A53696:1473
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 (1.) There was no cause of any such Rapture of the humane Nature of Christ, as we shall evidence in manifesting the way whereby he was taught of the Father, especially after his Baptism. (2.) This imaginary Rapture is grounded solely on their [Greek or Hebrew], that the Lord Christ in his whole Person was no more than a mere man. (3.) There is no mention of any such thing in the Scripture, where the Fathers revealing his mind and will to the Son is treated of, which had it been, ought not to have been omitted. (4.) The fancy of it is expressly contrary to Scripture, for (1.) The Holy Ghost affirms, that Christ entered once into the Holy Place, and that after he had obtained eternal Redemption, Heb. 9.12. which should have been his second entrance had he been taken thither before, in his humane nature; so that coming of his into the world which we look for at the last day, is called his second coming, his coming again, because of his first entrance into it at his incarnation, Heb. 9.28. (2.) He was to suffer before his entry into Heaven and his glory therein, Luke 24.26. And (3.) As to the time of his Ascension which these men assign, namely, the forty days after his baptism, it is said expressly that he was all that time in the wilderness amongst the wild Beasts, Mark 1.13. So that this figment may have no place in our enquiry into the way of the Fathers speaking in the Son.
But (1.) There was no cause of any such Rapture of the humane Nature of Christ, as we shall evidence in manifesting the way whereby he was taught of the Father, especially after his Baptism. (2.) This imaginary Rapture is grounded solely on their 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, that the Lord Christ in his whole Person was no more than a meer man. (3.) There is no mention of any such thing in the Scripture, where the Fathers revealing his mind and will to the Son is treated of, which had it been, ought not to have been omitted. (4.) The fancy of it is expresly contrary to Scripture, for (1.) The Holy Ghost affirms, that Christ entered once into the Holy Place, and that after he had obtained eternal Redemption,