A90280:143
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. 3. 1st. Then, It is not an outward or inward vocal Testimony concerning the Word, as the Papists would impose upon us to believe and assent. We do not affirm that the spirit immediately, by himself, saith unto every individual Believer, this Book is, or contains the Word of God; We say not that the Spirit ever spake to us of the Word, but by the Word. Such an Enthusiasm as they fancy is rarely pretended, and where it is so, it is for the most part quickly discovered to be a delusion. We plead not for the usefulness, much less the necessity of any such Testimony. Yea the Principles we have laid down, resolving all faith into the Public Testimony of the Scriptures themselves, do render all such ⟨p. 91⟩private Testimonies altogether needless.
Sect. 3. 1st. Then, It is not an outward or inward vocal Testimony concerning the Word, as the Papists would impose upon us to believe and assent. We doe not affirme that the spirit immediatly, by himselfe, saith unto every individuall Believer, this Book is, or containes the Word of God; We say not that the Spirit ever spake to us of the Word, but by the Word. Such an Enthusiasme as they fancy is rarely pretended, and where it is so, it is for the most part quickly discovered to be a delusion. We plead not for the usefulnesse, much lesse the necessity of any such Testimony. Yea the Principles we have laid downe, resolving all faith into the Publick Testimony of the Scriptures themselves, doe render all such ⟨p. 91⟩private Testimonies altogether needlesse.
Sect. 4. 2ly. This Testimony of the spirit consists not in a persuasion that a man takes up, he knows not well how, or why; only this he knows, he will not Depose it though it cost him his life. This would be like that, which by Morinus is ascribed to the Church of Rome, which though it knew no Reason why it should prefer the vulgar latin Translation before the Original, 1