A53696:747
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.
For the Computation its self, the Jews universally acknowledge, that the Sevens § 26 here denote sevens of years; So that the whole duration of the LXX sevens compriseth four hundred and ninety years. This is granted by R. S•adias Hagaon, Jarchi, and Kimchi on the place. Here we have no difference with them, nor others. For it were lost labour to divert unto tho consideration of the fancy of Origen, who Homil. 29. in Matthew would have •very seven to contain LXX. years, ten years to each day, and the account to begin at the creation of the world, making the whole sum of years to be 4900. which expired as he thought at the coming of Christ. Apollinaris also indulged to a more vain imagination, supposing the Prophecy to give an account of the whole space of time, from the death of our Saviour unto the end of the world.
For the Computation its self, the Jews universally acknowledge, that the Sevens § 26 here denote sevens of years; So that the whole duration of the LXX sevens comprizeth four hundred and ninety years. This is granted by R. S•adias Hagaon, Jarchi, and Kimchi on the place. Here we have no difference with them, nor others. For it were lost labour to divert unto tho consideration of the fancy of Origen, who Homil. 29. in Matthew would have •very seven to contain LXX. years, ten years to each day, and the account to begin at the creation of the world, making the whole summ of years to be 4900. which expired as he thought at the coming of Christ. Apollinaris also indulged to a more vain imagination, supposing the Prophecy to give an account of the whole space of time, from the death of our Saviour unto the end of the world.
But these fancies are exploded by all; both Jews and Christians are generally agreed, that the precise duration of the time determined, is four hundred and ninety years; and not to extend farther then the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus; whether it reach so far or no, shall afterwards be discussed. That which we have to prove and establish from this Prophecy against the Jews, is, First, That the true and only Messiah promised unto the Fathers, is here spoken of; and the time of his coming limited. Secondly, That he was to come, and to discharge his work before the expiration of the LXX weeks, or four hundred and ninety years from their proper date, that is, before the Sacrifice and Oblation were caused to cease, in the destruction of the City and Temple. These things, if we clearly evince from the Text, we have satisfied our Argument, and confirmed that the Messiah is long since come. Neither are we as to the importance of the Testimony its self, concerned in that Chronological computation of the tim limited, which we shall afterwards enquire into. The first thing incumbent on us, is to prove, that it is the true and only Messiah, and his coming that is here spoken of. And this we shall do, (1.) From the Context and scope of the Prophecy. (2.) The Name whereby he is called. (3.) The Work assigned unto him. (4.) The general confession of the Jews of old. (5.) The follies and open mistakes of the latter Jews, in substituting any other thing or Person in his stead.