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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.
Hence Adam when his eyes were opened to see the nature of Evil in that actual sense which he had in his Conscience of the guilt that he had contracted, had not the least Expectation of Relief or Mercy. And the folly of the course which he took in hiding himself, argues sufficiently both his present Amazement, and that he knew of nothing better to betake himself unto. Therefore doth he give that account of the Result of ⟨p. 77⟩his thoughts, as unto the Relation that was between God and him, and what only he now looked for from him, I heard thy voice, and was afraid. Neither would any Revelation that God had then made of himself, either by the Works of his Power and Wisdom, or by any inbred impressions on the souls of men concreated with them, give encouragement unto them that had sinned against him to expect Relief. Besides He had dealt thus with Angels. Upon their first Sin, he spared them not, but at once without hope of Recovery cast them under the Chains of Darkness to be kept unto the final Judgement of the last day. This our Apostle discourseth unto the Hebrews; chap. 2. Now God dealt not unsuitably unto any of the Excellencies of his Nature, when he left the Apostatizing Angels to perish without Remedy unto Eternity. Had he dealt so also with Apostatizing Mankind, who were drawn into a conspiracy against him by the Head of the Defection, his ways had been Holy and Righteous.
Hence Adam when his eyes were opened to see the nature of Evil in that actual sense which he had in his Conscience of the guilt that he had contracted, had not the least Expectation of Relief or Mercy. And the folly of the course which he took in hiding himself, argues sufficiently both his present Amazement, and that he knew of nothing better to betake himself unto. Therefore doth he give that account of the Result of ⟨p. 77⟩his thoughts, as unto the Relation that was between God and him, and what only he now looked for from him, I heard thy voice, and was afraid. Neither would any Revelation that God had then made of himself, either by the Works of his Power and Wisdom, or by any inbred impressions on the souls of men concreated with them, give encouragement unto them that had sinned against him to expect Relief. Besides He had dealt thus with Angels. Upon their first Sin, he spared them not, but at once without hope of Recovery cast them under the Chains of Darkness to be kept unto the final Judgement of the last day. This our Apostle discourseth unto the Hebrews; chap. 2. Now God dealt not unsuitably unto any of the Excellencies of his Nature, when he left the Apostatizing Angels to perish without Remedy unto Eternity. Had he dealt so also with Apostatizing Mankind, who were drawn into a conspiracy against him by the Head of the Defection, his wayes had been Holy and Righteous.