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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
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On the same grounds he proceedeth with them in this Epistle; And because his Answer to their Objection from the Promises, lies at the foundation of many of his reasonings with them, the nature of it must be here previously explained. Not that I shall here enter into a consideration of the Jews Argument to prove the Messiah not yet to be come, because the Promises in their sense of them, are not yet accomplished, which shall be fully removed in the Close of these Discourses, but only as I said, open the nature in general of that Answer which our Apostle returns unto them, and builds his Reasonings with them upon.
On the same grounds he proceedeth with them in this Epistle; And because his Answer to their Objection from the Promises, lyes at the foundation of many of his reasonings with them, the nature of it must be here previously explained. Not that I shall here enter into a consideration of the Jews Argument to prove the Messiah not yet to be come, because the Promises in their sense of them, are not yet accomplished, which shall be fully removed in the Close of these Discourses, but only as I said, open the nature in general of that Answer which our Apostle returns unto them, and builds his Reasonings with them upon.
§ 2 We shall have occasion afterwards at large to show, how after the entrance of sin, God founded his Church in the Promise of the Messiah given unto Adam. Now though that Promise was the supportment and encouragement of mankind to seek the Lord, a Promise absolutely considered proceeding from mere Grace and Mercy, yet as it was the foundation of the Church, it included in it the nature of a Covenant, virtually requiring a re-stipulation unto obedience in them who by faith come to have an interest therein. And this the nature of the thing its self required; for the Promise was given unto this end and purpose, that men might have a new bottom and Foundation of Obedience; that of the first Covenant being disannulled. Hence in the following Explications of the Promise, this condition of Obedience is expressly added. So upon its renewal unto Abraham, God required that he should walk before him and be upright. This Promise then, as it hath the nature of a Covenant, including the Grace that God would show unto sinners in the Messiah, and the Obedience that he required from them, was from the the first giving of it, the foundation of the Church, and the whole Worship of God therein.