A53696:413
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.
Thirdly, The Curse unto Satan is here again renewed, I will bless them that bless thee, and I will Curse HIM that curseth thee. The Blessing is to many; but the Curse respecteth one principally, that is Satan, as the Scripture generally expresseth the opposite Apostate Power under that name. Neither is there any just cause of the variation of the number, unless we look on the words as a pursuit of the first Promise, which was accompanied with an especial Malediction on Satan, and who acts his enmity in all obloquy, and cursing against the blessed Seed, and those that are blessed therein. And this change of the number in these words is observed by Aben Ezra; [Greek or Hebrew], They that bless thee, many; He that curseth, one; as though many should bless, and few curse, the contrary whereof is true. And Baal Hatturim [Greek or Hebrew]; they that bless thee in the plural Number; he •hat curseth thee in the singular; and an interpretation is given of the last word, becoming those Annotations which are immeasurably Judaical, that is sottish and superstitious. [Greek or Hebrew]; He that curseth thee, I will Curse; that is, by Gematry, Balaam that cometh to curse thy Sons; The Numeral Letters of each making up 422. of which fantastical work amongst some of them, there is no end. But one Single Person, in which way Satan is usually spoken of, they saw to be intended; which is passed over, as far as I have observed by Christian Expositors.
Thirdly, The Curse unto Satan is here again renewed, I will bless them that bless thee, and I will Curse HIM that curseth thee. The Blessing is to many; but the Curse respecteth one principally, that is Satan, as the Scripture generally expresseth the opposite Apostate Power under that name. Neither is there any just cause of the variation of the number, unless we look on the words as a pursuit of the first Promise, which was accompanied with an especial Malediction on Satan, and who acts his enmity in all obloquie, and cursing against the blessed Seed, and those that are blessed therein. And this change of the number in these words is observed by Aben Ezra; 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, They that bless thee, many; He that curseth, one; as though many should bless, and few curse, the contrary whereof is true. And Baal Hatturim 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; they that bless thee in the plural Number; he •hat curseth thee in the singular; and an interpretation is given of the last word, becoming those Annotations which are immeasurably Judaical, that is sottish and superstitious. ; He that curseth thee, I will Curse; that is, by Gematry, Balaam that cometh to curse thy Sons; The Numeral Letters of each making up 422. of which fantasticall work amongst some of them, there is no end. But one Single Person, in which way Satan is usually spoken of, they saw to be intended; which is passed over, as far as I have observed by Christian Expositors.