A53696:572
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.
§ 16 We need not stay long in the removal of this Mormo out of our way. Should they invent twenty other Messiahs, as they have done this, and which on the same grounds, and with as good Authority they may, the case would still be the same. Who gave them power to substitute themselves in the place of God, to give New Promises, to appoint New Saviours, and to invent new ways of Deliverance? The Scripture is utterly silent of any such person, nor have they any Antetalmudical Tradition concerning him. And what their Masters have invented in the Talmuds, is of no more Authority, then what they coin every day themselves; The truth is, this whole story of Armillus and Ben Joseph is a Talmudical Romance, the one the Giant, the othe• the Knight. But these fictions seria ducunt. Poor creatures are hardened by them unto their eternal destruction. But is the world bound to believe what every one whom they are pleased to call Rabbi can imagine, though never so contrary to the Principles of that Religion which themselves pretend to own and profess? so indeed some of them say, that if their Masters teach the right hand to be the left, yea, Heaven to be Hell, yet their Authority is not to be questioned; and as I remember others say some such things of the Pope. But God I hope of his Goodness, will not suffer poor mankind to be always so deluded. All the Promises of God, all the Prophesies from the foundation of the world, concern only one Messiah, of the Seed of Abraham, of the Tribe of Judah, and of the family of David. All the faith of the Church of old as we have proved respected that one only. And who will lay any weight upon what is spoken, foretold, or promised concerning him, if the Jews have power to invent another at their pleasure?
§ 16 We need not stay long in the removall of this Mormo out of our way. Should they invent twenty other Messiahs, as they have done this, and which on the same grounds, and with as good Authority they may, the case would still be the same. Who gave them power to substitute themselves in the place of God, to give New Promises, to appoint New Saviours, and to invent new wayes of Deliverance? The Scripture is utterly silent of any such person, nor have they any Antetalmudical Tradition concerning him. And what their Masters have invented in the Talmuds, is of no more Authority, then what they coyn every day themselves; The truth is, this whole story of Armillus and Ben Joseph is a Talmudical Romance, the one the Giant, the othe• the Knight. But these fictions seria ducunt. Poor creatures are hardened by them unto their eternal destruction. But is the world bound to believe what every one whom they are pleased to call Rabbi can imagine, though never so contrary to the Principles of that Religion which themselves pretend to own and profess? so indeed some of them say, that if their Masters teach the right hand to be the left, yea, Heaven to be Hell, yet their Authority is not to be questioned; and as I remember others say some such things of the Pope. But God I hope of his Goodness, will not suffer poor mankind to be alwayes so deluded. All the Promises of God, all the Prophesies from the foundtion of the world, concern only one Messiah, of the Seed of Abraham, of the Tribe of Judah, and of the family of David. All the faith of the Church of old as we have proved respected that one only. And who will lay any weight upon what is spoken, foretold, or promised concerning him, if the Jews have power to invent another at their pleasure?