PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
The Works of John Owen — Volume 21
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456 AN EXPOSITION OF THE © [CHAP. Vv. it to be with a high priest, and thus is it with Jesus Christ. He is able, with all meekness and gentleness, with patience and moder- ation, to bear with the infirmities, sins, and provocations of his people, even as a nurse or a nursing father beareth with the weakness and frowar…
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Tois &yvooves, 458 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [cHap. v. an atonement for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the Lorn, to make an atonement for him; and it shall be forgiven him. But the soul that doeth ought presump- tuously ” (with an high hand),......“ the same reproacheth the Lorp; and…
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460 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. the way. All sorts, therefore, of sins and sinners are comprised in these expressions. And with respect unto them it is required of a high priest,—(1.) That he should not take the provocation of them so high or immoderately as to neglect them or cast them off on their account. (2.) T…
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Obs. I. Compassion and forbearance, with meekness, in those from whom we expect help and relief, are the great motive and encou- ragement unto faith, affiance, and expectation of them. It is unto this end that the apostle makes mention of this quali- fication or endowment of a high priest, with respect unto its appli-…
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464 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. ments, especially as breaking forth into frequent instances, is a matter of great provocation. This is that which God complains of in Israel, as wherewith he was almost wearied, Hos. vi. 4, And herein also do we try, and exercise the forbearance of our high priest. There is not a day…
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Obs. IV. Our ignorance is both our calamity, our sin, and an oc- casion of many sins unto us. Having declared that the high priest was first to offer sacrifices for the sins of men, and then that he was to be compassionate to- wards them, both in their sins and sorrows, the first instance which the apostle gives of th…
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468 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. of our minds,—are things known and confessed. And with respect hereunto, namely, that efficacious influence which our ignorance hath into our frequent surprisals into sin, it is principally that we have relief from the compassion of our high priest. Obs. V. Sin is a wandering from t…
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Ala ravrny *Odeirgs Tet rod Aaov. 470 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. v. expressed, verse 8, “ Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf, which was the sin-offering for himself.” After this he offered distinctly for the people “a kid of the goats for a sin-offer- ing,” verses 3,15. And this was for an expi…
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1. This assertion is not universal and absolute concerning every “Yorke coprcep= 472 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. Vv. hich priest, but every high priest that was “under the law,” who was appointed to be a type of Christ, so far as was possible by rea- son of his infirmities. 2. It is not without danger, to say that …
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unto the end? 2. The efficacy and merit of his oblation, that was animated by the life and quintessence of obedience. There were in it the highest sufferings and the most absolute innocency, knit to- gether by an act of most inexpressible obedience. 3. The perfection AT 4 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. v. of the exampl…
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VERSE 4 The foregoing verses declare the personal qualifications of a high priest. But these alone are not sufticient actually to invest any one with that office; it is required, moreover, that he be law- fully called thereunto, The former make him meet for it, and this gives him his right unto it. And in the applicat…
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2. Because God required that honour should be given both unto the office and person vested with it. For this end partly was he to be adorned with garments made “ for beauty and for glory,” and had power given him to rule in the house of God, 1 Sam. i, 30. But even in general, it is a great honour, on any account, to b…
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2. This command or call of God was expressed in his actual separation unto his office, which consisted in two things:— (1.) His being arrayed by God’s appointment with glorious gar- ments, Exod. xxviii. 2. And they are affirmed to be contrived on pur- pose “for beauty and for glory.” But herein also a double weakness …
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482 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. Jonah, chap. 1; nor to be weary of it, because of difficulty and opposition which we meet withal in the discharge of our duty, as it sundry times was ready to befall Jeremiah, chap. xv. 10, xx. 7-9; much less desert or give it over on any earthly account whatever, seeing that he who …
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484 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. which, though necessary unto them from their frail and sinful con- dition, yet had no respect unto Christ, nor accomplishment in him. And as for the former, he declares in the discourse immediately en- suing how they were found in Christ, as exercising this office, in a far more emin…
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The Socinians do but vainly raise a cavil against the deity of Christ from this place. They say, ‘If he were God, why did another glorify him in any kind, why did he not glorify himself? And the Jews on all occasions make the same exception. There were, indeed, some force in the objection against us, if we believed or …
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Secondly, In the affirmative proposition the way whereby Christ came unto his office is declared, or by what authority he was ap- pointed a high priest: *AAA’ 6 AuAxous awpdg adrovyn— rar? gree “But he that said unto him.” There isan ellipsis inthe #eas apis words, which must be supplied to complete the anti- “*”" thes…
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Thirdly, Some judge that although the apostle recites expressly only these words, “Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee,” yet he directs us thereby to the whole passage in the psalm whereof these words are a part, verses 7, 8, “I will declare the decree: the Lorp hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day h…
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492 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. (1.) On the part of them for whom he did discharge wt. And these were all the elect of God. He himself looked on this as a part of the glory set before him, that he should be a captain of salvation unto them, and bring them unto the eternal enjoyment of God in im- mortal glory. And a…
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VERSE 6. The next verse gives us a further confirmation of the call of Christ unto his office, by another testimony, taken from Ps. cx. 4, And 494 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. much time, with diligence, would be needful to the explanation hereof, but that this is not its proper place. For that the whole psalm was …
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> &. ff. Ey ertpy. 496 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. was Aaron, but also in a peculiar way, far more eminently and glori- ously. We may hence observe,— Obs. That in all things wherein God hath to do with mankind Jesus Christ should have an absolute pre-eminence. It was necessary that of old some things should be m…
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(1.) Naturally, by a synecdoche, for his whole human nature: "Os. 1 Expostrion.—Chrys., Phot., Theophyl., Vulg., Luther, Caloy, Olshausen, Bleek, and some others, understand <ia26. in the sense of “ fear of God;”—Jesus was heard on account of his piety. The Peschito, Itala, Ambrose, Calvin, Beza, Grotius, Gerhard, Ca…
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2. The matter of his offering is expressed by dejosig xa) inernpiag, “prayers and supplications.” Both these words have the same general signification. And they also agree in this, that they respect an especial kind of prayer, which is for the averting or turning away of impendent evils, or such as are deserved and jus…
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2. That we might seriously consider how great a work it was to expiate sin, As it was not to be done without suffering, so a mere and bare suffering would not effect it. Not only death, and that a bloody death, was required thereunto, but such as was to be accom- panied with “prayers and supplications,” that it might b…
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504 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. v. finitely above what they had any interest in, should be given up to this dreadful, trembling conflict, wherein his whole nature was almost dissolved, out of a mere apprehension of those corporeal sufferings which were coming on him? Was it the forethought of them only, and that as su…
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506 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. fear of it is included, on the account of the righteous authority of God, as well as a faith of deliverance from it, on the account of his omnipotent power. 1, The general causes of his state and condition, with his actings therein, were included in that consideration and prospect w…
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voluntary. (2.) He had an intimate sense of the wrath and displeasure of 508 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. God against the sin that was then imputed unto him. All our sins were then caused, by an act of divine and supreme authority, “to meet on him,” or “the Lorp laid on him the iniquity of us all,’ Isa. liii. 6. Ev…
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_ The word here used is in a singular construction of speech, and is itself of various significations. Sometimes it is used for a religious reverence, but such as hath fear joined with it; that is, the fear of evil. Frequently it signifies fear itself, but such a fear as is accompanied with a reverential care and holy …
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Two things are herein by us duly to be considered :—First, That it was out of infinite condescension and love unto our souls that the Lord Christ took on himself this condition, Phil. ii. 6-8. This state was neither natural nor necessary unto him upon his own account. In himself he was “in the form of God, and thought …
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_ As such the apostle here makes mention of them, and the Scrip- ture signally in sundry places takes notice of it. This account he gives of himself, Rev. i. 18, “I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore.” The state of infirmity and weakness, wherein he was obnoxious unto death, is now pa…
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516 AN EXPOSITION OF THE - [CHAP. V: Hence where there is mention made of his “giving himself for us,” which was in the sacrifice of himself, commonly the cause of it is expressed to have been his love: ‘The Son of God “ loved me, and gave himself for me,”’ Gal. ii. 20; “ Christ loved the church, and gave himself for …
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518 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. v. issue, he did obtain, Col. it 13-15; Heb. ii. 14; L John iii, 8. 5. His open conflict, in the “making his soul, an offering for sin,” in his apprehensions, and undergoing. of the wrath of God due unto sin, hath been already spoken, unto, so far as is necessary unto our pre- sent purp…
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520. AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. about it is but phrases, canting, and fanatical. But such as are ad- mitted into the fellowship of the sufferings of Christ will not so easily part with their immortal interest and concern herein. Yea, I fear not to say, that he is likely to be the best, the most humble, the. most h…
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1 TRANSLATION.—Yicc. The word becomes definite from its connection and well-known application; as in Matt. xii. 41, 42, “men of Nineveh,” and “a queen of the South,” necessarily recall to the minds of the hearers the generation and royal personage referred to. Here our English idiom allows the most literal translation…
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2. Concerning this obedience, it is said that. tuaés, he “ learned” it. Maviévw is to learn as a disciple, with a humble, will- a ing subjection unto, and a ready reception of the instruc- ¢ tions given. But of the Lord Christ it is said here, “he learned 524. AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. Vv. obedience,” not that he l…
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_ The Lord Christ, undertaking the work of our redemption, was not on the account of the dignity of his person to be spared in any thing that was necessary thereunto. He was enabled by it to under- take and perform his work; but he was not for it spared any part of it. It is all one for that; “although he were a Son,” …
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' And here we may, as it were, 1. Lose ourselves in a holy admi- ration of this infinite love of Christ. Our apostle prays for the Ephesians, that they “might be able to comprehend with all saints, what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge,” Eph. ii.…
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VOL, XXI. 34 530 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. it do not bite and tear, it will bark and rage. And Satan will see enough to make such his especial mark, as to all the opposition and actings of enmity which he puts forth against any in this world. Yea, and God himself ofttimes delighteth to give a trial unto eminent …
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Tiasiobsis. 532 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. reader may find at large in our exposition on chap. ii 10, The sum is, that it signifies to dedicate, to consecrate, to sanctify and set apart, and that by some kind of suffering or other. So the legal high priests were consecrated by the suffering and death of the beast…
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TeAcimbeig, then, is, “consecrated,” “dedicated, “consummated” sacredly. And it was necessary that Christ should be so, both from the nature of his office and work, which he was sacredly and solemnly to be set apart unto; and to answer the types of the Aaronical priesthood, which were so consecrated and set apart. And …
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And here also it will be necessary, for the further clearing of the importance of this word, to examine the endeavour of the foremen- tioned expositor to corrupt the sense of it: “ Est vero,” saith he, “per- fectissima salutis causa, quia perfectissima ratione salutem affert; nihil illi deest, nec ad vires, ac facultat…
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Aiwyiou. 538 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. any other sort be admitted thereunto. He is “the author of eternal salvation” only unto “them that obey him;”’ whether there be any other author of salvation to those who neither know him nor obey him, they may do well to inquire who suppose that such may be saved. A certai…
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540 AN EXPOSITION OF THE - [CHAP. Vv. ruinous unto the souls of men; but also, to expect any assistance by, or acceptance in, such acts of religion or worship as he hath not appointed, and therefore doth not fill up with his grace, nor com- municate from his own fulness by it, is the highest folly imaginable. This, th…
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“Called of God dpyiepets.” Verse 6, he renders the Hebrew 13 by iepedg only, “apriest.” And it signifies no more. For where the high priest in a note of distinction is in- tended, they call him 1737 }75, the “great” or “high priest;” *Apyispeds. of God.—Conybeare and Howson. Genannt.—De Wette. Craik justly remarks, *…
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544 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. Vv. on his own part whatever, that all his dignity might be owned to be of God’s sovereign pleasure. God, therefore, having referred all to Christ, it is our wisdom to do likewise. Obs. II. As the Lord Christ received all his honour, as mediator, from God the Father, so the ground and …
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Tord hui 6 Abyos, “ we have much to say;” many things to speak or treat of. But not the multitude of the things only ati which he had to speak, but the weight and importance , gk oe also of them is intended in this expression. So the Tlep) ob. 1 TRANSLATION.—I eyo. implies a course of declension, which our author suf…
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548 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. And when he hath hereby prepared them to a more diligent atten- tion, he returns to declare the things themselves which he here intends. And the Romanists do very weakly shield themselves from the force of an argument which ariseth up of its own accord against the great foundation of…
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Obs. I. There are revealed in the Scripture sundry deep and mys- terious truths, which require a peculiar diligence in our attendance unto their declaration, that we may rightly understand them or re- ceive them in a due manner. To evince this proposition, I shall lay down and confirm the ensuing observations :— 1. Th…
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552 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. made an “overseer, to feed the church of God;” but his design in general is, to “keep back nothing that is profitable,’—as is the sense of all the Scripture, even in its most abstruse and difficult passages, 2 Tim, iii. 16. 2. That his duty is, as much as in him lieth; to carry on hi…
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554 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. are denominated vwdpol rag &xouis, and do contract the guilt of the vice here reproved. Three things in this sense do concur to the duty intended:—1. What is preparatory thereunto; 2. Actual hearing, or attendance on the word preached; 3. What is afterwards required to render our hea…
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556 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. must be cast away.’ No; but “all naughtiness” in the mind is asa superfluous humour in the body, which corrupts and destroys it. It is the corrupting, depraving power and efficacy of prevailing lusts in the mind which is intended; and this is to be “laid apart,” if we intend to recei…
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It may be objected, ‘ That this reverence is due only to the word as written, which is purely and wholly the word of God; but not unto it as preached by men, wherein there is, and must needs be, a mix- ture of human infirmities” Hence some have been charged with arrogancy for expressing those words of the apostle’s in …
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3. There are duties also belonging hereunto which are conse- quential unto actual hearing; whose discharge is required to free us from the guilt of the evil reproved; as,-— (1.) A due examination of what is new or doubtful in the things delivered unto us. When the gospel itself was first preached, and so was new unto …
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VOL XXL 36 562 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. Vv. otherwise with them who are partial in their obedience. Such are persons who will do as much as consists in their own judgment with their interests, societies, inclinations, and the liberty they have fancied unto themselves. For we are fallen into such days wherein some …
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Tiaaw, “rursum.” Syr., =" [I S2T, “but now again.” “ Contra,” “on the other side ;’”—‘ whereas you ought to have been teachers, on the other side.’ Xpelav eyere, “indigetis,” Vulg.; “ you need,” Rhem.; “ opus habetis,” “ opus est ut;” “ you have need,” “ you stand in need,” it is necessary. Tod didaonxew das, “ ut vo…
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AUDITORES EVANGELII, l. Nfs. 2. Ttasion Suntque Suntque (1.) Nwbpol vais dxouis. (1.) Bpovipeos, (2.) *Aersipos Xoyou Tixasoodyns. (2.) Ta aicdnripa yryupvacutva trovres, Opus habent . Opus habent Taranros. Drepeas rpoas. And the intention of the apostle is to represent unto the Hebrews herein their state and conditi…
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Secondly, A duty is expressed, the want of whose performance is charged also as an aggravation of the sin insisted on. ” Ope/Aovres dvai—diddoxaro, “you ought to have been teachers.” Asddéoxadog is the word whereby the writers of the New Testament express “ Rabbi,” which was the usual name of the public teachers of the…
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570 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [cHAP. V. to divulge their message. For God had so ordained, that in all places the accomplishment of the promise made unto their fathers should first be declared unto them, Acts xiii. 32, 33, 46. Now this could not be done but by those that were Jews; for the Gentile converts, being uncircumc…
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Obs. ILI. It is the duty of ministers of the gospel to endeavour their hearers’ increase in knowledge, until they also are able to in- struct others, according to their calls and opportunities, 572 AN EXPOSITION OF THE [CHAP. V. So did those who taught these Hebrews, whence they are reproved for failing their expecta…
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Srorye?a are the “ first principles” of any thing, natural or artifi- cial, or the first ground of any science; as the letters of the alphabet are the oroye% of reading,—the principles, rudiments, elements. Sromyeta ris &pyis,—that is, ra croyeia r& xpiira, the “ first principles,” as in our translation; “ the princip…
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