A53696:805
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.
Now the whole sum of years from the first of Cyrus, to the cutting off the Messiah we have manifested to have been five hundred sixty two: deduct thirteen years from five hundred sixty two, and there yet remains five hundred forty nine years, which exceeds the number of years enquired after fifty nine years, neither doth the addition of seven years to the reign of Cyrus, make any alteration in this general account. For on that supposition, his first year must be taken seven years backwards, and the space of time from thence unto the end of the weeks will be five hundred sixty nine years, and the remnant from Darius, as we declared before, five hundred forty nine years. So that neither can this be the Commandment intended, there being from the going forth of it, unto the cutting off of the Messiah not four hundred and ninety years, but as is declared five hundred forty nine. Besides indeed this Decree of Darius was no new command, nor had any respect unto the restoration of Jerusalem, but was a mere renovation, or a new acknowledgement of the Decree of Cyrus about the re-edifying of the Temple, and so doubtless was not designed as the signal Epoch of the time here limited and determined.
Now the whole summ of years from the first of Cyrus, to the cutting off the Messiah we have manifested to have been five hundred sixty two: deduct thirteen years from five hundred sixty two, and there yet remains five hundred forty nine years, which exceeds the number of years enquired after fifty nine years, neither doth the addition of seven years to the reign of Cyrus, make any alteration in this general account. For on that supposition, his first year must be taken seven years backwards, and the space of time from thence unto the end of the weeks will be five hundred sixty nine years, and the remnant from Darius, as we declared before, five hundred forty nine years. So that neither can this be the Commandment intended, there being from the going forth of it, unto the cutting off of the Messiah not four hundred and ninety years, but as is declared five hundred forty nine. Besides indeed this Decree of Darius was no new command, nor had any respect unto the restauration of Jerusalem, but was a meer renovation, or a new acknowledgement of the Decree of Cyrus about the re-edifying of the Temple, and so doubtless was not designed as the signal Epocha of the time here limited and determined.