A53696:1190
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 third and last sentence in this kind which contains a total and irrecoverable Exemption of a person from the Communion of the Congregation, is called [Greek or Hebrew], Shammatha. Some of the Talmudical Rabbins in moed katon give the Etymology of this word, as if it should be as much as [Greek or Hebrew], Sham metha, death is the•e. But it is generally agreed, that it is from [Greek or Hebrew], to exclude, expel, cast out, that is, from the Covenant of Promise, and Common-wealth of Israel. And this the most take to be total and final, the Persons that fall under it being left to the judgement of God without hope of Reconciliation unto the Church. Hence it is called in the Targum, Numb. 21.25. Deut. 7.27. The Curse, the Execration of God; and by the Talmudists, [Greek or Hebrew], the anathema of the God of Israel. But yet it cannot be denied, but that in many places, they speak of it as the general name for any Excommunication, and so as not at all to difference it from Niddui, which is taken to be the least degree thereof. The most learned Buxtorf hath given us out of an ancient Hebrew Manuscript, a form of this Excommunication which is truly feral carmen, as sad and dismal an imprecation, as according to their principles could well be invented. It is indeed by him applied unto the Cherem, but as L'Empereur hath observed in his Annotations on Bertram, it was doubtless only made use of in the last and greatest exclusion, which is supposed to be the Shammatha. The form of the Curse is as ensues.
The third and last sentence in this kind which contains a total and irrecoverable Exemption of a person from the Communion of the Congregation, is called 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Shammatha. Some of the Talmudical Rabbins in moed katon give the Etymologie of this word, as if it should be as much as 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Sham metha, death is the•e. But it is generally agreed, that it is from 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, to exclude, expell, cast out, that is, from the Covenant of Promise, and Common-wealth of Israel. And this the most take to be total and final, the Persons that fall under it being left to the judgement of God without hope of Reconciliation unto the Church. Hence it is called in the Targum,