A53696:1435
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.
But as I showed before, if we attend unto the special intention of the Apostle, we must take in the date of these Revelations, and begin with that to Moses, adding to it those other subservient ones mentioned peculiar to the Judaical Church, which taught and confirmed the Worship that was established amongst them.
But as I shewed before, if we attend unto the special intention of the Apostle, we must take in the date of these Revelations, and begin with that to Moses, adding to it those other subservient ones mentioned peculiar to the Judaical Church, which taught and confirmed the Worship that was established amongst them.
This then is that, which in this word the Apostle minds the Hebrews of; namely, that the will of God concerning his Worship and our obedience was not formerly revealed all at once to his Church, by Moses or any other; but by several parts and degrees, by new additions of Light, as in his infinite Wisdom and Care he saw meet. The close and last hand was not to be put unto this work before the coming of the Messiah. He, they all acknowledged, was to reveal the whole Counsel of God, John 4.25. after that his way had been prepared by the coming of Elijah, Mal. 4 until when they were to attend to the Law of Moses, with those Expositions of it which they had received, v. 4, 5. That was the time appointed, [Greek or Hebrew], to seal, complete, and finish, Vision and Prophet; as also [Greek or Hebrew], to seal up sin, or as we render it, to make an end of sin, or the Controversy about it, which had held long agitation by Sacrifices, that could never put an end to that quarrel, Heb. 10.1, 2, 14.
This then is that, which in this word the Apostle minds the Hebrews of; namely, that the will of God concerning his Worship and our obedience was not formerly revealed all at once to his Church, by Moses or any other; but by several parts and degrees, by new additions of Light, as in his infinite Wisdom and Care he saw meet. The close and last hand was not to be put unto this work before the coming of the Messiah. He, they all acknowledged, was to reveal the whole Counsel of God,