A53696:630
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.
Hilary on the second Psalm tells us, that, Erat a Mose ante institutum in omni Synagoga LXX. esse Doctores. Moses had appointed that in every Synagogue there should be LXX Teachers. He well calls them Teachers because that was part of their duty, to teach and make known the Law of God in Justice and Judgement; And he adds, Cujus doctrinae dominus in Evangeliis meminit dicens. Whose teaching our Lord mentions in the Gospel saying, the Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses Chair. So referring the direction there given by our Saviour to the Judicial determinations of these Judges, and not to their ordinary Teachings or Sermons to the people. But herein his mistake is evident, that he supposeth the number of seventy to have belonged to every Synagogue which was peculiar to the great Court before described. For besides this Judicature of twenty three in the greater Towns, there were also in the lesser Towns appointed a Court of three Assessors, who might Judge and determine in many cases; about money, debts and contracts, but had nothing to do in transgressions that were capital.
Hilary on the second Psalm tells us, that, Erat a Mose ante institutum in omni Synagoga LXX. esse Doctores. Moses had appointed that in every Synagogue there should be LXX Teachers. He well calls them Teachers because that was part of their duty, to teach and make known the Law of God in Justice and Judgement; And he adds, Cujus doctrinae dominus in Evangeliis meminit dicens. Whose teaching our Lord mentions in the Gospel saying, the Scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses Chair. So referring the direction there given by our Saviour to the Judicial determinations of these Judges, and not to their ordinary Teachings or Sermons to the people. But herein his mistake is evident, that he supposeth the number of seventy to have belonged to every Synagogue which was peculiar to the great Court before described. For besides this Judicature of twenty three in the greater Towns, there were also in the lesser Towns appointed a Court of three Ass•ssors, who might Judge and determine in many cases; about money, debts and contracts, but had nothing to do in transgressions that were capital.
In this Courts judging and determining according to the Law of Moses, consisted the § 20 Rule and Polity of the Nation; and it is evident that they were continued amongst them until the coming of the Shiloh. For themselves constantly aver that the power of Judging capitaly, was taken from the Sanhedrin about forty years before the destruction of the second Temple; though I suppose it will be found, that their power was rather occasionally sometimes suspended by the Romans, then absolutely taken away until the final destruction of the City.