A53696:1349
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
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2. Some with their Profession of Faith in Christ as the Messiah promised, retained an opinion of the necessary observation of Mosaical Rites; and these also were of two sorts.
(1.) Such as from a pure Reverence of their Original Institutions, either being not fully instructed in their Liberty, or by reason of prejudices not readily admitting the consequences of that Truth wherein they were instructed, abode in their observation, without seeking for Righteousness or Salvation by them. Acts 21. v. 20.
(2.) Such as urged their observation as indispensably necessary to our Justification before God, Acts 15.1. Gal. 3.4. The first sort of those the Apostles bare with in all meekness; yea, and using the Liberty given them of the Lord, to avoid offending of them, joined with them in their practice ⟨image 170⟩as occasion did require, Acts 16.3. Chap. 21.23, 24, 26. Chap. 27.9. 1 Cor. 9.20. whence for a long season, in many places, the Worship of the Gospel, and Synagogue Worship of the Law were observed together, James 2.2. though in process of time, many disputes and differences were occasioned thereby, between the Gentile and Jewish Worshippers,