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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.
First, The Punishment that was threatened unto, and inflicted on the disobedience of Adam. Whatever there is of Disorder, Darkness or Confusion in the nature of things here below, whatever is uncertain, irregular, horrid, unequal, destructive in the Universe, what ever is penal unto man, or may be so in this Life, or unto Eternity, what ever the Wrath of the Holy Righteous God revealing its self from Heaven, hath brought, or ⟨p. 71⟩shall ever bring on the Works of his hands, are to be referred unto this head. Other Original of them can no man assign.
First, The Punishment that was threatned unto, and inflicted on the disobedience of Adam. Whatever there is of Disorder, Darkness or Confusion in the nature of things here below, whatever is uncertain, irregular, horrid, unequal, destructive in the Ʋniverse, what ever is poenal unto man, or may be so in this Life, or unto Eternity, what ever the Wrath of the Holy Righteous God revealing its self from Heaven, hath brought, or ⟨p. 71⟩shall ever bring on the Works of his hands, are to be referred unto this head. Other Original of them can no man assign.
Secondly, The moral corruption of the Nature of man, the Spring of all sin, the other head of Evil proceeded Hence also. For by this means, that which before was good and upright, is become an inexhaustible Treasure of Sin: And this was the state of things in the World, immediately upon the Fall and Sin of Adam.
Now the work which we assign unto the Messiah, is the Deliverance of Mankind from this State and condition. Upon the Supposition and Revelation of this Entran•e of Sin, and the Evil that ensued thereon, is the whole Doctrine of his Office founded, as shall afterwards more largely be declared. And because we contend against the Jews, that he wa promised and exhibited for a Relief in the Wisdom, Grace, and Righteousness of God against this sin and misery of mankind, as our Apostle also expressly proveth, Chap. 2. of his Epistle unto them, this being denied by them, as that which would overthrow all their fond imaginations about his Person and Office, we must consider what is their Sense and Apprehension about these things, with what may be thence educed for their own Conviction, and then confirm the Truth of our Assertion from those Testimonies of Scripture which themselves own and receive.