A53696:881
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.
§ 12 Two things the present Jews except unto this Testimony. First in general, they deny the Authority of our Witnesses, and deny the whole matter that they assert. Secondly, in particular they say, they prove not the matter in question; namely, that Jesus of Nazareth was of the family of David. For the first, they neither have, nor do yield any other reasons but their own wills and unbelief. They neither do, nor will believe what they have written. Record, Testimony, Tradition, or any Circumstance contradicting their witness, they have none; only they will not believe them. Now whether it be meet, that their mere obstinacy and unbelief, wherein, and for which they perish temporally and eternally, should be of any weight with reasonable men, is easy to determine. Besides, I desire to know of the Jews whether they think ⟨p. 213⟩it reasonable that any man without Reason, Testimony, Evidence, or Record, to give them countenance, should call into question, dis-believe and deny the things witnessed unto, and written by Moses. It is known what they will answer unto this demand, and thereby they will stop their own mouths, as to the refusal of our record in this matter, so that this exception which amounts to no more but this, that the Jews believe not the Gospel, and that because they will not, needs no particular consideration, it being ••at which we plead with them about in all these our discourses. And as unto our own Faith it is secured by all these Evidences which we give of the sacred Authority of the Writings of the New Testament.
§ 12 Two things the present Jews except unto this Testimony. First in general, they deny the Authority of our Witnesses, and deny the whole matter that they assert. Secondly, in particular they say, they prove not the matter in question; namely, that Jesus of Nazareth was of the family of David. For the first, they neither have, nor do yield any other reasons but their own wills and unbelief. They neither do, nor will believe what they have written. Record, Testimony, Tradition, or any Circumstance contradicting their witness, they have none; only they will not believe them. Now whether it be meet, that their meer obstinacy and unbelief, wherein, and for which they perish temporally and eternally, should be of any weight with reasonable men, is easie to determine. Besides, I desire to know of the Jews whether they think ⟨p. 213⟩