Exercitations on the Epistle to the Hebrews

The words of the Author of Sepher Ikkarim lib. 3. cap. 10. are remarkable. [Greek or Hebrew], It cannot be, that there should not at some tim•, […] a Prophet, like unto Moses, or greater then he; for Messiah the King should be like him, •• greater then he: but thus, these words, there arose none like him, ought to be interpreted, not as though none should ever be like him, but that none should be like him, as to some particular quality or accident; or that in all the space of time, wherein the Prophets followed him, until Prophecy ceased, none should be like unto Moses; but hereafter there shall be one like him, or rather greater then he. This is that which we affirmed before, in the whole Series of Prophets that succeeded in that Church building on Moses foundation, there was none like unto him; but the Prophet here promised was to be so, and in other regards, as appears from other Testimonies, far greater then he. This was of old their common faith from this prediction of Moses. And wherein this likeness was to consist, our Apostle declares at large in his third chapter. Moses was the great Law-giver, by whom God revealed his mind, and will, as to his whole Worship, whilst the Church State instituted by him was to continue. Such a Prophet was the Messiah to be, a Law-giver, so as to abolish the old, and to institute new Rites of Worship, as we shall afterwards more fully prove and confirm. (4.) This raising up of a Prophet, like unto Moses, declares that the whole will of God, as to his Worship, and the Churches obedience, was not yet revealed. Had it so been, there would have been no need of a Prophet like unto Moses, to lay new foundations as he had done. Those who succeeded building on what he had fixed, and therefore said not to be like unto him, would have sufficed. But there are new counsels of the Will of God, as yet hid, to be finally and fully revealed by this Prophet. And after his work is done, there is no intimation of any further Revelation to ensue. (5.) The presence of God with this Prophet in his work is set down. He would put his word into his mouth, or speak in him, as our Apostle expresseth the same matter, chap. 1. v. 1. And lastly, his Ministry is further described from the Event, with respect unto them who would not submit unto his Authority, nor receive the Law of God at his mouth.

The words of the Author of Sepher Ikkarim lib. 3. cap. 10. are remarkable. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, It cannot be, that there should not at some tim, a Prophet, like unto Moses, or greater then he; for Messiah the King should be like him, greater then he: but thus, these words, there arose none like him, ought to be interpreted, not as though none should ever be like him, but that none should be like him, as to some particular qulity or accident; or that in all the space of time, wherein the Prophets followed him, until Prophecy ceased, none should be like unto Moses; but hereafter there shall be one like him, or rather greater then he. This is that which we affirmed before, in the whole Series of Prophets that succeeded in that Church building on Moses foundation, there was none like unto him; but the Prophet here promised was to be so, and in other regards, as appears from other Testimonies, far greater then he. This was of old their common faith from this prediction of Moses. And wherein this likeness was to consist, our Apostle declares at large in his third chapter. Moses was the great Law-giver, by whom God revealed his mind, and will, as to his whole Worship, whilst the Church State instituted by him was to continue. Such a Prophet was the Messiah to be, a Law-giver, so as to abolish the old, and to institute new Rites of Worship, as we shall afterwards more fully prove and confirm. (4.) This raising up of a Prophet, like unto Moses, declares that the whole will of God, as to his Worship, and the Churches obedience, was not yet revealed. Had it so been, there would have been no need of a Prophet like unto Moses, to lay new foundations as he had done. Those who succeeded building on what he had fixed, and therefore said not to be like unto him, would have sufficed. But there are new counsels of the Will of God, as yet hid, to be finally and fully revealed by this Prophet. And after his work is done, there is no intimation of any further Revelation to ensue. (5.) The presence of God with this Prophet in his work is set down. He would put his word into his mouth, or speak in him, as our Apostle expresseth the same matter, chap. 1. v. 1. And lastly, his Ministry is further described from the Event, with respect unto them who would not submit unto his Authority, nor receive the Law of God at his mouth.