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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.
§ 8 Sixtus Sinensis affirms, that the Work whose Author we enquire after, was by some assigned unto Tertullian. 1A fond and impious imagination, and such as no man of Judgement or Sobriety could ever fall into. This Epistle was famous in the Churches before Tertullian was born;2 is ascribed by himself unto Barnabas, and some passages in it, are said by him to be corrupted by one Theodotus long before his time.
- 1Sixtus Sinen. Biblioth. lib. 7. cap. 8.
- 2Tertul. praes. ad Haeres.
From the Uncertainty of these Conjectures, with the Evidence of Reason and Circumstances whereby they are disproved, two things we seem to have obtained. First, That no Objection on their Account can arise against our Assertion. And Secondly, that if St. Paul be not acknowledged to be the Writer of this Epistle, the whole Church of God is, and ever was at a total loss whom to ascribe it unto. And it may reasonably be expected that the weakness of these Conjectures, should if not add unto, yet set of the credibility of the Reasons and Testimonies, which shall be produced in the Assignment of it unto him.
From the Ʋncertainty of these Conjectures, with the Evidence of Reason and Circumstances whereby they are disproved, two things we seem to have obtained. First, That no Objection on their Account can arise against our Assertion. And Secondly, that if St. Paul be not acknowledged to be the Writer of this Epistle, the whole Church of God is, and ever was at a total loss whom to ascribe it unto. And it may reasonably be expected that the weakness of these Conjectures, should if not add unto, yet set of the credibility of the Reasons and Testimonies, which shall be produced in the Assignement of it unto him.