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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
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But this persuasion being built on a supposition that a good work was begun in them, was an act of Faith Infallible, built on the Promises of God, and the unchangeableness of his Covenant. His persuasion here concerning the Hebrews was of this latter kind, even that which he had satisfactory reasons and grounds for, which prevailed against all contrary Objections. In like manner he speaks of the Romans, chap. 5. v. 14. [Greek or Hebrew], And I my self am persuaded of you my Brethren, that ye are full of Goodness. The Grounds of this persuasion with respect unto the Hebrews, he expresseth in the next Verse, where we shall consider them.
But this perswasion being built on a supposition that a good work was begun in them, was an act of Faith Infallible, built on the Promises of God, and the unchangeableness of his Covenant. His perswasion here concerning the Hebrews was of this latter kind, even that which he had satisfactory reasons and grounds for, which prevailed against all contrary Objections. In like manner he speaks of the Romans, chap. 5. v. 14. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, And I my self am perswaded of you my Brethren, that ye are full of Goodness. The Grounds of this perswasion with respect unto the Hebrews, he expresseth in the next Verse, where we shall consider them.
It is our Duty to come unto the best satisfaction we may in the Spiritual Condition of 1them with whom we are to have Spiritual Communion. There is not any thing of our mutual Duties, that the Gospel more presseth, or more supposeth. And it is necessary both unto Ministers and private Christians. For the former, they are concerned in the Advice of the Wise man, Prov. 27. 23. Be thou diligent to know the state of thy Flock. They are not only to provide good pasture, and feeding for them, but they must know their State and Condition, that what they provide for them may be suitable and seasonable. And unto this End there were at first some in the Church, who had the immediate inspection of the state and walking of the members of it, and were thereby enabled, as Moses said to his Father in Law,