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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.
§ 4 From this original proper importance of the word, is its metaphorical use deduced, which is most Common; and therein it signifies a moral Rule, or a measure, for direction, trial and judgement.1 Hence the Philosopher calls the Law [Greek or Hebrew], the rule of the administration, or government of the Common-wealth; that whereby all the parts of it ar• disposed into their proper places, whereby they are regulated, and all things done in it are tried and judged. And in this sense it is applied by St. Paul unto divine Revelation, Gal. 6.16. [Greek or Hebrew], as many as proceed orderly, that is, in a direct way, (for so [Greek or Hebrew] denotes) according to this rule or Canon. And to the same purpose he useth again the sam• expression, Phil. 3.16. For as the words of the Scripture are in themselves [Greek or Hebrew] words of Truth, so the writing it self is [Greek or Hebrew] a right writing; or as the LXX. [Greek or Hebrew]; that which is written in uprightness, to be a rule, and Judge unto all. [Greek or Hebrew] is Genitivus adjuncti, not materiae, declaring the property of the writing not the subject matter, that is, it is Canonical; for [Greek or Hebrew] and [Greek or Hebrew] that which is right, and a rule, we have showed to be the same. And from hence it is, that the Scripture, or written Word of God, being in it self every way absolutely right and perfect, and appointed by him to be the Rule or Canon of the Churches faith and obedience, requiring, trying, regulating, judging wholly and absolutely of them, is become [Greek or Hebrew] by way of eminency to be called Canonical, or regular; as the Book wherein it is contained is called the Bible, though in it self that be the Common name of all Books.
§ 4 From this original proper importance of the word, is its metaphorical use deduced, which is most Common; and therein it signifi•s a moral Rule, or a measure, for direction, tryall and judgement.1 Hence the Philosopher calls the Law 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the rule of the administration, or government of the Common-wealth; that whereby all the parts of it ar disposed into their proper places, whereby they are regulated, and all things done in it are tryed and judged. And in this sense it is applyed by St. Paul unto divine Revelation,