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Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews
Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews also concerning the Messiah wherein the promises concerning him to be a spiritual redeemer of mankind are explained and vindicated, his coming and accomplishment of his work according to the promises is proved and confirmed, the person, or who he is, is declared, the whole economy of the mosaical law, rites, worship, and sacrifice is explained : and in all the doctrine of the person, office, and work of the Messiah is opened, the nature and demerit of the first sin is unfolded, the opinions and traditions of the ancient and modern Jews are examined, their objections against the Lord Christ and the Gospel are answered, the time of the coming of the Messiah is stated, and the great fundamental truths of the Gospel vindicated : with an exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said epistle to the Hebrews / by J. Owen ...Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews also concerning the Messiah wherein the promises concerning him to be a spiritual redeemer of mankind are explained and vindicated, his coming and accomplishment of his work according to the promises is proved and confirmed, the person, or who he is, is declared, the whole oeconomy of the mosaical law, rites, worship, and sacrifice is explained : and in all the doctrine of the person, office, and work of the Messiah is opened, the nature and demerit of the first sin is unfolded, the opinions and traditions of the antient and modern Jews are examined, their objections against the Lord Christ and the Gospel are answered, the time of the coming of the Messiah is stated, and the great fundamental truths of the Gospel vindicated : with an exposition and discourses on the two first chapters of the said epistle to the Hebrews / by J. Owen ...
London: printed by Robert White for Nathaniel Ponder, 1668
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
the Reason hereof they say, is because the Messiah is not yet come, so casting the blame on God, who hath not made good his word according to the time limited expressly by himself. We say the reason of it is, because they come not by faith and obedience unto the Messiah, which long since came unto them, and so cast the blame, where sure it is more likely to lye, even on them and their unbelief. They are in expectation that the Messiah will come to them; we, that they will come unto the Messiah; and it may be this difference may ere long be reconciled, by his Appearance unto them, so calling them unto faith and obedience.
the Reason hereof they say, is because the Messiah is not yet come, so casting the blame on God, who hath not made good his word according to the time limited expresly by himself. We say the reason of it is, because they come not by faith and obedience unto the Messiah, which long since came unto them, and so cast the blame, where sure it is more likely to lye, even on them and their unbelief. They are in expectation that the Messiah will come to them; we, that they will come unto the Messiah; and it may be this difference may ere long be reconciled, by his Appearance unto them, so calling them unto faith and obedience.
Lastly, Suppose there should be any particular Promise or Promises, relating unto the Times § 11 and Kingdom of the Messiah, either accomplished, or not yet accomplished, the full, clear, and perfect sense and intendment whereof, we are not able to arrive unto; shall we therefore reject that faith and persuasion, which is built on so many clear, certain, undoubted Testimonies of the Scripture its self, and manifest in the event, as if it were written with the beams of the Sun? As such a proceeding could arise from nothing but a foolish conceited pride, that we are able to find out God unto perfection, and to discover all the depths of Wisdom that are in his Word; so it would, being applied unto other things and affairs, overthrow all assurance and certainty in the world; even that which is necessary to a man to enable him to act with any satisfaction unto himself or others. What then we understand of the mind of God, we faithfully adhere unto; and what we cannot comprehend, we humbly leave the knowledge and Revelation of, unto his Divine Majesty.