A53696:634
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.
Having taken this brief view of the words, we may draw our Argument from them, § 23 which is this. The Messiah according to this prediction, must come while the Rule and Government of Judah was continued, or before it was utterly removed or taken away; but they are long since departed, and taken away. They have been so at least ⟨p. 150⟩ever since the destruction of the Nation, City and Temple by Titus. And therefore the Messiah is long since come, which was proposed unto confirmation. To manifest the uncontrollable evidence of this Testimony and our Argument from it: There is no more necessary but that we demonstrate; First, That by Sceptre and Law-writer, Rule and Government are intended. Secondly, That the promised Shiloh is the Messiah. Thirdly, That all Rule and National Polity was utterly long since taken away from Judah, even in the destruction of the City and Temple. Now the Proof of the two former, we shall take First, From the Text and Context. Secondly, From the confession of the Ancient Jews themselves. The last being matter of fact, must be evinced from Story; and the state of things in the world from those days, whereon there will be no rising up against this Testimony by any thing but that pertinacious obstinacy which the Jews are Judicially given up unto.
Having taken this brief view of the words, we may draw our Argument from them, § 23 which is this. The Messiah according to this prediction, must come while the Rule and Government of Judah was continued, or before it was utterly removed or taken away; but they are long since departed, and taken away. They have been so at least ⟨p. 150⟩ever since the destruction of the Nation, City and Temple by Titus. And therefore the Messiah is long since come, which was proposed unto confirmation. To manifest the uncontrollable evidence of this Testimony and our Argument from it: There is no more necessary but that we demonstrate; First, That by Scepter and Law-writer, Rule and Government are intended. Secondly, That the promised Shilo is the Messiah. Thirdly, That all Rule and National Polity was utterly long since taken away from Judah, even in the destruction of the City and Temple. Now the Proof of the two former, we shall take First, From the Text and Context. Secondly, From the confession of the Antient Jews themselves. The last being matter of fact, must be evinced from Story; and the state of things in the world from those dayes, whereon there will be no rising up against this Testimony by any thing but that pertinacious obstinacy which the Jews are Judicially given up unto.