A53696:1452
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. That the great Reason why the Jews adhered so pertinaciously unto Mosaical ⟨p. 14⟩Institutions was their persuasion of the unparalleled excellency of the Revelation made to Moses. This they retreated unto, and boasted of when they were pressed with the Doctrine and Miracles of Christ, John 9.28, 29. And this was the main foundation in all their contests with the Apostles, Acts 15.1. Chap. 21.21, 28. And this at length they have made a principal root or fundamental Article of their Faith, being the fourth of the thirteen Articles of their Creed; namely, that Moses was the most excellent and most sublime among the Prophets, so far above that excellency, that degree of wisdom and honour which men may attain unto, that he was equal to Angels. This Maimonides the first disposer of their Faith into fundamental Articles expounds, at large, More Nebuch. p. 2. cap. 39. Declaravimus, saith he, quod Prophetia Mosis doctoris nostri ab omnium uliorum Prophetiis differat; dicemus nunc quod propter solam illam apprehensionem ad legem vocati sumus; quia nempe vocationi illi qua Moses nos vocavit simiis neque antecessit ab Adamo primo ad ipsum usque neque etiam post ipsum apud ullum Prophetam sequuta est; sic fundamentum Legis nostrae est quod in aeternum finem non sit habitura vel abolenda, ac propterea, etiam ex sententia nostra, alia lex nec unquam fuit, nec erit praeter unicam hanc Legem Mosis Doctoris nostri. We have declared, that the Prophecy of Moses our Master, differed from the Prophecies of all others; Now we shall show that upon the account of this persuasion alone, (namely, of the excellency of the Revelation made unto Moses) we are called to the Law. For from the first Adam to him, there was never any such call (from God) as that wherewith Moses called us, nor did ever any such ensue after him. Hence is it a fundamental Principle of our Law; that it shall never have an end, or be abolished; and therefore also it is our Judgement that there was never any other (divine) Law, nor ever shall be, but only this of our Master Moses. This is their present persuasion; it was so of old. The Law and all Legal Observances are to be continued for ever: other way of worshipping God there can be none: and this upon the account of the incomparable Excellency of the Revelation made to Moses.