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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 6 › Exegesis of verses 1, 2: Verse 1, 2.
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It is therefore Faith in God as accomplishing the promise unto Abraham in sending Jesus Christ, and granting pardon or remission of Sins by him, that is intended. The whole is expressed by, Repent and believe the Gospel, Mark 1. 15. That is the tidings of the Accomplishment of the Promise made to the Fathers, for the deliverance of us from all our Sins by Jesus Christ. This is that which was pressed on the Hebrews by Peter in his first Sermon unto them; Acts 2. 30, 39. Chap. 3. 25, 26. Hence these two principles are expressed, by Repentance towards God, and Faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ, Acts 20. 21. As Repentance is here described by the terminus a quo; it is Repentance from dead works; so there it is described by its terminus ad quem; it is Repentance towards God, in our turning unto him. For those who live in their Lusts and Sins, do it not only against the command of God, but also they place them, as to their affections and expectation of satisfaction, in the stead of God. And this Faith in God is there called by way of Explication, Faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ; that is, as he in whose giving and sending the Truth of God was fulfilled, and by whom we believe in God, 1 Pet. 1. 21. This therefore is the Faith in God here intended; namely, that whereby we believe the Accomplishment of his promise, in sending his Son Jesus Christ to dye for us, and to save us from our Sins. And this the Lord Christ testified unto in his own personal Ministry. Hence our Apostle says, that he was the Minister of the Circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the Fathers, Rom. 15. 8. And this he testified unto them, Joh. 8. 24. I said therefore unto you, that you shall dye in your sins; for if you believe not that I am be, you shall dye in your sins; and that because they rejected the promise of God made unto the Fathers concerning him, which was the only foundation of Salvation. And this was the first thing that ordinarily our Apostle preached in his dispensation of the Gospel,