, Chap. 6. ver. ⟨p. 138⟩13, 14, 15, 16. Hereby Abraham became the Father of the Faithful, the Heir of the World, and the Friend of God; so that it exceedingly Illustrates the Greatness of Melchizedek, in that this Abraham paid Tithes unto him.
2. That it might yet farther appear how great Melchisedec was, who received Tithes of Abraham, he declares who Abraham was in an instance of his great and 1especial Priviledge. It was he who received the Promises. This he singles out as the greatest Priviledge and Honour of Abraham, as it was indeed the Foundation of all the other Mercies which he enjoyed, or Advantages that he was entrusted withal. The Nature of this Promise, with the Solemn manner of its giving unto Abraham, and the Benefits included in it, he had at large declared, Chap. 6. ver. ⟨p. 138⟩13, 14, 15, 16. Hereby Abraham became the Father of the Faithful, the Heir of the World, and the Friend of God; so that it exceedingly Illustrates the Greatness of Melchisedec, in that this Abraham paid Tithes unto him.
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