A90280:108
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. 10. But that he had, and hath done so, he declares, Jerem. 23. How long shall this be in the heart of the Prophets that Prophesy lies? that are Prophets of the deceit of their own heart; which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams, which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. The Prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream, and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully; what is the chaff to the wheat, saith the Lord; is not my word like a fire, saith the Lord, and like a hammer that breaketh the mountains in Pieces. In the latter days of that Church, when the People were most ⟨p. 61⟩eminently perplexed with false Prophets, both as to their number and subtlety, yet God lays their Eternal and Temporal safety, or Ruin, on their discerning aright between his Word and that which was only pretended so to be. And that they might not complain of this imposition, he tenders them security of its easiness of Performance. Speaking of his own Word comparatively, as to every thing that is not so, he says, it is as Wheat to Chaff, which may infallibly, by being what it is, be discerned from it; and then absolutely that it hath such Properties, as that it will discover its self; even Light and heat, and Power. A Person then who was truly [Greek or Hebrew], was to be attended unto, because he was so.
Sect. 10. But that he had, and hath done so, he declares, Jerem. 23. How long shall this be in the heart of the Prophets that Prophesy lies? that are Prophets of the deceit of their own heart; which thinke to cause my people to forget my name by their dreames, which they tell every man to his neighbour, as their fathers have forgotten my name for Baal. The Prophet that hath a dreame, let him tell a dreame, and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully; what is the chaffe to the wheate, saith the Lord; is not my word like a fire, saith the Lord, and like a hammer that breaketh the mountaines in Peices. In the latter daies of that Church, when the People were most ⟨p. 61⟩eminently perplexed with false Prophets, both as to their number and subtilty, yet God laies their Eternall and Temporall safety, or Ruine, on their discerning aright between his VVord and that which was only pretended so to be. And that they might not complaine of this imposition, he tenders them security of its easinesse of Performance. Speaking of his owne VVord comparatively, as to every thing that is not so, he saies, it is as Wheate to Chaffe, which may infallibly, by being what it is, be discerned from it; and then absolutely that it hath such Properties, as that it will discover its selfe; even Light and heat, and Power. A Person then who was truly , was to be attended unto, because he was so.