A53696:863
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
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§ 2 That we may the more orderly annex our present Discourse unto that foregoing: our first Argument shall be taken from that which is proved, and confirmed therein; namely, the time limited and determined for the coming of the Messiah. Two ways there are, whereby the time fore-appointed of God for the coming of the Messiah, is signified and made known. First, By certain [Greek or Hebrew], or evident tokens, taken from the Judaical Church, with the state and condition of the whole people of the Jews. This we have insisted on from Gen. 49.10. Hagg. 2.8. Mal. 3.1, 2. Secondly, By a computation of the time its self as to its duration, from a certain fixed date unto its expiration. This way we have unfolded and vindicated at large, from Dan. 9.24, 25, 26, 27. And although herein we have evidenced the truth and exactness of the computation insisted on by us, as far as any Chronological accounts of times past are capable of being demonstrated. Yet we have also manifested, that our Argument depends not on the precise bounding of the time limited; But lying [Greek or Hebrew] is of equal force, however the computation be calculated, the whole time limited being undeniably expired before, or at the destruction of the City and Temple. Hence is the foundation of our first Argument. Before or at the expiration of that time the promised Messiah was to come. Before, or at that time, as denoted and described by the general [Greek or Hebrew], or evident tokens before mentioned, and limited, by the computation insisted on, came Jesus, and no other that the Jews can or do pretend to have been the Messiah; and therefore he was the true promised Messiah.
§ 2 That we may the more orderly annex our present Discourse unto that foregoing: our first Argument shall be taken from that which is proved, and confirmed therein; namely, the time limited and determined for the coming of the Messiah. Two wayes there are, whereby the time fore-appointed of God for the coming of the Messiah, is signified and made known. First, By certain 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, or evident tokens, taken from the Judaical Church, with the state and condition of the whole people of the Jews. This we have insisted on from