A53696:1824
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.
The Jews, who enjoyed the benefit of Divine Revelation, having lost for the most part the true spiritual import of them, sought for the same ends by the Law, and their own diligent Observation of it. They rested in the Law; Rom. 2.17. namely, that by it, they should obtain Deliverance from sin, and Acceptance with God; and followed after it, Chap. 9.31. that is, to attain Righteousness and Salvation by it. And this seemed to be a sufficient bottom and foundation for them to build upon: for having lost the spiritual Understanding, the use and End of the Law, as renewed unto them in the Covenant of Horeb, they went back unto th• primitive Use and End of it, upon its first giving in Innocency; and foolishly thought, as many more yet do, that it would do the same things for sinners, that it would have done for men, if they had not sinned in Adam; that is, have given them Acceptance with God here, and Eternal Life hereafter; Wherefore the Apostle in many places takes great pains to undeceive them, to rectify their mistake, and to prove that God had no such design in giving them the Law, as that, which they would impose upon him.
The Jews, who enjoyed the benefit of Divine Revelation, having lost for the most part the true spiritual import of them, sought for the same ends by the Law, and their own diligent Observation of it. They rested in the Law; Rom. 2.17. namely, that by it, they should obtain Deliverance from sin, and Acceptance with God; and followed after it, Chap. 9.31. that is, to attain Righteousness and Salvation by it. And this seemed to be a sufficient bottom and foundation for them to build upon: for having lost the spiritual Understanding, the use and End of the Law, as renewed unto them in the Covenant of Horeb, they went back unto th• primitive Use and End of it, upon its first giving in Innocency; and foolishly thought, as many more yet do, that it would do the same things for sinners, that it would have done for men, if they had not sinned in Adam; that is, have given them Acceptance with God here, and Eternal Life hereafter; Wherefore the Apostle in many places takes great pains to undeceive them, to rectifie their mistake, and to prove that God had no such design in giving them the Law, as that, which they would impose upon him.