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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
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.
§ 67 Again, all the miracles of Moses ended with his life. The Jews indeed some of them tell us a company of foolish stories about his death, which as their manner is, they would fix on those words, Deut. 34.5. and Moses dyed [Greek or Hebrew], by the mouth or word of the Lord; as namely, how he contended with ([Greek or Hebrew]) the Angel of Death, and drove him away with his rod, so that he could not dye, until God laid his mouth unto his, and so took out his soul from him. But these figments are shameful, and such as become none but themselves. However these things extended only unto his death; therewith ended his Ministry and Miracles. But now the greatest Miracle of our Lord Jesus, was wrought by him, after the violent and cruel death which he underwent for our sakes. For he took his life again, and raised himself from the dead, John 10.17, 18. This being performed by him, after the dissolution of his humane nature in the open visible separation of his body and soul, in which state it was utterly impossible, that that nature should put forth any act toward the retrievement of its former condition, manifested his existence in another superior nature, acting with power on the humane in the same Person. And this one Miracle was a sufficient vindication of the truth which he had taught concerning himself; namely, that he was the Messiah the Son of God. And though any should question his being raised again from the dead by his own power, yet the evidence is uncontrollable, that he was raised again by the power of God, without the application of the means and Ministry of any other; whereby the Holy and Eternal God of truth, entitled himself unto all that he had taught concerning his Person and Office, whilst he was alive. And this leaves no room for hesitation in this matter: For this being granted, none will deny, but that he was the Messiah; and what principles we proceed upon for the proof of it unto the Jews, hath been before declared.
§ 67 Again, all the miracles of Moses ended with his life. The Jews indeed some of them tell us a company of foolish stories about his death, which as their manner is, they would fix on those words, Deut. 34.5. and Moses dyed 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, by the mouth or word of the Lord; as namely, how he contended with () the Angel of Death, and drove him away with his rod, so that he could not dye, until God laid his mouth unto his, and so took out his soul from him. But these figments are shamefull, and such as become none but themselves. However these things extended only unto his death; therewith ended his Ministry and Miracles. But now the greatest Miracle of our Lord Jesus, was wrought by him, after the violent and cruel death which he underwent for our sakes. For he took his life again, and raised himself from the dead,