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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
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§ 57 Many things might be insisted on for the confirmation of this Argument; I shall only point at the Heads of them; nor is there more necessary unto our present purpose.
First, All true real Miracles are effects of divine Power. Many things prodigious, marvellous, or monstrous, besides the common and ordinary productions of nature, may be asserted, and brought forth by an extraordinary concurrence of Causes, not usually falling in such a juncture and coincidence; many may be wrought by the great, hidden, and to us unknown power of wicked spirits; many things may have an appearance of prodigy and wonder, by the force of some deceit, pretence, or delusion, that attend the manner of their declaration. But real Miracles are effects so above, besides, or contrary to the nature and efficacy of any, or all natural Causes, that by no application or disposition of them, though never so uncouth or unusual, they can be produced, and therefore must of necessity be the effects of an Almighty Creating Power, causing somewhat to exist in matter or manner out of nothing, or out of that which is more adverse unto the being or manner of existence given unto it, then nothing its self. Such are the works of raising the dead; opening the eyes of men born blind, &c. And this Position the Jews will not deny, seeing they make it the foundation of their adherence unto the Law of Moses.
First, All true real Miracles are effects of divine Power. Many things prodigious, marvelous, or monstrous, besides the common and ordinary productions of nature, may be asserted, and brought forth by an extraordinary concurrence of Causes, not usually falling in such a juncture and coincidence; many may be wrought by the great, hidden, and to us unknown power of wicked spirits; many things may have an appearance of prodigie and wonder, by the force of some deceit, pretence, or delusion, that attend the manner of their declaration. But real Miracles are effects so above, besides, or contrary to the nature and efficacy of any, or all natural Causes, that by no application or disposition of them, though never so uncouth or unusual, they can be produced, and therefore must of necessity be the effects of an Almighty Creating Power, causing somewhat to exist in matter or manner out of nothing, or out of that which is more adverse unto the being or manner of existence given unto it, then nothing its self. Such are the works of raising the dead; opening the eyes of men born blind, &c. And this Position the Jews will not deny, seeing they make it the foundation of their adherence unto the Law of Moses.