A53696:1308
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 next sort of Offerings that was regulated in the Law, was the [Greek or Hebrew], which as it denoted an especial kind of Sacrifice we have from the matter of it, rendered a Meat-Offering, Levit. 2.1. And this, as was said of the whole Burnt-Offering before, was not then first instituted and appointed, but only regulated and solemnly approved. For it had been observed from the beginning, and consisting in the fruits of the earth, had a great foundation in the Law of Nature. Thus Cain brought his [Greek or Hebrew] Mincha of the fruits of the earth to offer unto God, Gen. 4.3. And there is no doubt but that as to the kind of it, it was acceptable unto God, as of his own Institution, though the Person that offered it, for want of faith was not approved Heb. 11.3.
The next sort of Offerings that was regulated in the Law, was the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which as it denoted an especial kind of Sacrifice we have from the matter of it, rendered a Meat-Offering, Levit. 2.1. And this, as was said of the whole Burnt-Offering before, was not then first instituted and appointed, but only regulated and solemnly approved. For it had been observed from the beginning, and consisting in the fruits of the earth, had a great foundation in the Law of Nature. Thus Cain brought his 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Mincha of the fruits of the earth to offer unto God, Gen. 4.3. And there is no doubt but that as to the kind of it, it was acceptable unto God, as of his own Institution, though the Person that offered it, for want of faith was not approved Heb. 11.3.