A53696:1409
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.
Most Expositors suppose that this expression, the last days, is a Periphrasis of the times of the Gospel. But it doth not appear, that they are any where so called; nor were ⟨p. 6⟩they ever known by that name among the Jews, upon whose principles the Apostle proceeds.1 Some seasons indeed under the Gospel, in reference to some Churches, are called the last days, 2but the whole time of the Gospel absolutely is no where so termed. It is the last days of the Judaical Church and State, which were then drawing to their period and abolition, that are here, and else where called the last days, or the latter days, or the last hour, 2 Pet. 3.3. 1 John 2.18. Jude 18. For,
Most Expositors suppose that this expression, the last dayes, is a Periphrasis of the times of the Gospel. But it doth not appear, that they are any where so called; nor were ⟨p. 6⟩they ever known by that name among the Jews, upon whose principles the Apostle proceeds.1 Some seasons indeed under the Gospel, in reference to some Churches, are called the last dayes, 2but the whole time of the Gospel absolutely is no where so termed. It is the last dayes of the Judaical Church and State, which were then drawing to their period and abolition, that are here, and else where called the last dayes, or the latter dayes, or the last hour, 2 Pet. 3.3. 1 John 2.18.