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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.
6. It may also be observed, that whereas Peter affirms that among the things about which Paul wrote, there were [Greek or Hebrew], some things hard to be understood; That Paul in a special manner confesseth that some of the things which he was to treat of in that Epistle were [Greek or Hebrew], hard to be declared, uttered or unfolded; and therefore certainly hard to be understood, Chap. 5.11. which in our Progress we shall manifest to be spoken not without great and urgent Cause, and that in many Instances, especially that directed unto by himself concerning Melchizedek. So that this also gives another Characteristical Note of the Epistle Testified unto by Peter.
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I have insisted the longer upon this Testimony, because in my Judgement it is sufficient of its self to determine this Controversy; nothing of any importance being by any that I can meet withal excepted unto it. But because we want not other Confirmations of our Assertion, and those also every one of them singly out-balancing the Conjectures that are advanced against it, we shall subjoin them also in their Order.
I have insisted the longer upon this Testimony, because in my Judgement it is sufficient of its self to determine this Controversie; nothing of any importance being by any that I can meet withall excepted unto it. But because we want not other Confirmations of our Assertion, and those also every one of them singly out-ballancing the Conjectures that are advanced against it, we shall subjoyn them also in their Order.