A53696:1176
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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The second sort of penalties annexed unto the transgression of the Law, were such as Men, by God's institution and appointment, were enabled to inflict; concerning § 13 which, we must consider, First, who, and what the Persons were, who were enabled and authorised to inflict these penalties. Secondly, of what sort these penalties were, and for what transgressions necessarily inflicted.
§ 14 The original division of the people after the days of Jacob was into [Greek or Hebrew], Tribes, whereof at first there were Twelve, which by dividing the Tribe of Joseph into two, were increased into Thirteen, and upon the matter reduced again unto Twelve by the special Exemption of the Tribe of Levi from Inheritances, and their separation to the Worship of God. Secondly, [Greek or Hebrew], Families, or [Greek or Hebrew], Houses of Fathers, which on many probabilities may be supposed to have been seventy, the number of them who went down with Jacob into Egypt, each of which constituted a particular Family. And [Greek or Hebrew] particular Households, all which are enumerated, Josh. 7.14. This distribution continued amongst the people whilst▪ they were in Egypt; and this only, they being not capable to cast themselves into any Civil Order there, by reason of their Oppressions, and therefore contented themselves with that which was natural. Accordingly there were three sorts of persons that were in some kind of Dignity and preeminence among the people, although it may be after their Oppression began, they were hindered from exercising the Authority that belonged unto them. First, As to the Tribes there were some who were [Greek or Hebrew], The Princes, or Heads of the Tribes, Numb. 1.16. Twelve in number according to the number of the Tribes, Secondly, For the Families or principal Houses of the Fathers there were [Greek or Hebrew]. the Elders who presided over them. These Moses and Aaron gathered together at their first coming into Egypt, Exod. 4.29. And these, as I said before, being the Rulers of the first Families, were probably in number seventy; from whence afterwards was the constitution of seventy Elders for Rule,