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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.
Micah 5. v. 2. But thou Bethlehem Ephrata, though thou be little among the thousands § 48 of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me the Ruler over Israel, whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting. Targ. [Greek or Hebrew]; out of thee shall the Messiah come forth before me to exercise Rule over Israel. This Prophecy was famous among the Jews of old, as designing the place where the Messiah was to be born, which alone is done here; and its signal accomplishment is recorded, Matth. 2.1, 5, 6. Luke 2.6, 7. And unto this day they generally acknowledge that it is the Messiah alone who is intended. And yet this consent of all the Jews, Ancient and Modern, with the application of it unto the true Messiah in the Gospel, manifesting the Catholic consent of both Churches Judaical and Christian about the sense of this place, hinder not one from interpreting this place of Zerubbabel, whose goings forth as he supposeth, are said to be of old, from everlasting, because he came of the ancient Kingly House of David, whereas not one word of the Prophecy ever had any tolerable appearance of accomplishment in him. For neither was he born at Bethlehem, nor was he the Ruler over the Israel of God; much less had he the least share or interest in those eternal Goings forth which are expressed in the close of the Verse. The words are an express description of the Person of the Messiah, who though he was to be born in the fullness of time at Bethlehem, yet the existence of his Divine Nature was from of old, from Everlasting. And the Jews know not how to evade this Testimony. Rashi adds in the interpretation of the words, only that of Psalm 72. v. 17. [Greek or Hebrew], which we have rendered, his name shall be continued as long as the Sun; not reaching the sense of the place. [Greek or Hebrew] is rendered by the Targum [Greek or Hebrew]; and before the Sun was, an expression of Eternity. As Prov. 8. v. 23. Kimchi and Aben Ezra would have the words respect that long season that was to be between David and the Messiah. Bethlehem, saith Kimchi that is David who was born there, and [Greek or Hebrew], there is a long time between David and the Messiah; But this Gloss is forced, and hath nothing in the words to give countenance unto it. It is the Messiah that is said to be born at Bethlehem, and not David, as shall afterwards be evinced;