A53696:929
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.
God would require it at their hands, that is, as those words are interpreted by Peter, they should be cut off from among his people, or from being so. And this signal Commination in the accomplishment of it, gives light unto the whole prediction. Some of the Jews from these words have fancied unto themselves another great Prophet, whom they expect as they did of old, before the coming of the Messiah. So in their dealing with John the Baptist, they asked him whether •e was Elijah, which he denied, because, though he were promised under that name, yet he was not that individual person whom they looked for, that is the soul of Elijah the Tishbite, as Kimchi tells us with a body new created like unto the former. Wherein they further demand whether he were [Greek or Hebrew], the Prophet promised by Moses, which he also denies, because that Prophet was no other then the Messiah, Joh. 1.21. To this purpose also is it, that the Spirit of the Lord is promised to rest upon the Messiah, Isa. 11.3. to make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord, that he might not judge after the sight of his eyes, &c. v. 3, 4, 5. So also cap. 61.1, 2. And from this great Prophet, were the Isles of the Gentiles to receive the Law, chap. 42.1, 2. The sum of all is, the Messiah was to be a Prophet, a Prophet like unto Moses; that is a Law-giver, one that should finally and perfectly reveal the whole will and counsel of God; all with that Authority, that whosoever refused to obey him should be exterminated, and cast out from the privilege of being reckoned among the people of God.
God would require it at their hands, that is, as those words are interpreted by Peter, they should be cut off from among his people, or from being so. And this signal Commination in the accomplishment of it, gives light unto the whole praediction. Some of the Jews from these words have fancied unto themselves another great Prophet, whom they expect as they did of old, before the coming of the Messiah. So in their dealing with John the Baptist, they asked him whethe• •e was Elias, which he denied, because, though he were promised under that name, yet he was not that individual person whom they looked for, that is the soul of Elias the Tishbite, as Kimchi tells us with a body new created like unto the former. Wherein they further demand whether he were , the Prophet promised by Moses, which he also denies, because that Prophet was no other then the Messiah,