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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.
The last Person whom they would have to preserve the Oral Law absolutely pure, was that Simeon, whom they call [Greek or Hebrew], the Just, mentioned by Jesus the Son of Sirach, Chap. 50. And it is very observable, that the latter Jews have left out Simeon the Son of Hillel, whom their ancient Masters placed upon the Roll of the Preservers of this Treasure, supposing he might be that Simeon who in his old age received our Saviour in his arms, when he was presented in the Temple, Luke 2.25. a crime sufficient among the Jews to brand him with a perpetual ignominy: neither are they alone in turning mens glory, into reproach and shame.
The last Person whom they would have to preserve the Orall Law absolutely pure, was that Simeon, whom they call 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the Just, mentioned by Jesus the Son of Syrach, Chap. 50. And it is very observable, that the latter Jews have left out Simeon the Son of Hillel, whom their antient Masters placed upon the Roll of the Preservers of this Treasure, supposing he might be that Simeon who in his old age received our Saviour in his arms, when he was presented in the Temple, Luke 2.25. a crime sufficient among the Jews to brand him with a perpetual ignominy: neither are they alone in turning mens glory, into reproach and shame.
After the destruction of the Temple and City, when the evil Husbandmen were slain, § 7 and the Vineyard of the Lord let out to others, the Kingdom given to another Nation, and therewith the Covenant sanctified use of the Scripture, the remaining Jews having lost wholly the mind of God therein, betook themselves to their Traditions, and as I said before, began to fancy and contend that they came from God himself; whereas their Predecessors durst not plead any thing for them, but that they came unto them from them of old, that is some of the Masters of preceding Generations. Hereupon a while after, (as I have elsewhere showed at large) one of them whom they call Rabbi Jud• Humsi, and Hakkadosh, the Prince, and the Holy, took upon him to gather their scattered Traditions, and to cast them into form, order, and method, in Writing, that they might be unto the Jews a Rule of Life and Worship for ever. The Story of his work and undertaking is given us by Maimonides in Jad Chazacha, the Authors of Sedar Oln, Halicoth Olam, Tzemach David, and many others; and they all agree that this their great Master lived about the times of Marcus Antoninus two hundred years, or thereabouts after the destruction of City and Temple.