A53696:428
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.
The name of Messiah is but twice or thrice at most used in the Old Testament, directly § 2 and immediately to denote the Promised Seed. Namely Dan. 9. v. 25. and v. 26. whereunto Psalm 2. v. 2. may be added. But this Name, on the Reasons before given, prevailing in the Judaical Church, it is frequently made use of, and inserted in the Targums, where he is treated of, although he be not expressly named in the Original. Elijah in his Methurgamim reckons up fifty of those places, whereunto one ⟨p. 96⟩and twenty more are added by Buxtorfius. The Principal of these deserve our Consideration, considering that some of the most eminent of them, are denied by the latter Jews, to belong unto him, those especially which give Testimony unto that part of the faith of Christians concerning him, his Person and Office, which by them is opposed or denied. And this consent of the Targums is of great weight against them, as containing an Evidence of what Persuasion prevailed amongst them, before such time as they suited all their Expositions of Scripture, unto their own infidelity in opposition to the Gospel and Doctrine thereof. And unto these, as was said, such others shall be added, as their Chiefest Masters do yet acknowledge directly to intend him.
The name of Messiah is but twice or thrice at most used in the Old Testament, directly § 2 and immediately to denote the Promised Seed. Namely Dan. 9. v. 25. and v. 26. whereunto Psalm 2. v. 2. may be added. But this Name, on the Reasons before given, prevailing in the Judaical Church, it is frequently made use of, and inserted in the Targums, where he is treated of, although he be not expresly named in the Original. Elias in his Methurgamim reckons up fifty of those places, whereunto one ⟨p. 96⟩and twenty more are added by Buxtorfius. The Principal of these deserve our Consideration, considering that some of the most eminent of them, are denyed by the latter Jews, to belong unto him, those especially which give Testimony unto that part of the faith of Christians concerning him, his Person and Office, which by them is opposed or denyed. And this consent of the Targums is of great weight against them, as containing an Evidence of what Perswasion prevailed amongst them, before such time as they suited all their Expositions of Scripture, unto their own infidelity in opposition to the Gospel and Doctrine thereof. And unto these, as was said, such others shall be added, as their Chiefest Masters do yet acknowledge directly to intend him.