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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.
§ 14 In this we agree with the Jews, that this is a prophecy of the time of the Messiah, of his Kingdom in this world; and do willingly subscribe to that rule of Kimchi on the place, on those words, in the last or latter days; [Greek or Hebrew] In every place where there is mention of the last days, the days of the Messiah are intended, which we have formerly made use of. We also consent unto him, that the [Greek or Hebrew] the teacher that shall from Jerusalem instruct us in the Law and will of the Lord, is [Greek or Hebrew] Messiah the King, which manifests him to be a Prophet no less then a King; and he also is the Judge that shall judge among the Nations. Only we differ from them in the Exposition of the Mountain of the house of the Lord, which they take to be mount Moria, we the worship of God it self. And whereas both of us are necessitated to depart from the Letter, and allow a Metaphor in the words, for they will not contend, that the hill Moria shall be plucked up by the roots, and taken and set on the tops of other mountains they know not where, nor can they tell unto what purpose any such thing would be; so our interpretation of the words which admits only of the most usual figurative expression, the place being taken for the worship performed in it, on the account whereof alone it was ever of any esteem, is far more easy and natural, then any thing they can wrest the remainder of the words unto, supposing mount Moria to be literally understood. And in this sense we affirm the first part of the Prophecy, to be long since really, and to the full accomplished.
§ 14 In this we agree with the Jews, that this is a prophesie of the time of the Messiah, of his Kingdom in this world; and do willingly subscribe to that rule of Kimchi on the place, on those words, in the last or latter days; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 In every place where there is mention of the last days, the days of the Messiah are intended, which we have formerly made use of. We also consent unto him, that the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 the teacher that shall from Jerusalem instruct us in the Law and will of the Lord, is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Messiah the King, which manifests him to be a Prophet no less then a King; and he also is the Judge that shall judge among the Nations. Only we differ from them in the Exposition of the Mountain of the house of the Lord, which they take to be mount Moria, we the worship of God it self. And whereas both of us are necessitated to depart from the Letter, and allow a Metaphor in the words, for they will not contend, that the hill Moria shall be plucked up by the roots, and taken and set on the tops of other mountains they know not where, nor can they tell unto what purpose any such thing would be; so our interpretation of the words which admits only of the most usual figurative expression, the place being taken for the worship performed in it, on the account whereof alone it was ever of any esteem, is far more easie and natural, then any thing they can wrest the remainder of the words unto, supposing mount Moria to be literally understood. And in this sense we affirm the first part of the Prophesie, to be long since really, and to the full accomplished.