A53696:733
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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Answ. That the distribution of the LXX. Weeks mentioned in the Text, is applicable unto the continuance of the Judaical Church and State, with the coming of the Messiah, and the accomplishment of his work, hath been in part already showed, and shall be fully cleared in our ensuing Exposition of the place. (2.) Unto the exact answering of it unto the Restoration of the Church from Antichristianism: I shall only say, that if men may be allowed to fix Epoch's arbitrarily at their pleasure; and make applications of what is spoken in any place of Scripture, unto what things and persons they please, there is no doubt, but that they may make their own imaginations to adhere and agree well enough together.
Answ. That the distribution of the LXX. Weeks mentioned in the Text, is applicable unto the continuance of the Judaical Church and State, with the coming of the Messiah, and the accomplishment of his work, hath been in part already shewed, and shall be fully cleared in our ensuing Exposition of the place. (2.) Unto the exact answering of it unto the Restauration of the Church from Antichristianism: I shall only say, that if men may be allowed to fix Epocha's arbitrarily at their pleasure; and make applications of what is spoken in any place of Scripture, unto what things and persons they please, there is no doubt, but that they may make their own imaginations to adhere and agree well enough together.
§ 20 This brief view we have taken of the Reasons of this Reverend Author, both those whereby he endeavours to prove, that in this Prophecy, the coming of the Messiah is not intended, and those whereby he would induce a persuasion, that the whole of it, is not only applicable unto, but also doth directly intend the state and condition of the Church in these latter days, whereby whether he hath evinced his intention, and whether his Arguments are sufficient to dispossess us of the Catholic Faith of the Church in all Ages, concerning the sense and importance of this Angelical Message unto Daniel, is left unto the Judgement of men sober and learned. For my part, I shall take it for granted, that they are all of them so far removed out of our way, as that we may proceed with our designed Explication and Vindication of this Prophecy from the exceptions of the Jews, without any disturbance from them.