A53696:763
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.
Sixthly, It is affirmed, that [Greek or Hebrew], Messiah shall he cut off: Not, occidetur shall § 35 be slain, as the Vulgar Latin renders the word, but excidetur, shall be cut off, that is, penally, as one punished for sin. For the word [Greek or Hebrew], when it includes death, constantly denotes a penal excision, or cutting off for sin. See Gen. 17. v. 14. Exod. 12. v. 15. Numb. 15. v. 30. This the Jews themselves acknowledge to be the meaning of the Word. So Rab. Suadias Gaeon in Haemun•th, cap. 8. [Greek or Hebrew]. It is not used for slaying, unless it be of him, who is slain by the sentence of the Judge, (or is judicially cut off) as it said, every one that eats of it shall be cut off, Levit, 17. v. 14. It is then foretold, that the Messiah shall be cut off penally for sin; which he was when he was made a curse for sin, all our iniquities meeting upon him.
Sixthly, It is affirmed, that 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, Messiah shall he cut off: Not, occidetur shall § 35 be slain, as the Vulgar Latin renders the word, but excidetur, shall be cut off, that is, poenally, as one punished for sin. For the word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, when it includes death, constantly denotes a poenal excision, or cutting off for sin. See Gen. 17. v. 14. Exod. 12. v. 15. Numb. 15. v. 30. This the Jews themselves acknowledge to be the meaning of the Word. So Rab. Suadias Gaeon in Haemun•th, cap. 8. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. It is not used for slaying, unless it be of him, who is slain by the sentence of the Judge, (or is judicially cut off) as it said, every one that eats of it shall be cut off,