A53696:377
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.
But what need all this Enquiry? The Jews with whom we principally have to do § 18 in this matter, plead constantly, that God hath appointed unto men, at least unto themselves, a way and means of Delivery out of this condition. And this is, by the observation of Moses's Law. By this they say, they are justified in the sight of God, and have Deliverance from all wrath due unto sin. This they trusted in of old; Rom. 9. v. 32. this they continue to make their Refuge at this day. Spiritualis liberatio solummodo dependet ab Observatione legis quam Deus in monte Sinai promulgavit. Spiritual Deliverance dependeth solely on the Observation of the Law which God promulgated on Mount Sinai, saith the Author of the Answers unto certain Questions proposed to the Jews, Quest. 5. published by Brenius, who in his reply hath betrayed unto them the most important Doctrines of the Christian Religion. But this is their Persuasion. The giving of this Law unto them, they suppose to have freed them utterly from every thing in the condition before described, so far as they will acknowledge it to concern any of the Posterity of Adam. And whereas they cannot deny but that they sometimes sin against the Moral Precepts of this Law, and so stand in need of Help against their Helper, they fix in this case upon a double relief. The first is of their own Personal Repentance; and the other the Sacrifices that are appointed in the Law.
But what need all this Enquiry? The Jews with whom we principally have to do § 18 in this matter, plead constantly, that God hath appointed unto men, at least unto themselves, a way and means of Delivery out of this condition. And this is, by the observation of Moses's Law. By this they say, they are justified in the sight of God, and have Deliverance from all wrath due unto sin. This they trusted in of old; Rom. 9. v. 32. this they continue to make their Refuge at this day. Spiritualis liberatio solummodo dependet ab Observatione legis quam Deus in monte Sinai promulgavit. Spiritual Deliverance dependeth solely on the Observation of the Law which God promulgated on Mount Sinai, saith the Author of the Answers unto certain Questions proposed to the Jews, Quest. 5. published by Brenius, who in his reply hath betrayed unto them the most important Doctrines of the Christian Religion. But this is their Perswasion. The giving of this Law unto them, they suppose to have freed them utterly from every thing in the condition before described, so far as they will acknowledge it to concern any of the Posterity of Adam. And whereas they cannot deny but that they sometimes sin against the Moral Precepts of this Law, and so stand in need of Help against their Helper, they fix in this case upon a double relief. The first is of their own Personal Repentance; and the other the Sacrifices that are appointed in the Law.