A53696:1054
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
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§ 10 When Abraham was ninety and nine years old, that is also he had been twenty four years in the Land of Canaan. The Lord confirms his Covenant with him and his seed, by the sign and token of Circumcision, Gen. 17.8, 9, 10, 11, 12. which Paul calls, the seal of the righteousness of faith, Rom. 4.12. because God thereby confirmed and assured unto him an interest in the promised seed, who is the Lord our Righteousness, Isai. 45.24, 25. Jerem 23.6. And because he had accepted of the righteousness and salvation which in, and by him, God had prepared for sinners, in believing the promise, Gen. 15.6. And herein did God manifest that he took his seed together with him into the Covenant, as those, who no less then himself, were to be made partakers of the righteousness exhibited therein, as also to be used for the channel where the holy seed was to be carried on; until the Word was to take it and to be made flesh, John 1.14. Mar. 1.1. Rom. 9.5. And by this Ordinance of Circumcision, were his posterity separated from the rest of the world, and united among themselves. For however Ishmael, and Esau carried the outward sign of circumcision out of the pale and limits of the Church communicating it unto the Nations that sprang of them unto this day, unto whose observance they also adhere, who being of another extract, have received the Law of Mahomet, who was of the offspring of persecuting Ishmael, as the Turks and Persians, with very many of the Indians; yet their observance of it, was never under the Law of God, nor accepted with him, but is rather accursed by him. But as it was continued in the posterity of Abraham according unto the promise, it was the fundamental uniting principle of the Church amongst them, though dispersed into innumerable particular families. For as there were as many Churches before, as there were families, Ecclesiastical and Economical or paternal Rule, being the same, now the Covenant being one, and the token of the Covenant being one and the same, unto all the families that sprang of Abraham, which in their several generations were as the sands of the Sea shore, or as the Stars for multitude, were incorporated into one body among themselves, and separated from all the rest of the world.