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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.
Moreover, he is called, v. 24. [Greek or Hebrew], the Holiest of Holies; the Most Holy; ⟨p. 179⟩Sanctitas Sanctitatum in the abstract, the Holiness of Holinesses. The Most Holy Place in the Tabernacle and Temple was so called; but that cannot be here intended. The time is limited, [Greek or Hebrew], to anoint, (or to make a Messiah of) the Most Holy. But by the Jews confession the Holy Place in the second Temple was never anointed, because it was not lawful for them to make the Holy Oil. But suppose it was anointed, it must be so long before the expiration of these weeks, which ended, as they suppose in its final destruction; and in truth not long before. It must therefore be the person typified by the Holy Place, in whom the fullness of the God-head was to dwell, that is here said to be anointed. Had there been any Targum on the Hebrew Chapters of Daniel, we should have better known the sense of the ancient Jews in this matter then now we do. Some of them in after ages agree with us. Nachmanides tells us, [Greek or Hebrew]; this Holy of Holies is the Messiah; [Greek or Hebrew], who is sanctified from amongst the Sons of David. So He on the place.
Moreover, he is called, v. 24. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, the Holiest of Holies; the Most Holy; ⟨p. 179⟩Sanctitas Sanctitatum in the abstract, the Holiness of Holinesses. The Most Holy Place in the Tabernacle and Temple was so called; but that cannot be here intended. The time is limited, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, to annoint, (or to make a Messiah of) the Most Holy. But by the Jews confession the Holy Place in the second Temple was never annointed, because it was not lawfull for them to make the Holy Oyle. But suppose it was annointed, it must be so long before the expiration of these weeks, which ended, as they suppose in its final destruction; and in truth not long before. It must therefore be the person typified by the Holy Place, in whom the fulness of the God-head was to dwell, that is here said to be annointed. Had there been any Targum on the Hebrew Chapters of Daniel, we should have better known the sense of the antient Jews in this matter then now we do. Some of them in after ages agree with us. Nachmanides tells us, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; this Holy of Holies is the Messiah; , who is sanctified from amongst the Sons of David. So He on the place.