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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.
§ 30 This is the Faith and Expectation of the present Jews all the world over concerning the Messiah in whom they place their Confidence. A mere man he is to be; a King over the Jews at Jerusalem, who shall conquer many Nations, and so give Peace, Prosperity and Plenty unto all the Israelites in their own Land. But what great matter is in all this? Have not other men done as much or more for their Citizens and People? Can they fancy that their Messiah should be more victorious or successful then Alexander? they dare not hope it. At a Disputation before the Pope and Cardinals at Rome which they have recorded in Shebat Jehuda, they openly professed that they never expected so great glory by their Messiah, as that which they saw them attended withal. And Manasseh confesseth that it is no great or extraordinary matter which they looked for by him. De Resur. lib. 2. cap. 21. Non est, saith he, tantum miraculum si Messiah veniat subjugatum regna sibi & imperia multa, cum non raro accidisse videamus ut humiles aliqui abjectique ad regna & imperia pervenerint, terrarumque multarum Domini fierent. It is no such Miracle that the Messiah should come and subdue many Kingdoms and Empires unto himself, seeing it often falls out that men of mean and abject condition, do come unto Kingdoms and Empires, and are made Lords of many Countries. It is so indeed; they say nothing of him, but what may be paralleled in the Stories of the Nations of the world, especially considering the shortness of his reign which they begin to think shall not be above forty years.
§ 30 This is the Faith and Expectation of the present Jews all the world over concerning the Messiah in whom they place th•ir Confidence. A meer man he is to be; a King over the Jews at Jerusalem, who shall conqu•r many Nations, and so give Peace, Prosperity and Plenty unto all the Israelites in their own Land. But what great matter is in all this? Have not other men done as much or more for their Citizens and People? Can they fancy that their Messiah should be more victorious or successfull then Alexander? they dare not hope it. At a Disputation before the Pope and Cardinals at Rome which they have recorded in Shebat Jehuda, they openly professed that they never expected so great glory by their Messiah, as that which they saw them attended withall. And Manasseh confesseth that it is no great or extraordinary matter which they looked for by him. De Resur. lib. 2. cap. 21. Non est, saith he, tantum miraculum si Messias veniat subjugatum regna sibi & imperia multa, cum non raro accidisse videamus ut humiles aliqui abjectique ad regna & imperia pervenerint, terrarumque multarum Domini fierent. It is no such Miracle that the Messiah should come and subdue many Kingdoms and Empires unto himself, seeing it often falls out that men of mean and abject condition, do come unto Kingdoms and Empires, and are made Lords of many Countreys. It is so indeed; they say nothing of him, but what may be paralelled in the Stories of the Nations of the world, especially considering the shortness of his reign which they begin to think shall not be above forty years.