A53696:145
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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And hence it is, that notwithstanding the agreement mentioned, we find St. Peter teaching of the Gentiles, and St. Paul labouring the Conversion of the Jews. Secondly, In Writing this Epistle, on this Supposition St. Paul did indeed, that which is pretended was not meet for him to do; namely, he entered on that which was the Charge of another man; only he conceals his Name, that he might not appear in doing of a thing unwarrantable and unjustifiable. And whether it be meet to ascribe this unto the Apostle, is easy to determine. As then it is certain that St. Paul in the Writing of this Epistle did nothing, but what in duty he ought to do, and what the Authority given him by Christ extended its self unto, so the concealing of his Name, lest he should be thought to have done any thing irregularly, is a thing that without much temerity may not be imputed unto him.
And hence it is, that notwithstanding the agreement mentioned, we find St. Peter teaching of the Gentiles, and St. Paul labouring the Conversion of the Jews. Secondly, In Writing this Epistle, on this Supposition St. Paul did indeed, that which is pretended was not meet for him to do; namely, he entered on that which was the Charge of another man; only he conceals his Name, that he might not appear in doing of a thing unwarrantable and unjustifiable. And whether it be meet to ascribe this unto the Apostle, is easie to determine. As then it is certain that St. Paul in the Writing of this Epistle did nothing, but what in duty he ought to do, and what the Authority given him by Christ extended its self unto, so the concealing of his Name, lest he should be thought to have done any thing irregularly, is a thing that without much temerity may not be imputed unto him.
§ 18 There is another Answer to this Objection, which seemeth to be solid and satisfactory, which most of the Ancients rest in. And it is, that St. Paul had weighty Reasons not to declare his Name at the entrance of this Epistle to the Hebrews, taken from the prejudices that many of them had against him.1 This is insisted on by Clemens in Eusebius, He did Wisely, saith he, conceal his Name, because of the prejudicate Opinion that they had against him: