A90280:117
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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
§ 1. Having given some few instances of those many Testimonies, ⟨p. 69⟩which the Scripture in express Terms bears to its self, and the spring, rise, and fountain of all that Authority, which it claims among and over the sons of men, which all those who pretend on any account whatever, to own and acknowledge its Divinity, are bound to stand to, and are obliged by; The second thing proposed, or the innate Arguments that the Word of God is furnished withal for its own manifestation, and whereby the Authority of God is revealed for faith to repose its self upon, comes in the next place into consideration. Now these Arguments contain the full and formal Grounds of our Answer, to that enquiry before laid down; namely, why and wherefore we do receive and believe the Scripture to be the word of God; It being the formal Reason of our faith, that whereon it is built, and whereunto it is resolved that is enquired after, we answer as we said before; we do so receive, embrace, believe, and submit ⟨p. 70⟩unto it, because of the Authority of God who speaks it, or gave it forth as his Mind and Will, evidencing its self, by the spirit, in, and with that word unto our minds and Consciences; or because that the Scripture being brought unto us, by the good Providence of God, in Ways of his Appointment and Preservation, it doth evidence its self infallibly unto our consciences to be the Word of the living God.
§ 1. HAving given some few instances of those many Testimonies, ⟨p. 69⟩which the Scripture in expresse Termes beares to its selfe, and the spring, rise, and fountaine of all that Authority, which it claimes among and over the sons of men, which all those who pretend on any account whatever, to owne and acknowledge its Divinity, are bound to stand to, and are obliged by; The second thing proposed, or the innate Arguments that the Word of God is furnished withall for its owne manifestation, and whereby the Authority of God is revealed for faith to repose its selfe upon, comes in the next place into consideration. Now these Arguments containe the full and formall Grounds of our Answer, to that enquiry before laid downe; namely, why and wherefore we doe receive and beleive the Scripture to be the word of God; It being the formall Reason of our faith, that whereon it is built, and whereunto it is resolved that is enquired after, we answer as we said before; we do so receive, embrace, believe, and submit