A90280:146
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. 6. 2. The Holy Ghost together with, and by his work of Illumination, taking off the perverse disposition of mind that is in us by nature, with our Enmity to, and Aversation from the things of God, effectually also persuades the mind, to a receiving and admitting of the Truth, Wisdom, and Authority of the word; Now because this perverse disposition of mind, possessing the [Greek or Hebrew] of the soul, influences the Will also into an Aversation and dislike of that Goodness, which is in the Truth proposed to it; it is removed by a double act of the Holy Ghost.
Sect. 6. 2. The Holy Ghost together with, and by his worke of Illumination, taking off the perverse disposition of mind that is in us by nature, with our Enmity to, and Aversation from the things of God, effectually also perswades the mind, to a receiving and admitting of the Truth, Wisdome, and Authority of the word; Now because this perverse disposition of mind, possessing the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 of the soule, influences the Will also into an Aversation and dislike of that Goodnesse, which is in the Truth proposed to it; it is removed by a double act of the Holy Ghost.
§ 7. 1. He gives us Wisdom, Understanding, a spiritual Judgment, whereby we may be able to compare spiritual things with spiritual, in a spiritual manner, and to come thereby to a clear and full Light of the heavenly Excellency and Majesty of the Word; and so enables us to know of the doctrine, whither it be of God. Under the benefit of this Assistance, all the parts of the Scripture in their Harmony and Correspondency, all the Truths of it in their power and necessity, come in together to give Evidence one to another, and all of them to the whole; I mean as the mind is enabled to make a spiritual Judgment of them.
§ 7. 1. He gives us Wisdome, Understanding, a spirituall Judgment, whereby we may be able to compare spirituall things with spirituall, in a spirituall manner, and to come thereby to a cleare and full Light of the heavenly Excellency and Majesty of the Word; and so enables us to know of the doctrine, whither it be of God. Under the benefit of this Assistance, all the parts of the Scripture in their Harmony and Correspondency, all the Truths of it in their power and necessity, come in together to give Evidence one to another, and all of them to the whole; I meane as the mind is enabled to make a spirituall Judgment of them.