A53696:750
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.
Secondly, This whole Revelation was granted unto Daniel for his relief in the prospect that he had of the ensuing calamities of the Church; and recorded by him for the supportment thereof in those distresses, as were also those Prophecies of Haggai and Malachi before insisted on. Now the only general Promise, which God for the consolation of his Church of old renewed unto them in all Ages, was this concerning the Messiah, wherein all their blessedness was enwrapped. This we have already manifested from Moses and all the Prophets, who ensued in their several Generations. And he is therefore here no less intended.
Thirdly, What ever Benefit, Privilege or Advantage the Church had any ground or Reason to expect from the Promises of God at the coming of the Messiah, they are all here expressed, as we shall immediately declare. And we may truly say, that if the things mentioned, v. 24. were to be wrought by any other then the Messiah, the Church had much more reason to desire him, then the Messiah himself, as for any other work which remained for him to do.
Thirdly, What ever Benefit, Priviledge or Advantage the Church had any ground or Reason to expect from the Promises of God at the coming of the Messiah, they are all here expressed, as we shall immediately declare. And we may truly say, that if the things mentioned, v. 24. were to be wrought by any other then the Messiah, the Church had much more reason to desire him, then the Messiah himself, as for any other work which remained for him to do.
Fourthly, Unless the Messiah and his blessed work be here intended, there is not one word of comfort or relief unto the Church in this whole Prophecy. For those who deny his coming here to be foretold, are forced violently to wrest the expressions in v. 24. unto things utterly alien and foreign from the plain and only signification of the words. And how inconsistent this is with the design of this Angelical message, we have before manifested. The context therefore evidently bespeaks the true Messiah to be here intended.