A53696:547
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.
§ 1 WE have proved the Promise of a Person to be born, and anointed unto the Work of relieving mankind from sin and misery, and to bring them back unto God. And what kind of Person he was to be we have also showed. It remains that we consider what was the Faith of the Ancient Church of the Jews concerning him, as also what are, and have been for many Generations the Apprehensions and Expectations of the same People, about the same object of faith, with the Occasions and Reasons of their present Infidelity and obstinacy.
§ 1 WEE have proved the Promise of a Person to be born, and annointed unto the Work of relieving mankind from sin and misery, and to bring them back unto God. And what kind of Person he was to be we have also shewed. It remains that we consider what was the Faith of the Antient Church of the Jews concerning him, as also what are, and have been for many Generations the Apprehensions and Expectations of the same People, about the same object of faith, with the Occasions and Reasons of their present Infidelity and obstinacy.
§ 2 For the faith of the Ancient Church it hath been already sufficiently discoursed. What God revealed, that they believed. They saw not indeed of old clearly and fully into the sense of the Promises, as to the way and manner whereby God would work out and accomplish the Mercy and Grace which they lived and dyed in the Faith and hope of. But this they knew, that God would in his appointed time, in and by the nature of man in one to be born of the seed of Abraham and house of David, caused Atonement to be made for sin, bring in Everlasting Righteousness, and work out the Salvation of his Elect. This was abundantly revealed, this they steadfastly believed, and in the faith thereof obtained a good report, or Testimony from God himself, that they pleased him, inherited the Promises, and were made partakers of Life eternal; and farther at present, we need not enquire into their Light and Apprehensions, seeing they must be considered in our Exposition of the Epistle it self, which now way is making unto.
§ 2 For the faith of the Antient Church it hath been already sufficiently discoursed. What God revealed, that they believed. They saw not indeed of old clearly and fully into the sense of the Promises, as to the way and manner whereby God would work out and accomplish the Mercy and Grace which they lived and dyed in the Faith and hope of. But this they knew, that God would in his appointed time, in and by the nature of man in one to be born of the seed of Abraham and house of David, caused Attonement to be made for sin, bring in Everlasting Righteousness, and work out the Salvation of his Elect. This was abundantly revealed, this they stedfastly believed, and in the faith thereof obtained a good report, or Testimony from God himself, that they pleased him, inherited the Promises, and were made partakers of Life eternal; and farther at present, we need not enquire into their Light and Apprehensions, seeing they must be considered in our Exposition of the Epistle it self, which now way is making unto.