A53696:257
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.
§ 5 And herein lay the great mistake of the Jews of old, wherein they are followed by their Posterity unto this day. They thought no more was needful to interest them in the Covenant of Abraham, but that they were his seed according to the flesh. And they constantly pleaded the latter Privilege, as the ground and Reason of the former. It is true, they were the children of Abraham according to the flesh; but on that account they can have no other Privilege than Abraham had in the flesh himself. And this was, as we have showed, that he should be set apart as a special channel, through whose loins God would derive the promised seed into the world. In like manner were they separated to be a peculiar People as his Posterity, from amongst whom he should be so brought forth.
§ 5 And herein lay the great mistake of the Jews of old, wherein they are followed by their Posterity unto this day. They thought no more was needfull to interest them in the Covenant of Abraham, but that they were his seed according to the flesh. And they constantly pleaded the latter Priviledge, as the ground and Reason of the former. It is true, they were the children of Abraham according to the flesh; but on that account they can have no other Priviledge than Abraham had in the flesh himself. And this was, as we have shewed, that he should be set apart as a speciall channel, through whose loins God would derive the promised seed into the world. In like manner were they separated to be a peculiar People as his Posterity, from amongst whom he should be so brought forth.
That this Separation and Privilege were to cease, when the end of it was accomplished, and the Messiah exhibited, the very nature of the thing declares. For to what purpose should it be continued, when that was fully effected whereunto it was designed? But they would extend this Privilege, and mix it with the other, contending that because they were the children of Abraham according to the flesh, the whole Blessing and Covenant of Abraham belonged unto them. But as our Saviour proved that in the latter sense they were not the children of Abraham, because they did not the works of Abraham; so as our Apostle plainly demonstrates,