A53696:393
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
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Secondly, The whole Evil of sin and Curse that mankind then did, or was to suffer under, proceeded from the friendship contracted between the Woman and the Serpent, and her fixing faith in him. God here declares that he will break that League, and put Enmity between them. Being now both of them under the same condition of sin and Curse, this could not be without a change of Condition in one of them. Satan is not divided from himself; nor is at Enmity with them that are left wholly in his Estate. A change of Condition therefore on the part of the Woman and her Seed, is plainly promised; that is, by a Deliverance from the state of sin and misery wherein they were. Without this the Enmity mentioned could not have ensued.
Thirdly, In pursuit of this Enmity the seed of the woman was to bruise the Head of the Serpent. The Head is the seat of his Power and Craft. Without the destruction of the Evil and pernicious effects which by his Counsel he had brought about, his Head cannot be bruised. By his Head he had contrived the Ruin of mankind; and ⟨p. 86⟩without the Destruction of his Works, and a Recovery from that Ruin, he is not conquered, nor his Head bruised. And as these things though they may now seem somewhat obscurely expressed in these words, are yet made plain unto us in the Gospel; so the importance of them was evident unto our first Parents of old, being expounded by all the Circumstances wherewith the matter of fact was attended.
Thirdly, In pursuit of this Enmity the seed of the woman was to bruise the Head of the Serpent. The Head is the seat of his Power and Craft. Without the destruction of the Evil and pernicious effects which by his Counsel he had brought about, his Head cannot be bruised. By his Head he had contrived the Ruine of mankind; and ⟨p. 86⟩without the Destruction of his Works, and a Recovery from that Ruine, he is not conquered, nor his Head bruised. And as these things though they may now seem somewhat obscurely expressed in these words, are yet made plain unto us in the Gospel; so the importance of them was evident unto our first Parents of old, being expounded by all the Circumstances wherewith the matter of fact was attended.