A53696:469
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 illustrious Prophesies concerning the name of the Messiah, Immanuel, and his being born of a Virgin, Chap. 7. & 8. must be handled apart afterwards and vindicated from the exceptions of the Jews, and are therefore here omitted.
Isaiah 9. v. 6. And his Name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, § 30 the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Targ. [Greek or Hebrew], And his Name is called of old, [Greek or Hebrew] is the same with [Greek or Hebrew]; Micah 5. v. 2. Targ. [Greek or Hebrew]; that is, as in the next words, from everlasting, from the days of Eternity. For although [Greek or Hebrew], be frequently used for [Greek or Hebrew] from before the face or sight, as the words of the Targumist are here vulgarly translated, (as in the Translation in the Polyglot Bibles) a facie admirabilis Consilii Deus, which is blamed by Cartwright in his Mellificium, for not putting Deus in the Genitive Case, as well as admirabilis, (which indeed were rational, if [Greek or Hebrew] were necessarily a facie,) but it is also used absolutely with reference unto time, and so there is no need that the following words should be regulated thereby. So is it twice used, as Prov. 8. v. 22. [Greek or Hebrew], and before his works, that were wrought; that is from Eternity. And v. 23. [Greek or Hebrew]; and before the World. And in that sense is [Greek or Hebrew] always used; as Isaiah 23. v. 7. Psalm 78. v. 2. Isa. 46. v. 10. And thus the words will ⟨p. 106⟩yield a better sense than a facie admirabilis Consilii Deus; or that which they are cast into by Seb. Munster; mirificantis consilium Deo fortissimo qui manet in secula. For there is no need a we have seen that the words should be cast into the Genitive Case by [Greek or Hebrew]. And although the Targumist rendereth [Greek or Hebrew] the Participle, Counsellor, by the Substantive [Greek or Hebrew] Counsel, yet this hinders not, but that it may express one of his Names: Wonderful, Counsel, God; or mirificans consilium Deus; or, the God of Wonderful counsel. One, from some of the Jews, takes another way to pervert these words. Consiliarius, Deus fortis, imo saith he, Consultator Dei fortis; i. Qui in omnibus negotiis consilia a Deo poscet, per Prophetas scilicet; whereby this clear and honourable Testimony given unto the Deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, is weakened and impaired.