A53696:807
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.
But the truth is, as may be seen from our former account, from the second year of Darius Nothus to the destruction of the City was but four hundred and eighty years short of the whole sum. Besides we have before proved from the Text, that the time determined, was to expire in the death of the Messiah. And there are sundry other circumstances which plainly evince the inconsistency of this computation: for from the first of Cyrus, when the first command went forth for the building of the Temple, whereupon the work of it was begun, unto the second year of Nothus are fully an hundred and eight years. And it is not credible that the work of building of the Temple should so long be hindered, and then come to perfection by them who first began it. For on this supposition Zerubba••• and Joshua must live at Jerusalem after their return, above an hundred years, and then take in hand again the work which they had so long deserted. And this is yet more incredible upon his own ⟨p. 193⟩opinion that Xerxes was the Husband of Esther, about fifty years before the Reign of Nothus. When it is not likely but the Jews would have attempted, and not have been denied their liberty of going on with their work.
But the truth is, as may be seen from our former account, from the second year of Darius Nothus to the destruction of the City was but four hundred and eighty years short of the whole summ. Besides we have before proved from the Text, that the time determined, was to expire in the death of the Messiah. And there are sundry other circumstances which plainly evince the inconsistency of this computation: for from the first of Cyrus, when the first command went forth for the building of the Temple, whereupon the work of it was begun, unto the second year of Nothus are fully an hundred and eight years. And it is not credible that the work of building of the Temple should so long be hindered, and then come to perfection by them who first began it. For on this supposition Zerubba••• and Joshua must live at Jerusalem after their return, above an hundred years, and then take in hand again the work which they had so long deserted. And this is yet more incredible upon his own ⟨p. 193⟩opinion that Xerxes was the Husband of Hester, about fifty years before the Reign of Nothus. When it is not likely but the Jews would have attempted, and not have been denied their liberty of going on with their work.