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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.
1Origen also confesseth, that it hath not in its Character, [Greek or Hebrew], the Idiotism, or propriety of the Language of St. Paul, who acknowledgeth himself to be [Greek or Hebrew], 2 Cor. 11.6. rude in Speech; and this Epistle is, saith he, [Greek or Hebrew], in the composition of its Speech Elegantly Greek, in comparison of his, which if we may believe him, any one will discern who can judge between the difference of Styles. 2And Hierom, Scripserat autem ad Hebraeos Hebraice, id est suo eloquio disertissimè; ut eo quae eloquuntur scripta fuerant in Hebraeo aliquatenus verterentur in Graecum; & hanc causam esse quod a coeteris Pauli Epistolis discrepare videatur. It seems to differ from the rest of St. Pauls Epistles, because of its Translation out of Hebrew, wherein he speaks not with his wonted confidence. And elsewhere he says, that the Style of this Epistle seems to be like that of Clemens. Erasmus presseth this Objection; Restat, 3saith he, Jam argumentum illud quo non aliud certius; stylus ipse & orationis Character, qui nihil habet affinitatis cum Phrasi Paulina; The Style and Character of Speech have no affinity with the Phrase of St. Paul. This Consideration also drew Calvin into the same Opinion; and it is insisted on by Camero and Grotius to the same purpose. The sum of this Objection is, that St. Paul was rude in Speech which is manifest in his other Epistles, but the Style of this is pure, elegant, florid, such as hath no affinity with his, so that he cannot be esteemed the Penman of it.
1Origen also confesseth, that it hath not in its Character, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the Idiotism, or propriety of the Language of St. Paul, who acknowledgeth himself to be 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, 2 Cor. 11.6. rude in Speech; and this Epistle is, saith he, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, in the composition of its Speech Elegantly Greek, in comparison of his, which if we may believe him, any one will discern who can judge between the difference of Styles.