A53678:1271
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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They do so on his Oblation and Intercession, the Atonement made for Sin, and the bringing in of everlasting Righteousness thereby. The plain Revelation of these things which could not be made before their actual Accomplishment is a great part of this Gospel-perfection. This the Apostle disputes at large, 2 Cor. 3. from ver. 7. to the end of the Chapter.
They do so on his Oblation and Intercession, the Attonement made for Sin, and the bringing in of everlasting Righteousness thereby. The plain Revelation of these things which could not be made before their actual Accomplishment is a great part of this Gospel-perfection. This the Apostle disputes at large, 2 Cor. 3. from ver. 7. to the end of the Chapter.
3. The inward Spiritual Light of the minds of Believers enabling them to discern the mind of God, and the Mysteries of his Will as revealed, doth also belong unto this part of the Perfection of the Gospel Church-state. This was promised under the Old Testament, Isa. 11. 9. Chap. 54. 13. Jer. 31. 34. And although it was enjoyed by the Saints of Old, yet was it so in a very small measure and low degree, in comparison of what it is now after the plentiful Effusion of the Spirit. See 1 Cor. 2. 11, 12. This is that which is prayed for, Ephes. 1. 17, 18, 19. Chap 3. 18, 19. Wherefore this Head of the [Greek or Hebrew] or Perfection intended consists in three things. (1.) The Personal Ministry of Christ in the Preaching of the Gospel, or Declaration of the Mystery of the Wisdom and Grace of God in himself. (2.) The Dispensation or Mission of the Holy Ghost to reveal and fully make known the same Mystery by the Apostles and Prophets of the New Testament,