A53696:439
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.
and therefore however his Kingdom may be expressed in words signifying literally outward and temporal things, yet things spiritual and eternal are to be understood, as figuratively set out by the other. Neither can these words be absolutely understood according to the Letter; For whereas Seth was the Son given unto ⟨p. 99⟩Adam in the room of Abel, and all the Posterity of Cain wa• cut off at the Flood, if the Messiah destroy literally all the children of Seth, he must not leave any one man alive in the world, which certainly is not the work he was promised for.
and therefore however his Kingdom may be expressed in words signifying literally outward and temporal things, yet things spiritual and eternall are to be understood, as figuratively set out by the other. Neither can these words be absolutely understood according to the Letter; For whereas Seth was the Son given unto ⟨p. 99⟩Adam in the room of Abel, and all the Posterity of Cain wa• cut off at the Flood, if the Messiah destroy literally all the children of Seth, he must not leave any one man alive in the world, which certainly is not the work he was promised for.
Besides the Lord Christ, hath partly already, and in due time will utterly destroy all the stubborn Enemies of his Kingdom. Neither can the Jews press the instance of Moab literally, seeing themselves by Edom do constantly understand Rome, or the Roman Empire.