A53696:411
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.
First, It is said that Abraham hereupon should be a blessing. [Greek or Hebrew]. And thou shalt be a Blessing: not only blessed thy self, which is expressed in the former words, I will bless thee; but the means of conveying Blessings, the great Blessing unto others; And how was this done in and by Abraham? In his own Person he conversed but with few of them, unto some whereof through their own sins he was an occasion of Punishment; as to the Egyptians, Chap. 12. v. 17. and to the Philistines, Chap. 20. v. 4, 7. Some he destroyed with the sword, Chap. 14.15. and was not in any thing signally a blessing unto any of them. So his Posterity extirpated sundry Nations from the face of the Earth, were a scourge unto others, and occasioned the Ruin of many more. He must needs then be made a Blessing unto the world on some other Account. And this can be nothing, but that he was separated to be the peculiar channel, by which the promised blessing Seed, should be brought forth into the world.
First, It is said that Abraham hereupon should be a blessing. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. And thou shalt be a Blessing: not only blessed thy self, which is expressed in the former words, I will bless thee; but the means of conveying Blessings, the great Blessing unto others; And how was this done in and by Abraham? In his own Person he conversed but with few of them, unto some whereof through their own sins he was an occasion of Punishment; as to the Aegyptians, Chap. 12. v. 17. and to the Philistins, Chap. 20. v. 4, 7. Some he destroyed with the sword, Chap. 14.15. and was not in any thing signally a blessing unto any of them. So his Posterity extirpated sundry Nations from the face of the Earth, were a scourge unto others, and occasioned the Ruine of many more. He must needs then be made a Blessing unto the world on some other Account. And this can be nothing, but that he was separated to be the peculiar channel, by which the promised blessing Seed, should be brought forth into the world.
Secondly, It is said, that all the Families of the Earth should be blessed in him, Chap. 12. v. 3. that is, not in his Person, but in his seed as it is expounded, Chap. 22. v. 18. that is in the Promised Seed that should come of him, Chap. 12.3. [Greek or Hebrew], shall be blessed in the passive Conjugation of Niphal; referring solely unto the Grace and Favour of God in giving the Seed, Chap. 22. v. 18. [Greek or Hebrew], in Hithpael, so blessed in the Seed when exhibited, as that they shall come for the blessing by faith, and so in him obtaining it, bless themselves. And this is spoken of all Nations, all Families, the Posterity of Adam in general. They were all cursed in Adam as hath been declared; and God here promiseth, that they shall be blessed in the seed of Abraham; and by him, the seed of the Woman. And this blessing must enwrap in it all the good things whereof by the Curse they were deprived, or it will be of no use or benefit unto them; a Blessing indeed, it will not be. For a while he intended to leave mankind to walk in their own ways; partly, that he might show his Severity against sin; partly, that he might evidence the Sovereignty and undeserved Freedom of that Grace wherein he had provided a Deliverer; and partly, that they might try and experiment their own Wisdom and Strength in searching after a way of Deliverance. But in this Promise was the Ore laid up, which after many Generations was brought forth and stamped with the Image of God.