A90280:151
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. 11. 2 There is a Testimony of the spirit, that respects the object, or the Word its self; and this is a public Testimony, which, as it satisfies our souls in particular, so it is, and may be pleaded, in reference unto the satisfaction of all others, to whom the Word of God shall ⟨p. 97⟩come. The Holy Ghost speaking in and by the Word, imparting to it Virtue, Power, Efficacy, Majesty and Authority, affords us the Witness, that our faith is resolved unto. And thus whereas there are but two heads, whereunto all Grounds of Assent do belong, namely Authority of Testimony, and the self Evidence of Truth, they do here both concur in one. In the same Word we have both the Authority of the Testimony of the spirit, and the self Evidence of the Truth spoken by him; yea so, that both these are materially one and the same, though distinguished in their formal conceptions. I have been much affected with those verses of DANTES the Italian Poet, which some body hath thus word for word turned into Latin.
Sect. 11. 2 There is a Testimony of the spirit, that respects the object, or the Word its selfe; and this is a publick Testimony, which, as it satisfies our soules in particular, so it is, and may be pleaded, in reference unto the satisfaction of all others, to whom the Word of God shall ⟨p. 97⟩come. The Holy Ghost speaking in and by the Word, imparting to it Vertue, Power, Efficacy, Majesty and Authority, affords us the Witnesse, that our faith is resolved unto. And thus whereas there are but two heads, whereunto all Grounds of Assent do belong, namely Authority of Testimony, and the selfe Evidence of Truth, they do here both concurre in one. In the same Word we have both the Authority of the Testimony of the spirit, and the selfe Evidence of the Truth spoken by him; yea so, that both these are materially one and the same, though distinguished in their formall conceptions. I have been much affected with those verses of DANTES the Italian Poet, which some body hath thus word for word turned into Latine.