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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
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The Glory promised unto this house, is nextly to be considered. This is expressed § 5 absolutely, v. 7. I will fill this House with Glory: and comparatively, with reference unto the Temple of Solomon, which some of them had seen, v. 9. The Glory of this latter House, shall be greater then of the former. To understand aright this Promise, we must reflect a little upon the Glory of the first House, which the glory of this second was to excel. It would not answer our present design, to digress unto a particular description of Solomon's Temple: It is also done by others with great Judgement, Diligence, and Accuracy. I shall therefore only give a brief account of some of the heads of its excellency, which our present Argument doth require.
The Glory promised unto this house, is nextly to be considered. This is expressed § 5 absolutely, v. 7. I will fill this House with Glory: and comparatively, with reference unto the Temple of Solomon, which some of them had seen, v. 9. The Glory of this latter House, shall be greater then of the former. To understand aright this Promise, we must reflect a little upon the Glory of the first House, which the glory of this second was to excell. It would not answer our present design, to digress unto a particular description of Solomon's Temple: It is also done by others with great Judgement, Diligence, and Accuracy. I shall therefore only give a brief account of some of the heads of its excellency, which our present Argument doth require.
First then, It was very Glorious its principal Architect, which was God himself. § 6 He contrived the whole Fabric, and disposed of all the parts of it, in their order. For when David delivered unto Solomon the pattern of the House, and the whole Worship of it, he tells him, All these things the Lord made me understand in writing, by his hand upon me, even all the Work of this pattern, 1 Chron. Chap. 25.19. God gave him the whole in writing; That is, divinely and immediately inspired him by his holy Spirit to set down the frame of the House, and all the concernments of it, according to his own appointment and disposal. This rendered the House Glorious, as answering the Wisdom of him by whom it was contrived. And herein it had the advantage above all the Fabrics that ever was on the Earth; and in particular, the Second Temple, whose Builders had no such Idea of their Work given them by inspiration.