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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.
That which they principally insist on is, a concession with an exception, rendering § 17 as they suppose the whole useless to our purpose. They grant therefore that the time fixed on, was determined for the coming of the Messiah; But add withal, It is prolonged beyond the limited season, because of their sins; that is, that the promise of his coming at that season was not absolute, but conditional, namely on supposition that the Jews were righteous, holy and worthy to receive him. Thus unto the Tradition of Elijah before mentioned, determining the coming of the Messiah upon the end of the second two thousand years of the worlds duration; they add in the Talmud. Tractat. Saned. distinct. Cheleck. cap. 11. these words as an exception, [Greek or Hebrew], because of our sins, those days have exceeded the time, all that is past. And again they add in the same place; [Greek or Hebrew], Rab. said, all times appointed are finished, and this matter is not suspended, but upon account of repentance and good works. And nothing is more common with them then this condition, if they deserve it, if they repent, the Messiah will come, the time is already past, but because of our sins he is not come. If all Israel could repent but one day he would come. This is the sum of their Answer. There was a time limited and determined, for the coming of the Messiah; This time is signified in general in the Scripture to be before the destruction of the Second Temple, and the utter departure of Scribe and Law-giver from Judah; but all this designation of the time was but conditional, and the accomplishment of it had respect unto their righteousness, repentance, good works, and merits, which they failing in, their Messiah is not yet come. To this issue is their infidelity at length arrived. But there are reasons innumerable, that make naked the vanity of this pretence. Some of them I shall briefly insist upon at present, and more fully afterwards.
That which they principally insist on is, a concession with an exception, rendring § 17 as they suppose the whole useless to our purpose. They grant therefore that the time fixed on, was determined for the coming of the Messiah; But add withall, It is prolonged beyond the limited season, because of their sins; that is, that the promise of his coming at that season was not absolute, but conditional, namely on supposition that the Jews were righteous, holy and worthy to receive him. Thus unto the Tradition of Elias before mentioned, determining the coming of the Messiah upon the end of the second two thousand years of the worlds duration; they add in the Talmud. Tractat. Saned. distinct. Cheleck. cap. 11. these words as an exception, , because of our sins, those dayes have exceeded the time, all that is past. And again they add in the same place; , Rab. said, all times appointed are finished, and this matter is not suspended, but upon account of repentance and good works. And nothing is more common with them then this condition, if they deserve it, if they repent, the Messiah will come, the time is already past, but because of our sins he is not come. If all Israel could repent but one day he would come. This is the summ of their Answer. There was a time limited and determined, for the coming of the Messiah; This time is signified in general in the Scripture to be before the destruction of the Second Temple, and the utter departure of Scribe and Law-giver from Judah; but all this designation of the time was but conditional, and the accomplishment of it had respect unto their righteousness, repentance, good works, and merits, which they failing in, their Messiah is not yet come. To this issue is their infidelity at length arrived. But there are reasons innumerable, that make naked the vanity of this pretence. Some of them I shall briefly insist upon at present, and more fully afterwards.