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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.
Thirdly, Open force is offered unto the words themselves; for they are not [Greek or Hebrew], and all Nations shall bring their desirable things, but [Greek or Hebrew], the desire of all Nations shall come. So woeful is the condition of men, rebelling against light, that they care not into what perplexities they run themselves, so they may avoid it. Abarbinel having repeated all these Expositions, and seeing, no doubt, that they would not endure a tolerable Examination, would have the desire of all Nations to be Jerusalem; because they should all come up to War against it, with a desire to take it in the days of the third Temple, which, he fancieth to be here intended. There are scarce more words, then Monsters in this Subterfuge. It may suffice for its removal, that we have already demonstrated, that his Figment of a third Temple, is devoid of any pretence to cover it from open shame.
Thirdly, Open force is offer•d unto the words themselves; for they are not 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, and all Nations shall bring their desirable things, but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the desire of all Nations shall come. So woful is the condition of men, rebelling against light, that they care not into what perplexities they run themselves, so they may avoid it. Abarbinel having repeated all these Expositions, and seeing, no doubt, that they would not endure a tolerable Examination, would have the desire of all Nations to be Jerusalem; because they should all come up to War against it, with a desire to take it in the dayes of the third Temple, which, he fancieth to be here intended. There are scarce more words, then Monsters in this Subterfuge. It may suffice for its removal, that we have already demonstrated, that his Figment of a third Temple, is devoid of any pretence to cover it from open shame.
§ 19 We say then, that these words contain a Prophecy of the Messiah, and of the real glory that should accrue unto the second Temple, by his coming unto it, whilst it was yet standing. This is the importance of the words, [Greek or Hebrew], The LXX. give us a corrupt interpretation of the words, [Greek or Hebrew], and choice things of all Nations shall come: in which error they are followed both by the Syriac and Arabic Translators. [Greek or Hebrew] doth in nothing answer to [Greek or Hebrew], the word here used by the Prophets, and retained by Jonathan in the Chaldee Targum; who indeed is not unfaithful in places relating unto the Messiah, so as to exclude him; although he pervert the true meaning of many of them. The Vulgar Latin hath rightly to the sense rendered these words; Et veniet desideratus cunctis gentibus; and he shall come who is the desired of all Nations. [Greek or Hebrew] from [Greek or Hebrew], is properly desiderium, desire; but is no where used in the Scripture, but for a thing, or person desired, or desirable, loved, valued, or valuable: as is [Greek or Hebrew] also.