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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 it is the consummation of all these, whatever was intended or declared in these previous acts of the Will and Wisdom of God, that is principally intended in this expression.
Some suppose it of importance in this matter of the Heirship of Christ, to assert that he was the rightful Heir of the Crown and Sceptre of Israel. This opinion is so promoted by Baronius as to contend that the right of the Kingdom was devolved on him, which was caused to cease for a season in Antigonus, who was slain by M. Anthony. But what was the right of the Kingdom that was in Antigonus, is hard to declare. The Hasmoneans of whom that ruled, he was the last, were of the Tribe of Levi. Their right to the Sceptre was no more but what they had won by the sword. So that by his death there could be no devolution of a Right to reign unto any; it being that which he never had. Nor is it probable that our Saviour was the next of kin to the reigning House of Judah; nor was it any wise needful he should be so; nor is there any promise to that purpose. His lineal descent was from Nathan, and not from Solomon: of that House was Zerubbabel the Aichmalotarches; which therefore is specially mentioned in the Reformation, Zech. 12.12. Besides the Heirship promised unto Christ was neither of a Temporal Kingdom of Israel which he never enjoyed, nor of any other thing in dependence thereon. Were it so, the Jews must first have the Dominion before he could inherit it. And such indeed was the mistake of the Disciples (as it is of the Jews to this day) who enquired not whither he would take the Kingdom to himself, but whether he would restore it unto Israel.
Some suppose it of importance in this matter of the Heirship of Christ, to assert that he was the rightful Heir of the Crown and Scepter of Israel. This opinion is so promoted by Baronius as to contend that the right of the Kingdom was devolved on him, which was caused to cease for a season in Antigonus, who was slain by M. Anthony. But what was the right of the Kingdom that was in Antigonus, is hard to declare. The Hasmonaeans of whom that ruled, he was the last, were of the Tribe of Levi. Their right to the Scepter was no more but what they had won by the sword. So that by his death there could be no devolution of a Right to reign unto any; it being that which he never had. Nor is it probable that our Saviour was the next of kin to the reigning House of Judah; nor was it any wise needful he should be so; nor is there any promise to that purpose. His lineal descent was from Nathan, and not from Solomon: of that House was Zerubbabel the Aichmalotarches; which therefore is specially mentioned in the Reformation,