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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 1, 2, 3: Ver. 1, 2, 3.
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And these Reasons do prevail with me to judge that Jerusalem was the place of the Habitation and Reign of Melchizedek. As for what is affirmed by Hierome concerning the Ruins of his Palace at Shechem, it is notoriously known, how little Credit such Traditions do deserve. Besides, Josephus who lived 400 Years before him, makes no mention of any such thing. And it is probable that the Ruins which Hierome saw were those of the Palace of Jeroboam, who there fixed the Seat of the Kingdom of Israel, 1 Kings 12. 25. as King of the place where he obtained the Crown, ver. 1. But Credulous and Superstitious Posterity chose to ascribe it unto the Memorial of Melchizedek rather than of him, who being the Bane and Ruin of the Nation, his Memory was accursed. And to enquire how this City came afterwards into the hands of the Jebusites, is directly contrary to the Design of the Holy Ghost, which was to hide from us the end of his Life and Offices, as our Apostle declares. And herein also Possession was taken of the Seat of the Church in the Tents of Shem, on the behalf and in the Name of the Japetian Gentiles. And may we not observe, that,
And these Reasons do prevail with me to judge that Hierusalem was the place of the Habitation and Reign of Melchisedec. As for what is affirmed by Hierome concerning the Ruines of his Palace at Sychem, it is notoriously known, how little Credit such Traditions do deserve. Besides, Josephus who lived 400 Years before him, makes no mention of any such thing. And it is probable that the Ruines which Hierome saw were those of the Palace of Jeroboam, who there fixed the Seat of the Kingdom of Israel, 1 Kings 12. 25. as King of the place where he obtained the Crown, ver. 1. But Credulous and Superstitious Posterity chose to ascribe it unto the Memorial of Melchisedec rather than of him, who being the Bane and Ruine of the Nation, his Memory was accursed. And to enquire how this City came afterwards into the hands of the Jebusites, is directly contrary to the Design of the Holy Ghost, which was to hide from us the end of his Life and Offices, as our Apostle declares. And herein also Possession was taken of the Seat of the Church in the Tents of Shem, on the behalf and in the Name of the Japetian Gentiles. And may we not observe, that,