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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.
Christian Reader.
IF thou intendest to engage any part of thy time in the perusal of the ensuing Discourses and Exposition, it may not be amiss to take along with thee the consideration of some things concerning the design and aim of their Author, in the Writing and present publishing of them, which are here proposed unto thee. It is now sundry years since I purposed in my self, if God gave life and opportunity, to endeavour, according to the measure of the Gift received, an Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews. A Subject this was, I then knew, and now acknowledge, much laboured in by many eminent and learned men, both of old and of late. In particular, some entire Commentaries, composed with good judgment, and to very good purpose, have been published in our own Language. Yea, from him who first began a serious Exposition of this Epistle, and whom none in all things have to this day exceeded, there have passed few ages wherein some or other have not endeavoured the Explication of it. And this also hath been done by men of all sorts and parties, of all persuasions and Opinions in Christian Religion; an account of whose several endeavours shall else-where be given. Somewhat there was of encouragement unto me in my designed undertaking, and somewhat of quite another tendency in this consideration. The help which I might receive from the sedulous labours of so many learned men, and those in Times, Places, Principles, distant and distinguished from each other; as also managing their common design with great variety as to particular intentions; I looked on as a matter of no small advantage unto me. Some I found had critically examined many of the Words, Phrases and Expressions of the Writer; some compared his Quotations with the places in the Old Testament from whence they are taken. Some had endeavoured an Analysis of the several Discourses of the Author, with the nature and force of the Arguments insisted on by him. The labours of some were to improve the Truths contained in the Epistle unto Practice; others have collected the difficulties which they observed therein, and