A90280:102
Of the divine original, authority, self-evidencing light, and power of the Scriptures. With an…Of the divine originall, authority, self-evidencing light, and povver of the Scriptures. With an…
Of the divine original, authority, self-evidencing light, and power of the Scriptures. With an answer to that enquiry, how we know the Scriptures to be the Word of God. Also a vindication of the purity and integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament; in some considerations on the prolegomena, & appendix to the late Biblia polyglotta. Whereunto are subjoined some exercitations about the nature and perfection of the Scripture, the right of interpretation, internal Light, revelation, &c. / By John Owen: D.D.Of the divine originall, authority, self-evidencing light, and povver of the Scriptures. With an answer to that enquiry, how we know the Scriptures to be the Word of God. Also a vindication of the purity and integrity of the Hebrew and Greek texts of the Old and New Testament; in some considerations on the prolegomena, & appendix to the late Biblia polyglotta. Whereunto are subjoyned some exercitations about the nature and perfection of the Scripture, the right of interpretation, internall Light, revelation, &c. / By Iohn Owen: D.D.
Oxford: printed by Henry Hall for Tho, 1659
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Sect. 4. Thus it is, in the case under consideration. For those who profess themselves to believe the Scriptures to be the Word of God, and so own the credit and fidelity of the Witness, it may reasonably be expected from them, yea in strict Justice demanded of them, that they stand to the Testimony, that they give to themselves, and their own divine Original. By saying that the Scripture is the Word of God, and then commanding as to prove it so to be, they render themselves obnoxious unto every Testimony that we produce from it, that so it is; and that it is to be received on it's own Testimony. This Witness they cannot wave ⟨p. 55⟩without disavowing their own Professed Principles; without which Principles they have not the least colour of imposing this task on us.
Sect. 4. Thus it is, in the case under consideration. For those who professe themselves to believe the Scriptures to be the Word of God, and so owne the credit and fidelity of the Witnesse, it may reasonably be expected from them, yea in strict Justice demanded of them, that they stand to the Testimony, that they give to themselves, and their owne divine Originall. By saying that the Scripture is the Word of God, and then commanding as to prove it so to be, they render themselves obnoxious unto every Testimony that we produce from it, that so it is; and that it is to be received on it's own Testimony. This Witnesse they cannot wave ⟨p. 55⟩without disavowing their owne Professed Principles; without which Principles they have not the least colour of imposing this taske on us.
Sect. 5. As for them, with whom we have not the Present advantage of their own Acknowledgement, it is not reasonable to impose upon them with the bare Testimony of that Witness concerning whom the Question is, whether he be worthy the Acceptation pleaded for; But yet Arguments taken from the Scripture, from what it is, and doth, it's Nature and Operation, by which the causes and springs of all things are discovered, are not to be refused.