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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.
Again, as was before observed, there are two parts of the Law; The Moral Precepts § 20 of it, and the instituted Worship appointed in it. Unto this latter part do the Sacrifices of it belong. But neither of these are sufficient unto the End proposed, nor jointly can they attain it. Two things are evidently necessary from what hath been discoursed, unto the Deliverance enquired after. First, That Man be reconciled unto God, by the removal of the Curse, and the Wrath due unto him for his Apostasy. Secondly, That his Nature be freed from that Principle of Sin and enmity against God, (the evil figment) that it is tainted, yea, possessed withal. And neither of these can be effected by the Law, or either part of it. For,
Again, as was before observed, there are two parts of the Law; The Moral Precepts § 20 of it, and the instituted Worship appointed in it. Unto this latter part do the Sacrifices of it belong. But neither of these are sufficient unto the End proposed, nor jointly can they attain it. Two things are evidently necessary from what hath been discoursed, unto the Deliverance enquired after. First, That Man be reconciled unto God, by the removal of the Curse, and the Wrath due unto him for his Apostacy. Secondly, That his Nature be freed from that Principle of Sin and enmity against God, (the evil figment) that it is tainted, yea, possessed withall. And neither of these can be effected by the Law, or either part of it. For,
First, The Moral Precepts of it are the same with those that were written in the heart of man by Nature, or the Law of his Creation which he transgressed in his first Rebellion. And he must be delivered from that guilt before any new Obedience can be accepted of him. His old debt must be satisfied for, before he can treat for a new Reward, which inseparably follows all acceptable Obedience. But this the Precepts of the Law take no notice of, nor direct unto any way for its removal; only supposing the doing of it by some other means, it requires exact Obedience in them that come to God thereby. Hence our Apostle concludes, that it could not give life, but was weak and insufficient in its self unto any such purpose.