A53696:1743
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.
First, Some affirm that their meaning is, that whereas God is in himself infinite and incomprehensible, so that we are not able to contemplate on his Excellencies, but that we are overpowered in our minds with their Glory and Majesty, he hath in Christ the Son as incarnate, contemperated his infinite Love, Power, Goodness, Grace, Greatness and Holiness, unto our Faith, Love and Contemplation, they all shining forth in him, and being eminently expressed in him; so Beza.
First, Some affirm that their meaning is, that whereas God is in himself infinite and incomprehensible, so that we are not able to contemplate on his Excellencies, but that we are overpowred in our minds with their Glory and Majesty, he hath in Christ the Son as incarnate, contemperated his infinite Love, Power, Goodness, Grace, Greatness and Holiness, unto our Faith, Love and Contemplation, they all shining forth in him, and being eminently expressed in him; so Beza.
Secondly, Some think that the Apostle pursues the Description that he was entered upon of the Kingly Office of Jesus Christ, as Heir of all; and that his being exalted in Glory unto Power, Rule and Dominion, expressing and representing therein the Person of his Father, is intended in these words; so Camero.
Thirdly, Some refer these words to the Prophetical Office of Christ; and say that he was the Brightness of Gods Glory, &c. by his revealing and declaring of the Will of God unto us, which before was done darkly only, and in shadows. So the Socinians generally; though Schlictingius refer the Words unto all that similitude, which they fancy to have been between God, and the man Christ Jesus, whilst he was in the earth; and therefore renders the Participle [Greek or Hebrew], not by the present, but praeterimperfect tense; who was, that is, whilst he was on the Earth, though as he says, not exclusively unto what he is now in Heaven.