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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 18, 19: VER. 18, 19.
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2. It was so by the Institution and Introduction of new Ordinances of Worship. This was wholly inconsistent with the Law, wherein it was expressly enacted; that nothing should be added unto the Worship of God therein prescribed. And if any such Addition was made by the Authority of God himself, as was inconsistent with any thing before appointed, it is evident that the whole Law was disannulled. But a new Order, a new entire System of Ordinances of Worship was declared in the Gospel. Yea, and those, some of them especially, as that of the Lords Supper, utterly inconsistent with any Ordinances of the Law, seeing it declares that to be done and past, which they direct us unto as future and to come.
2. It was so by the Institution and Introduction of new Ordinances of Worship. This was wholly inconsistent with the Law, wherein it was expresly enacted; that nothing should be added unto the Worship of God therein prescribed. And if any such Addition was made by the Authority of God himself, as was inconsistent with any thing before appointed, it is evident that the whole Law was disanulled. But a new Order, a new entire System of Ordinances of Worship was declared in the Gospel. Yea, and those, some of them especially, as that of the Lords Supper, utterly inconsistent with any Ordinances of the Law, seeing it declares that to be done and past, which they direct us unto as future and to come.
3. There was a Determination made in the case by the Holy Ghost upon an occasion administered thereunto. Those of the Apostles, who Preached the Gospel unto the Gentiles, had made no mention unto them of the Law of Moses, as knowing, that it was nailed unto the Cross of Christ, and taken out of the way. So were they brought unto the Faith and Obedience of the Gospel without any respect unto the Law, as that wherein they were not concerned, now it had received its Accomplishment. But some of the Jews who Believed, being yet persuaded that the Law was to be continued in force, and its Observation imposed on all that were Proselyted by the Gospel, occasion was given unto that Solemn Determination which was made by the Apostles through the Guidance of the Holy Ghost,