A53696:688
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.
Although we have sufficiently confirmed our Argument, and vindicated it from § 25 the exceptions of the Jewish Masters; yet because it is most certain, that the constant faith of their Church of old was; that the Messiah should come whilst that second Temple was standing, which they have now Apostatized from, and renounced, countenancing themselves in their infidelity, by the miserable evasions before mentioned. I shall add yet farther strength unto it from a parallel Testimony, and from their own confessions. The parallel place intended, is that of Malachi 3.1. Behold I send my Messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me, even the Angel or Messenger of the Covenant, whom ye delight in: Behold he shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts, the time future of his coming, is by Haggai said to be [Greek or Hebrew], a little while; and he i.e. Malachi answerably affirms, that he shall come [Greek or Hebrew], suddenly, in the sense before declared he who by Haggai is called [Greek or Hebrew], the desire of all Nations, with respect unto the Gentiles, all desirable things being laid up in him, is by Malachi called [Greek or Hebrew], with respect unto the Jews, the Lord whom ye seek; whose coming they looked for so long, and prayed for so earnestly. And what Haggai expressed absolutely, shall come, afterwards intimating the respect his coming should have unto the Temple, Malachi sets down fully, [Greek or Hebrew], he shall come unto his Temple. Further to clear what it is, that in both these places is intended, he is called [Greek or Hebrew], the Angel of the Covenant; Gods Messenger, who was to confirm and ratify the New Covenant with them; that is, the Messiah. The Targum of Jonathan expresseth it on Jer. 30.21. closing the Promise of the Covenant with these words, [Greek or Hebrew], and their King shall be anointed from among them, and their Messiah shall be revealed from amongst the midst of them; He who was the desire ⟨p. 166⟩of all Nations, the Lord whom the Jews sought, the Messenger by whom the New Covenant was to be ratified; that is, the Lord the Messiah was to come, and he did come unto that Temple.
Although we have sufficiently confirm'd our Argument, and vindicated it from § 25 the exceptions of the Jewish Masters; yet because it is most certain, that the constant faith of their Church of old was; that the Messiah should come whilest that second Temple was standing, which they have now Apostatized from, and renounced, countenancing themselves in their infidelity, by the miserable evasions before mentioned. I shall add yet farther strength unto it from a parallel Testimony, and from their own confessions. The parallel place intended, is that of