A53696:440
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.
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.
Deut. 18. v. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. This place is an eminent Prophecy concerning the § 11 Messiah and his Prophetical Office, not before any where mentioned. But the Law being now given, which was to continue inviolably unto his coming, Mal. 4.4. when it was to be changed, removed, and taken away, this part of his work, that he was to make the last, full, perfect Declaration of the will of God, is now declared.
Deut. 18. v. 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. This place is an eminent Prophesie concerning the § 11 Messiah and his Prophetical Office, not before any where mentioned. But the Law being now given, which was to continue inviolably unto his coming, Mal. 4.4. when it was to be changed, removed, and taken away, this part of his work, that he was to make the last, full, perfect Declaration of the will of God, is now declared.
The Targums are here silent of him, for they principally attend unto those places which make mention of his Kingdom. Rashi refers the words unto the series of Prophets, which were afterwards raised up; Aben Ezra to Joshua; others to Jeremiah upon the rejection of whose warnings, the people were carried into captivity, which they collect from v. 19. Whatever now they pretend, of old they looked for some one signal Prophet from this place, which should immediately come before the Messiah himself; Thence was that Question in their Examination of John Baptist; Art thou that Prophet,