A53696:1270
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.
§ 2 Now these Offerings were of three sorts. First, those of the Court, or Brazen Altar, by blood and fire. Secondly, those of the Sanctuary at the Altar of Incense, and table of Show-bread. Thirdly, those of the most holy place before the Ark, Mercy-seat and Oracle. The first of these represented the bloody death of Christ, and sacrifice on the Cross: the second his Intercession in Heaven: and the third, the [Greek or Hebrew], or effects of both, in Atonement and Reconciliation. And these our Apostle mentions, chap. 8. v. 3, 4. Every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: and there are priests that offer gifts according to the Law. Chap. 9. v. 7. Into the second went the high priest alone once every year; not without blood, which he offered for himself and the errors of the people. v. 12. By the blood of bulls and calves. v. 13. The blood of bulls and calves, and the ashes of an heifer, sprinkled. v. 22. Almost all things are by the Law purged with blood. chap. 10. For the Law having a shadow of good things to come, not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offer year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered; because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. But in those sacrifices there is remembrance again made of sins every year. For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not. v. 11. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sin. Chap. 13. v. 11. For the bodies of those beasts, whose blood is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burnt without the camp.
§ 2 Now these Offerings were of three sorts. First, those of the Court, or Brazen Altar, by bloud and fire. Secondly, those of the Sanctuary at the Altar of Incense, and table of Shew-bread. Thirdly, those of the most holy place before the Ark, Mercy-seat and Oracle. The first of these represented the bloudy death of Christ, and sacrifice on the Cross: the second his Intercession in Heaven: and the third, the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, or effects of both, in Attonement and Reconciliation. And these our Apostle mentions, chap. 8. v. 3, 4. Every high priest is ordained to offer gifts and sacrifices: and there are priests that offer gifts according to the Law. Chap. 9. v. 7. Into the second went the high priest alone once every year; not without bloud, which he offered for himself and the errors of the people. v. 12. By the bloud of bulls and calves. v. 13. The bloud of bulls and calves, and the ashes of an heifer, sprinkled. v. 22. Almost all things are by the Law purged with bloud. chap. 10. For the Law having a shadow of good things to come, not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offer year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect. For then would they not have ceased to be offered; because that the worshippers once purged should have had no more conscience of sins. But in those sacrifices there is remembrance again made of sins every year. For it is not possible that the bloud of bulls and goats should take away sins. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not. v. 11. And every priest standeth daily ministring and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sin. Chap. 13. v. 11. For the bodies of those beasts, whose bloud is brought into the sanctuary by the high priest for sin, are burnt without the camp.