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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 Canonical authority of the Epistle to the Hebrews. Notation of the word. [Greek or Hebrew] Kaneh, a measuring reed: The beam of a balance. Thence [Greek or Hebrew] of the same signification. Metaphorically a moral rule. Rectum and Canon, how far the same. The Scripture a rule. Canonical. The Antiquity of that Appellation. The Canon of the Scripture. What required to render a book Canonical. All books of the holy Scripture equal as to their divine Original. Jews distinction of the books of the old Testament, as to the manner of their writing, disproved. All equally Canonical. No book Canonical of a second sort, or degree. The Epistle to the Hebrews Canonical. Opposed by Heretics of old. Not received into the Latin Church until the days of Hierome. Proved against Baronius. Not rejected by any of that Church: only not publicly approved. The Church of Rome not the sole proposer of books Canonical. Occasion of its n•n-admittance at Rome. Boldness of some in rejecting and corrupting the Scripture. By whom this Epistle opposed of late. The objection of the uncertainty of the Penman Answered. Citations out of the old Testament not found therein. Answer. Citations not to his purpose. Answer. Countenance to old Heresies. Answer. General heads of Arguments to prove its Canonical Authority. Characters to discover between books of divine inspiration and others. [Greek or Hebrew]. The General Arguments of books truly Canonical. Subject, Matter, Design, Style. Of the style of the Sacred writings. Mistakes of many about it. The nature of Eloquence. Excellency of Scripture Style, Energy, Efficacy. Tradition concerning the Authority of this Epistle; not justly liable to any exceptions, from the Author, Circumstances, Subject, Matter, Style. Testimonies. Conclusion.
The Canonical authority of the Epistle to the Hebrews. Notation of the word. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 Kaneh, a measuring reed: The beam of a ballance. Thence 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 of the same signification. Metaphorically a moral rule. Rectum and Canon, how far the same. The Scripture a rule. Canonical. The Antiquity of that Appellation. The Canon of the Scripture. What required to render a book Canonical. All books of the holy Scripture equall as to their divine Original. Jews distinction of the books of the old Testament, as to the manner of their writing, disproved. All equally Canonical. No book Canonical of a second sort, or degree. The Epistle to the Hebrews Canonical. Opposed by Hereticks of old. Not received into the Latin Church untill the dayes of Hierome. Proved against Baronius. Not rejected by any of that Church: only not publiquely approved. The Church of Rome not the sole proposer of books Canonical. Occasion of its nn-admittance at Rome. Boldness of some in rejecting and corrupting the Scripture. By whom this Epistle opposed of late. The objection of the uncertainty of the Penman Answered. Citations out of the old Testament not found therein. Answer. Citations not to his purpose. Answer. Countenance to old Heresies. Answer. General heads of Arguments to prove its Canonical Authority. Characters to discover between books of divine inspiration and others. . The General Arguments of books truly Canonical. Subject, Matter, Design, Style. Of the style of the Sacred writings. Mistakes of many about it. The nature of Eloquence. Excellency of Scripture Style, Energie, Efficacy. Tradition concerning the Authority of this Epistle; not justly lyable to any exceptions, from the Author, Circumstances, Subject, Matter, Style. Testimonyes. Conclusion.