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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.
Exercitatio VI.
Oneness of the Church. Mistake of the Jews about the Nature of the Promises. Promise of the Messiah the Foundation of the Church. But as including the Covenant. The Church confined unto the Person, and Posterity of Abraham. His Call and Separation for a double End. Who properly the Seed of Abraham. Mistakes of the Jews about the Covenant. Abraham the Father of the faithful and Heir of the world on what account. The Church still the same.
§ 1 The Jews at the Time of writing this Epistle (and their posterity in all succeeding Generations, follow their Example and Tradition) were not a little confirmed in their obstinacy and unbelief, by a misapprehension of the true sense and nature of the Promises of the Old Testament. For whereas they found many glorious Promises made unto the Church in the days of the Messiah, especially concerning the great access of the Gentiles unto it, they looked upon themselves, the posterity of Abraham on the account of their being his children according to the flesh, as the first, proper, and indeed only subject of them, unto whom in their accomplishment others were to be proselyted and joined, the substance and foundation of the Church remaining still with them. But the Event answered not their expectation. Instead of inheriting all the Promises merely upon their carnal interest and privilege, which they looked for, and continue so to do unto this day, they found that themselves must come in on a new account, to be sharers in them in common with others, or be rejected, whilst those others were admitted unto the inheritance. This filled them with wrath and envy, which greatly added to the strengthening of their Unbelief. They could not bear with patience an intimation of letting out the Vineyard to other Husbandmen. With this Principle and Prejudice of theirs the Apostle dealt directly in his Epistle to the Romans, Chap. 9, 10, 11.